Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 19
Ṣāḍguṇya — The Six Measures of Foreign Policy
with Rāja-maṇḍala Theory
सापत्न्यं वास्तुजं स्त्रीजं वाग्जातमपराधजं वैरं पञ्चविधं प्रोक्तं साधनैः प्रशमन्नयेत्
sāpatnyaṃ vāstujaṃ strījaṃ vāgjātamaparādhajaṃ vairaṃ pañcavidhaṃ proktaṃ sādhanaiḥ praśamannayet
ବୈର ପାଞ୍ଚ ପ୍ରକାର—ସପତ୍ନୀ‑ପ୍ରତିସ୍ପର୍ଧାରୁ, ଭୂମି/ସମ୍ପତ୍ତିରୁ, ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ‑ନିମିତ୍ତରୁ, ବାକ୍ୟରୁ, ଅପରାଧରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ। ଯଥୋଚିତ ଉପାୟରେ ଏହାକୁ ପ୍ରଶମିତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Lord Agni (instructional narration within Agni Purana’s niti/rajadharma material)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Arthashastra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Conflict diagnosis in governance: classify the root-cause of hostility and choose a matching pacification tool (conciliation, gifts, division, punishment, etc.) rather than reacting uniformly.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Pañcavidha-vaira (Fivefold Enmity) and its Pacification","lookup_keywords":["pañcavidha vaira","sāpatnya","vāstuja vaira","vāgjāta","aparādha-janya vaira"],"quick_summary":"Hostility is categorized into five sources—rivalry, property, women, speech, and offense. A ruler/counselor should pacify each through suitable upāyas rather than escalating it."}
Concept: Krodha-nigraha and upāya-yukti: hostility should be understood by cause and resolved by proportionate means.
Application: Before retaliation, identify the grievance-type; apply tailored reconciliation (speech repair for vāgjāta, restitution for vāstuja, apology/penance for aparādha, etc.).
Khanda Section: Rajadharma / Niti-shastra (Governance, diplomacy, conflict-management)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king in court hears five petitioners representing five causes of enmity—co-wife rivalry, land dispute, romantic entanglement, verbal insult, and an offense—while ministers advise different pacification measures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style royal sabhā scene, flat vibrant colors, ornate jewelry, king on throne with ministers, five groups of disputants symbolizing five enmities, palm-leaf manuscripts, calm śānti mood","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of a crowned king in durbar with gold-leaf throne and arch, ministers holding scrolls, five symbolic vignettes around (land boundary, quarrel of women, angry speech), rich reds and greens, embossed gold work","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting instructional court tableau, fine linework, labeled five causes of vaira on scroll banners, minister pointing to a decision chart of sāma-dāna-bheda-daṇḍa, soft palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a darbar with detailed textiles and architecture, five petitioners in separate clusters, a wazir presenting a memorandum on pacification, naturalistic faces, delicate borders"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वाग्जातम् = वाक् + जातम् (क्→ग् before ज); प्रशमन्नयेत् interpreted as प्रशमम् + नयेत् (anusvāra assimilation in recitation).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Rajadharma/Nīti sections on sāma-dāna-bheda-daṇḍa; Agni Purana chapters on dūta (envoy) and sandhi-vigraha (peace/war)
FAQs
It gives a niti-śāstra classification of hostility into five causal types and instructs that each should be pacified through suitable expedients (sādhanaiḥ/upāyaiḥ), i.e., context-specific conflict-resolution.
Beyond mythology, the text also preserves governance and social-ethics material: this verse functions like a concise manual entry on diagnosing sources of conflict and applying pragmatic remedies—hallmarks of Agni Purana’s wide-ranging, encyclopedic scope.
By urging pacification rather than escalation, it supports dharma through restraint of anger and reduction of harm; settling enmity curbs pāpa (demerit) produced by harsh speech, retaliation, and ongoing hostility.