Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 16
Chapter 154: विवाहः
Vivāha — Marriage
मानुषाख्यस् तथा लग्नो मानुषाख्यांशकः शुभः तृतीये च तथा षष्ठे दशमैकादशे ऽष्टमे
mānuṣākhyas tathā lagno mānuṣākhyāṃśakaḥ śubhaḥ tṛtīye ca tathā ṣaṣṭhe daśamaikādaśe 'ṣṭame
ထို့အတူ လဂ္န (Ascendant) ကို «မနုဿ» (mānuṣa) ဟု ခေါ်ကြပြီး «မနုဿ» အံၡက (aṃśaka) သည် မင်္ဂလာကောင်းသော အစိတ်အပိုင်းဖြစ်သည်။ အထူးသဖြင့် အိမ်/နေရာ ၃၊ ၆၊ ၁၀၊ ၁၁ နှင့် ၈ တွင် ကောင်းမြတ်သည်။
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic Jyotiḥśāstra portion)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Mānuṣa-lagna and Mānuṣa-aṃśaka: auspicious houses","lookup_keywords":["mānuṣa lagna","aṃśaka","bhāva phala","śubha sthāna","Agni Purāṇa 154"],"quick_summary":"Defines the ‘human’ (mānuṣa) ascendant/divisional portion as auspicious, with special emphasis on certain houses for benefic results in judgement."}
Concept: Śubha-aśubha-viveka (discrimination of auspicious/inauspicious factors) through structured house-based rules.
Application: Use as a rule-of-thumb while reading charts: treat mānuṣa-lagna/aṃśaka as supportive especially when connected to the specified bhāvas.
Khanda Section: Jyotiḥśāstra (Horoscopy and planetary/lagna delineation)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A jyotiṣi points to a horoscope chart (lagna and bhāvas marked), highlighting the ‘mānuṣa’ classification and circling the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 11th houses as auspicious loci.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, a seated jyotiṣi with palm-leaf manuscript and stylus, circular horoscope diagram with highlighted bhāvas, earthy reds and ochres, flat iconic composition, sacred scholarly ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style, ornate frame with gold leaf, a sage-astrologer before a stylized horoscope yantra, bhāva boxes gilded, rich maroons and greens, devotional scholarly mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework and soft shading, instructional scene of chart-reading with labeled lagna and aṃśa, subtle gold accents, clean didactic layout.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature style, detailed study room with carpets and instruments, astrologer marking a horoscope folio, precise geometry for houses, delicate borders and naturalistic faces."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अष्टमे इति ‘ऽष्टमे’ (अ + अष्टमे) अवग्रहः। अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि विशेषः न।
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 154 (Jyotiḥśāstra: lagna/aṃśa and bhāva-phala rules); Agni Purāṇa 155 (Ācāra: daily timing and purity—muhūrta sensibility)
FAQs
This verse conveys Jyotiḥśāstra (horoscopic technique): it classifies a lagna/aṃśaka as “mānuṣa” and states that this category yields auspicious results when situated in specified houses (3, 6, 10, 11, and 8).
By giving compact, rule-like statements used in chart interpretation (classification of ascendants/divisional portions and their house-based outcomes), it shows the Agni Purana’s inclusion of practical predictive astrology alongside ritual, dharma, and other sciences.
While primarily technical, it implies that favorable karmic outcomes (śubha-phala) are indicated when the ‘mānuṣa’ classification aligns with certain life-areas (houses), guiding ethical planning and remedial religious conduct in a traditional Jyotiḥśāstra framework.