Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 55
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
तथा शूच्युपचारश् च बलिकर्म विशेषतः सूतिका च तथा रक्षा प्राणिनान्तु सदा हिता
tathā śūcyupacāraś ca balikarma viśeṣataḥ sūtikā ca tathā rakṣā prāṇināntu sadā hitā
ସେହିପରି ଶୌଚାଚାର, ବିଶେଷତଃ ବଲିକର୍ମ, ଏବଂ ସୂତିକା (ପ୍ରସବୋତ୍ତର) ବିଧି ଓ ରକ୍ଷାଉପାୟ—ଏସବୁ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସଦା ହିତକର।
Lord Agni (teaching in the Agni Purana discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Household purity-regimens, bali-offerings, and postpartum protective observances to maintain ritual/physical hygiene and avert inauspicious influences.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śauca-upacāra, Bali-karma, Sūtikā-paricaryā, Rakṣā-vidhi","lookup_keywords":["śauca","bali-karma","sūtikā","rakṣā","gṛhya-ācāra"],"quick_summary":"The text groups purity-observances, bali-offerings, postpartum regimen, and protective rites as universally beneficial. It frames them as practical domestic dharma supporting health, order, and auspiciousness."}
Concept: Śauca and rakṣā as sustaining forces for individual and communal welfare (hita)
Application: Adopt regular cleanliness, offerings, and protective observances—especially around childbirth—to stabilize home life and reduce harm.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Shaucha-vidhi (Purification rites, protective observances, domestic ritual practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household scene: women performing purification, a small bali-offering at the threshold, and a protected postpartum chamber with ritual safeguards.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, a traditional South Indian home courtyard, women performing śauca rites, small bali offerings near doorway, protective symbols, serene devotional domestic atmosphere, flat stylized figures","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on ritual vessels and lamps, a domestic bali altar at threshold, postpartum mother resting with attendants, auspicious motifs (mango leaves, kalasha), rich reds and greens","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional domestic ritual layout: bali placement, purification items (water pot, darbha), postpartum room boundary markings, calm didactic composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior of a noble household, attendants preparing bali offerings and purification, postpartum chamber with protective amulets, intricate textiles and vessels, naturalistic faces"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शूच्युपचारः = शूचि + उपचारः; प्राणिनान्तु = प्राणिनाम् + तु.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278 (Śauca-vidhi context); Agni Purana sections on rakṣā/mantra and gṛhya-karmas (adjacent dharma chapters)
FAQs
It highlights practical dharma-vidhi: maintaining ritual purity (śauca), performing bali-offerings (bali-karma), observing postpartum regimen (sūtikā), and applying protective rites (rakṣā) as beneficial household disciplines.
In a single line it links multiple applied domains—purification law (śauca), propitiatory ritual (bali), maternal/postnatal care (sūtikā), and apotropaic protection (rakṣā)—showing the text’s wide coverage of daily-life religion, health, and safeguarding practices.
By prescribing purity, offerings, and protective observances—especially around vulnerable times like childbirth—it frames these acts as consistently welfare-producing (hitā), supporting auspiciousness, reducing impurity-related faults, and securing well-being for beings in the household.