Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 25
Chapter 168 — महापातकादिकथनम्
Exposition of Great Sins and Related Topics
अनृते च समुत्कर्षो राजगामि च पैशुनं गुरोश्चालीकनिर्बन्धः समानं ब्रह्महत्यया
anṛte ca samutkarṣo rājagāmi ca paiśunaṃ guroścālīkanirbandhaḥ samānaṃ brahmahatyayā
Meninggikan diri dengan kesombongan yang berakar pada dusta, membawa fitnah hingga ke raja (mencemarkan di hadapan kuasa diraja), mengumpat dengan niat jahat, dan berkeras menempelkan tuduhan palsu terhadap guru sendiri—semuanya dikatakan setara dengan dosa membunuh Brāhmaṇa (brahmahatyā).
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as typical for Agni Purana narration)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: Kingdom
Sandhi Resolution Notes: guroścālīkanirbandhaḥ → guroḥ ca ālīka-nirbandhaḥ; brahmahatyayā → brahma-hatyayā.
FAQs
It imparts dharma-vidyā concerning vāṅmaya-doṣa (sins of speech): lying-based self-glorification, slander escalated to royal authority, malicious tale-bearing, and persistent false accusation against one’s guru—classified as extremely grave offenses.
By cataloging and ranking moral-legal transgressions (especially speech-based harms) and equating them with major sins like brahmahatyā, it functions like a dharma/nyāya compendium embedded within the Purana’s wide-ranging subjects.
It warns that weaponizing false speech—especially against a guru or through royal channels—creates karma as severe as brahmin-slaying, emphasizing truthfulness, restraint, and protection of teacher-disciple sanctity.