Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 22
Chapter 174 — प्रायश्चित्तानि
Expiations
ज्योतिःशास्त्रपुराणानि स्मृतयस्तु तपोव्रतं अर्थशास्त्रञ्च सर्गाद्या आयुर्वेदो धनुर्मतिः
jyotiḥśāstrapurāṇāni smṛtayastu tapovrataṃ arthaśāstrañca sargādyā āyurvedo dhanurmatiḥ
ဂျ्योတိဟ္သာသ္တရ (ဟောရာဗေဒ) နှင့် ပုရာဏများ၊ စမృతိများနှင့် တပေါ (အာသီသ)၊ ဝရတ် စည်းကမ်းများ၊ အရ္ထသာသ္တရ (နိုင်ငံရေးနှင့် အုပ်ချုပ်ရေး) နှင့် စရ္ဂ (ဖန်ဆင်းခြင်း) မှ စတင်သော အကြောင်းအရာများ၊ အာယုရ္ဝေဒ (အသက်ပညာ) နှင့် ဓနုရ္ဝေဒ (မြားပစ်နှင့် စစ်ပညာ)—ဤတို့သည် သိမြင်ရမည့် သင်ခန်းစာများ ဖြစ်သည်။
Lord Agni (narrating to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śāstra-saṅgraha: Jyotiṣa, Purāṇa, Smṛti, Vrata/Tapas, Arthaśāstra, Sarga, Ayurveda, Dhanurveda","lookup_keywords":["jyotiḥśāstra","smṛti","arthaśāstra","āyurveda","dhanurveda"],"quick_summary":"A compact catalog of disciplines signals the Purāṇa’s encyclopedic scope, guiding readers to treat it as a multi-vidyā reference rather than a single-topic text."}
Concept: Integrated knowledge tradition: dharma (smṛti, vrata), worldly governance (arthaśāstra), cosmic origins (sarga), and applied sciences (āyurveda, dhanurveda) coexist within Purāṇic pedagogy.
Application: Design a study sequence: begin with cosmology/sarga and dharma (smṛti, vrata), then applied sciences (āyurveda, dhanurveda), supported by jyotiṣa for timing and arthaśāstra for governance.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra / Shastra-sangraha (Encyclopedic catalog of disciplines)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ‘hall of disciplines’ tableau: a central manuscript labeled Agni Purāṇa with surrounding personifications—Jyotiṣa with star chart, Smṛti with law tablets, Vrata/Tapas with ascetic fire, Arthaśāstra with royal court, Sarga with cosmic egg diagram, Ayurveda with physician and herbs, Dhanurveda with archer training.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: seven/eight vignettes around a central manuscript; bold iconographic personifications—astronomer with nakṣatra wheel, king with ministers, vaidya with mortar and herbs, archer with bow; decorative borders with lotus and flame motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Agni Purāṇa manuscript framed in gold; surrounding circular medallions for each śāstra with gold highlights; rich reds and greens; embossed halos for personified vidyās.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clean didactic chart-like painting; each discipline labeled; fine line drawings of tools (astrolabe-like yantra, law scroll, herb tray, bow and arrows); balanced composition for instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholarly atelier with multiple specialists—astronomer, jurist, ascetic, minister, physician, warrior-trainer—each demonstrating their craft; detailed textiles, instruments, and manuscripts."}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: jyotiḥśāstrapurāṇāni treated as dvandva list; smṛtayastu = smṛtayaḥ tu; arthaśāstrañca = arthaśāstram ca; sargādyā = sarga-ādyāḥ; āyurvedo = āyurvedaḥ; dhanurmatiḥ = dhanur-matiḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: jyotiṣa and kāla-nirṇaya materials; Agni Purana: smṛti/dharma and vrata sections; Agni Purana: sarga/cosmology chapters; Agni Purana: āyurveda chapters; Agni Purana: dhanurveda chapters; Agni Purana: arthaśāstra/nīti materials
FAQs
It enumerates key vidyās: Jyotiḥśāstra (astral calculation/omens), Smṛti-based dharma, tapo-vrata disciplines, Arthaśāstra (governance), sarga-ādi cosmological topics, Ayurveda (medicine), and Dhanurveda (martial/archery science).
Rather than focusing only on myth or ritual, it explicitly catalogs multiple śāstric domains—law, medicine, astronomy, polity, cosmogony, and warfare—showing the Agni Purāṇa’s scope as a compendium of practical and theoretical knowledge.
By placing dharma (Smṛti), tapas, and vrata alongside technical sciences, the verse frames learning as a meritorious pursuit: disciplined observance and right knowledge together support purification, righteous conduct, and socially beneficial action.