Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 14
Chapter 154: विवाहः
Vivāha — Marriage
न शुक्रजीवे ऽस्तमिते न शशाङ्के ग्रहार्दिते अर्कार्कभौमयुक्ते भे व्यतीपातहते न हि
na śukrajīve 'stamite na śaśāṅke grahārdite arkārkabhaumayukte bhe vyatīpātahate na hi
သောကြာဂြိုဟ် (Venus) နှင့် ဂုရုဂြိုဟ် (Jupiter) တိမ်ဝင်၍ မမြင်ရသည့်အခါ မပြုလုပ်ရ။ လသည် ဂြိုဟ်များကြောင့် ထိခိုက်နာကျင်နေသည့်အခါလည်း မပြုလုပ်ရ။ နက္ခတ်သည် နေ၊ နေကဲ့သို့သော အပျက်ဂြိုဟ်တစ်လုံးနှင့် အင်္ဂါ (Mars) တို့နှင့် ပေါင်းစည်းနေသည့်အခါလည်း မပြုလုပ်ရ။ ထို့ပြင် Vyatīpāta ကြောင့် ထိခိုက်သည့်အခါလည်း မသင့်တော်။
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s didactic frame)
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Concept: Graha-bala and yoga conditions are treated as causal factors for ritual success; avoiding dosha-kala is a pragmatic discipline.
Application: Before fixing a samskara time, check (1) Venus/Jupiter visibility, (2) Moon afflictions, (3) malefic conjunctions in the relevant nakshatra, (4) presence of Vyatipata yoga.
Khanda Section: Jyotisha (Muhurta & Graha-yoga—auspicious/inauspicious timings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhaya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An astrologer diagramming the sky: Venus and Jupiter below the horizon (asta), the Moon ‘pierced’ by planetary rays (affliction), a cluster of Sun and Mars near a nakshatra marker, and a highlighted ‘Vyatipata’ yoga warning.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: circular zodiac wheel, grahas as anthropomorphic deities; Shukra and Guru descending behind horizon line; Chandra surrounded by malefic attendants; Vyatipata marked with a red band.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate graha mandala with gold leaf; central Moon with protective motifs; side panel showing ‘asta’ grahas; a bold cartouche reading Vyatipata as a caution emblem.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore technical illustration: clean horoscope wheel, horizon line for asta, arrows indicating affliction, labeled yoga ‘Vyatipata’; priest instructing a couple to avoid the marked slot.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: astronomer-astrologer with astrolabe and manuscript; night sky with stylized planets; marginal notes indicating asta and vyatipata; refined scientific-court aesthetic."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: 'stamite = astamite after avagraha; grahārdite = graha-ardite; vyatīpātahate = vyatīpāta-hate.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 154 (Jyotisha: muhurta and graha-yoga constraints)
FAQs
It gives muhurta-nishedha (timing prohibitions): avoid performing rites when Śukra and Bṛhaspati are set, when the Moon is planet-afflicted, when harsh malefic conjunctions occur in the nakṣatra, and especially during Vyatīpāta yoga.
It shows the Purana functioning as a practical manual by encoding Jyotiṣa-based scheduling rules—integrating astronomy/astrology with ritual procedure alongside its many other disciplines.
Choosing an untainted muhurta is taught as preserving the efficacy (siddhi) of rites; performing them under inauspicious yogas is implied to diminish merit and obstruct intended results.