Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 5
Chapter 168 — महापातकादिकथनम्
Exposition of Great Sins and Related Topics
कुण्डगोलस्त्रीजितानां वेदविक्रयिणस् तथा शैलूषतन्त्रवायान्नं कृतघ्नस्यान्नमेव च
kuṇḍagolastrījitānāṃ vedavikrayiṇas tathā śailūṣatantravāyānnaṃ kṛtaghnasyānnameva ca
कुंड किंवा गोल (अवैध जन्म) असलेला, स्त्रीजित (स्त्रीच्या अधीन) पुरुष, वेदविक्रयी (वेद विकणारा), शैलूष (नट/अभिनेता), तंत्रवाय (विपथ तांत्रिक) यांचे अन्न, तसेच कृतघ्न (अकृतज्ञ) याचे अन्न—हे सर्व वर्ज्य आहे.
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, per the common Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Rules for purity of gifts/food by screening donors tied to illicit birth, coercive domestic control, commodification of sacred knowledge, theatrical profession, heterodox rites, and ingratitude.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Dāna/Anna-śuddhi: Prohibited recipients/donors (kuṇḍa-gola, strījita, vedavikraya, śailūṣa, tantravāya, kṛtaghna)","lookup_keywords":["dāna-śuddhi","vedavikraya","śailūṣa","tantravāya","kṛtaghna"],"quick_summary":"Do not accept food from persons marked by illicit lineage, moral compromise, selling of Vedic learning, certain performative/heterodox livelihoods, or ingrained ingratitude; purity depends on the giver’s dharmic standing."}
Concept: Sacred knowledge and gratitude are dharmic capital; commodifying the Veda or living in persistent adharma renders one’s offerings unfit.
Application: In patronage and alms: prioritize donors/recipients with integrity; avoid transactions that commercialize scripture or reward chronic ingratitude and heterodox harm.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Dāna-śuddhi (Purity of gifts and forbidden recipients)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A moral-instruction scene: a teacher enumerates forbidden food sources—seller of Veda exchanging manuscripts for coins, an actor in costume, a heterodox ritualist with occult implements, and a figure symbolizing ingratitude.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, rishi teaching; side panels: vedic manuscript being sold for coins, actor with stage makeup, tantravāya with ritual diagram and implements, a strījita man led by a domineering spouse, and a kṛtaghna turning away from a benefactor; stylized flames/lotus motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on manuscripts and ornaments; central dharma-ācārya; surrounding icons: Veda-seller with coin tray, actor with mask, tantric practitioner with yantra, ungrateful person refusing a gift; rich temple-like framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional clarity: teacher holding palm-leaf list; small neat vignettes of each category with restrained palette and fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, bazaar scene of manuscript trade (Veda sale) contrasted with a scholar’s admonition; theatrical troupe and occult practitioner depicted with fine textiles and architectural depth."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुण्डगोलस्त्रीजितानां = कुण्ड + गोल + स्त्रीजितानाम्; शैलूषतन्त्रवायान्नम् = शैलूषतन्त्रवाय + अन्नम्; कृतघ्नस्यान्नम् = कृतघ्नस्य + अन्नम्; अन्नमेव = अन्नम् + एव
Related Themes: Agni Purana 168 (dāna/anna-śuddhi); Agni Purana passages on mantra/vidyā and proper transmission
FAQs
It teaches dāna-śuddhi/āhāra-śuddhi: specific categories of donors whose food is considered ritually and ethically unfit to accept.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purāṇa includes dharma-style regulations on social ethics and purity—here, detailed norms governing food acceptance and moral/ritual contamination.
Avoiding such food is framed as protecting one’s purity and merit (puṇya), since accepting sustenance from censured sources is treated as sharing in their impurity and demerit.