Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 59
Srāvādya-śauca
Impurity due to bodily discharge and allied causes
क्रीतलब्धाशनाः स्नाता आदिकर्ता दशाहकृत् अभावे ब्रह्मचारी तु कुर्यात्पिण्डोदकादिकं
krītalabdhāśanāḥ snātā ādikartā daśāhakṛt abhāve brahmacārī tu kuryātpiṇḍodakādikaṃ
ရေချိုးပြီးနောက် အဓိကဆောင်ရွက်သူ—လိုအပ်သော အစားအစာပစ္စည်းကို ဝယ်ယူ၍ပင် ရရှိထားသူ—သည် ဆယ်ရက်ပတ်လုံး အခမ်းအနားများကို ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။ သူမရှိလျှင် ဘြဟ္မစာရင် (brahmacārin) သည် ပိဏ္ဍ (piṇḍa) နှင့် ဥဒက (udaka) စသည့် ပူဇော်ပွဲများကို ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purāṇa narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Guiding who is authorized to perform the ten-day post-death rites and how substitutes (e.g., brahmacārin) may act when the principal performer is unavailable.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Ritual continuity: dharma is preserved by authorized performance and permissible substitution when the primary agent is unavailable.
Application: Ensure post-death rites are not interrupted; appoint a qualified substitute (brahmacārin) if the main performer cannot act.
Khanda Section: Śrāddha-vidhi (Antyeṣṭi and post-death rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solemn ten-day rite setting: the principal performer freshly bathed, arranging offerings; alternatively, a young brahmacārin performs piṇḍa and water-libations in the principal’s absence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, riverbank or courtyard śrāddha scene, performer with wet hair after bath, banana-leaf offerings, piṇḍas arranged, water vessel pouring udaka, subdued colors, ritual precision","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold accents on kalasha and offering plates, central figure seated before piṇḍas, sacred thread visible, minimal background, dignified funerary solemnity","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear didactic layout: performer bathing indicated, then seated offering piṇḍa and udaka; brahmacārin substitute shown with staff and simple attire, fine detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed household courtyard with ritual platform, copper lota pouring water, rice-balls on leaf plates, a youthful brahmacārin in simple dress performing the rite, attentive realism"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यात्पिण्डोदकादिकं = कुर्यात् + पिण्डोदकादिकम्; क्रीतलब्धाशनाः = क्रीत + लब्ध + अशनाḥ
Related Themes: Agni Purana: śrāddha-vidhi and antyeṣṭi-related passages in the same khanda; piṇḍa/udaka procedures elsewhere
FAQs
It specifies eligibility and substitution rules for daśāha śrāddha: the ādikartā performs after bathing and arranging provisions; if he is unavailable, a brahmacārin may carry out piṇḍa and udaka offerings.
It preserves procedural dharma for funeral and post-funeral rites—practical jurisprudence of ritual duty (karta, substitute officiant, required acts)—showing the text’s coverage beyond mythology into applied ritual law.
Correct performance (or duly authorized substitution) of piṇḍa and udaka during the ten-day period is presented as necessary for purification and for properly sustaining the departed through prescribed ancestral rites.