Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 41
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
शीततोयान्नपानञ्च तिलानां विप्र भक्षणम् द्विजदार्ढ्यकरं प्रोक्तं तथा तुष्टिकरम्परम्
śītatoyānnapānañca tilānāṃ vipra bhakṣaṇam dvijadārḍhyakaraṃ proktaṃ tathā tuṣṭikaramparam
हे विप्र! अन्नपानासह शीतल पाणी घेणे आणि ब्राह्मणाने तीळ भक्षण करणे—हे द्विजांना बल व दार्ढ्य देणारे तसेच परम तुष्टि (अत्यंत समाधान/पुण्य) देणारे असे सांगितले आहे।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Guide śrāddha/charity etiquette: offering cool water with food/drink and sesame consumption by brāhmaṇas as merit-yielding and strengthening.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śrāddha-Dāna: Śīta-toya with Anna-Pāna and Tila-bhakṣaṇa","lookup_keywords":["śrāddha dāna","śīta toya","anna pāna","tila","dvija dārḍhya"],"quick_summary":"In ancestral-rite charity contexts, cool water with food/drink and sesame consumption is praised as strengthening for the twice-born and highly satisfying (tṛpti/tuṣṭi) in ritual merit."}
Concept: Dāna and śrāddha acts yield tuṣṭi (satisfaction/merit) and support social-ritual order through proper offerings.
Application: During śrāddha, include tila and śīta-toya with anna-pāna offerings to brāhmaṇas per rite; emphasize purity, timing, and respectful feeding.
Khanda Section: Śrāddha-dāna & Pitṛ-kriyā (Ritual charity and ancestral rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shraddha-bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śrāddha setting where cool water is offered alongside food and drink; brāhmaṇas partake of sesame preparations, conveying ritual satisfaction and strength.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, śrāddha scene with banana-leaf meal, brass water vessel with cool water, sesame bowls, solemn householders and seated brāhmaṇas, muted sacred palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted vessels and lamps, central offering of tila and śīta-toya, brāhmaṇa receiving dāna, ornate borders, auspicious calm","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean instructional tableau of śrāddha feeding arrangement: placement of water, anna, pāna, tila; refined linework and gentle colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly domestic ritual scene with detailed textiles, attendants serving cool water and sesame sweets, brāhmaṇas seated in a row, fine architectural backdrop"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शीततोयान्नपानञ्च → शीत-तोय-अन्न-पानम् + च; तुष्टिकरम्परम् → तुष्टिकरम् + परम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana śrāddha-kalpa/dāna sections near the same adhyāya cluster (278)
FAQs
It prescribes the ritual efficacy of anna-pāna (food and drink) with cool water, and tila (sesame) as a meritorious offering/consumable in dāna–śrāddha contexts, emphasizing its strengthening and highly satisfying effect.
It records a practical, results-oriented rule within the Purāṇa’s broad manual of dharma: specific items (cool water, food/drink, sesame) and their stated phala (benefit), functioning like a ritual handbook alongside other domains covered in the text.
By prioritizing anna-dāna, jala-dāna, and tila-related giving/feeding, the verse frames these acts as high-merit deeds that generate tuṣṭi (ritual satisfaction/pleasing effect), traditionally understood to support auspicious karmic results and purification.