Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 7
Chapter 231 — शकुनानि (Śakunāni) | Omens in Governance, Travel, and War
पुरतो धनलब्धिः स्यादाममांसस्य छर्दने भूलब्धिः स्यान् मृदः क्षेपे राज्यं रत्नार्पणे महत्
purato dhanalabdhiḥ syādāmamāṃsasya chardane bhūlabdhiḥ syān mṛdaḥ kṣepe rājyaṃ ratnārpaṇe mahat
जर (स्वप्न/निमित्तात) समोर धन दिसले, तर धनलाभ होतो. कच्चे मांसाचे वमन झाल्यास भूमिलाभ होतो. मातीचे ढेकळ फेकल्यास राज्यप्राप्ती, आणि रत्न अर्पण केल्यास महान ऐश्वर्य प्राप्त होते.
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha) — traditional Agni Purana dialogue frame
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Interpret specific dream-omens (svapna-phala) to forecast outcomes like wealth, land acquisition, kingship, and major fortune, guiding timing and caution in undertakings.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Svapna-Phala: Omens of Wealth, Land, Kingship, and Great Fortune","lookup_keywords":["svapna-phala","nimitta","vomiting raw flesh","clods of earth","offering jewel"],"quick_summary":"Dreaming of wealth ahead signals monetary gain; vomiting raw flesh signals land acquisition; throwing clods of earth signals kingship; offering a jewel signals great prosperity/sovereign fortune."}
Concept: Nimitta is read through symbolic correspondences: substances/actions in dreams map to concrete worldly attainments.
Application: Use omen-reading as a decision-support tool (timing of petitions, purchases, travel), while corroborating with other signs.
Khanda Section: Svapna-Phala / Nimitta-Shastra (Omens and Oneiromancy)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dream tableau: a person sees wealth placed before him, then a startling scene of vomiting raw flesh, then throwing clods of earth, and finally offering a jewel—each vignette labeled with its predicted result.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural dream-sequence in four panels with bold outlines and flat colors; central sleeper on a cot, above him symbolic vignettes: coins ahead, raw flesh vomiting, earth clods thrown, jewel offering; temple-like framing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with a central sleeping figure under a gold-embossed arch; four surrounding medallions showing the omens; heavy gold work on the jewel and coins, saturated palette.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional composition: clean panel divisions, captions in Devanagari for ‘dhana-lābha’, ‘bhū-lābha’, ‘rājya’, ‘mahat-sampat’; gentle colors, precise gestures.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a nobleman asleep with dream-cloud vignettes: attendants, coins, earth clods, jewel offering; fine detailing of textiles and objects, subtle shading, floral margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: syādāmamāṃsasya→syāt+āma-māṃsasya; bhūlabdhiḥ→bhū-labdhiḥ; ratnārpaṇe→ratna-arpaṇe.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Svapna/Nimitta chapters listing dream results and auspicious/inauspicious signs
FAQs
It teaches svapna-phala (dream/omen results): specific dream-actions (seeing wealth ahead, vomiting raw flesh, throwing earth, offering a jewel) are mapped to predicted outcomes (money, land, kingship, great fortune).
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge like nimitta-śāstra—cataloguing practical prognostics used in social and political life (wealth, property, rulership).
It frames prosperity and power as karmically conditioned outcomes that can be read through omens; the verse encourages mindful interpretation of signs rather than random anxiety about dreams.