Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 3
Rājābhiṣeka-kathana
Account of the Royal Consecration
पालयिष्यति वः सर्वान् धर्मस्थान् व्रतमाचरेत् संवत्सरं स वृणुयात् पुरोहितमथ द्विजं
pālayiṣyati vaḥ sarvān dharmasthān vratamācaret saṃvatsaraṃ sa vṛṇuyāt purohitamatha dvijaṃ
မင်းသည် သင်တို့၏ ဓမ္မတည်ရာများ (တရားရုံးများနှင့် ဘာသာရေးအဖွဲ့အစည်းများ) အားလုံးကို ကာကွယ်စောင့်ရှောက်ရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် ဝရတ (vrata) အကျင့်သီလကို ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။ တစ်နှစ်ပြည့်အထိ ဒွိဇ (dvija) ဗြာဟ္မဏကို ပုရောဟိတ် (purohita) အဖြစ် ခန့်အပ်ထားရမည်။
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, per the usual Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Establishes institutional protection (dharmasthāna) and the protocol for appointing a purohita after a year-long observance—useful for court administration, legal-religious governance, and royal household regulation.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Rulership is sustained by dharma-institutions and disciplined self-restraint; the purohita functions as the king’s dharmic conscience and ritual-technologist.
Application: Create protected autonomy for courts/temples; formalize chaplaincy tenure and qualifications; require preparatory discipline before major state rites.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Dharma-vidhi (Governance, legal-religious duties, priestly appointment)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The king pledges protection of dharma-seats (court/temple), performs a vrata, and ceremonially appoints a Brahmin purohita with a water-pot and sacred thread, witnessed by elders.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, king at dharmasabhā with pillars, Brahmin purohita receiving honor, vow symbols (fasting, japa beads), stylized attendants, earthy tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, appointment ceremony with gold haloed king and purohita, ritual vessels, ornate throne, gold leaf on jewelry and arch, devotional solemnity","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, clear instructional depiction of appointment steps: vow observance, selection of dvija, handing over staff/fees, neat detailing and soft gradients","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, judicial hall with scribes and elders, king conferring robe/garland to purohita, fine architectural detail and patterned carpets"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: व्रतमाचरेत् → व्रतम् आचरेत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: purohita-lakṣaṇa/ṛtvij selection themes (elsewhere in dharma sections); Agni Purana: vrata-vidhi passages (vrata as preparatory discipline)
FAQs
It prescribes a governance-and-ritual protocol: protect dharmasthānas (institutions upholding law and religious order), observe a regulated vrata, and formally appoint a qualified dvija as purohita for a year to guide rites and state decisions.
It blends statecraft (institutional protection and legal order) with ritual administration (vrata discipline and the office of the purohita), showing the Agni Purana’s wide scope across dharma, polity, and religious practice.
Protecting dharma-institutions and maintaining a vow under a learned purohita is presented as sustaining dharmic order, generating religious merit (puṇya) and reducing governance-related karmic faults through regulated, counsel-led action.