Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 4
Chapter 225 — राजधर्माः
The Duties of Kings): Daiva and Pौरुष (Effort), Upāyas of Statecraft, and Daṇḍa (Punitive Authority
कृषेर्वृष्टिसमायोगात् काले स्युः फलसिद्धयः सधर्मं पौरुषं कुर्यान्नालसो न च दैववान्
kṛṣervṛṣṭisamāyogāt kāle syuḥ phalasiddhayaḥ sadharmaṃ pauruṣaṃ kuryānnālaso na ca daivavān
Assim como o êxito na agricultura surge, no tempo devido, da conjunção do cultivo com a chuva, assim também os resultados se realizam com o tempo. Portanto, deve-se exercer o esforço humano conforme o dharma—nem ser indolente, nem confiar apenas no destino.
Lord Agni (instructing Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Arthashastra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Policy and personal conduct guidance: combine timely effort with enabling conditions; avoid fatalism and sloth in governance, livelihood, and decision-making.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Purushakara and Kala: Effort aligned with Dharma yields timely results","lookup_keywords":["pौरुष","दैव","कृषि-दृष्टान्त","काल","फलसिद्धि"],"quick_summary":"Results arise when human effort meets favorable conditions in proper time. Act diligently within dharma; avoid laziness and mere reliance on fate."}
Alamkara Type: Drishtanta
Concept: Purushakara (human effort) must be dharmic and coordinated with kala (right time) and conditions; daiva alone is insufficient.
Application: In administration and personal life, plan, act, and persist; also secure enabling factors (resources, alliances, seasonality) rather than waiting for luck.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma / Niti-shastra (Conduct, human effort, and timely results)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A farmer ploughing and sowing while rainclouds gather; beside him a disciplined householder/minister working with a ledger, contrasted with a lazy man and a fatalist praying idly—showing effort plus conditions yielding harvest.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and greens, stylized farmer with plough and oxen, Parjanya-like rainclouds above, a minister figure holding palm-leaf accounts, symbolic contrast of diligence vs sloth, flat decorative background, traditional ornamentation.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vignette of golden paddy field and rainclouds with gold leaf highlights, farmer and oxen in profile, a dharmic advisor with manuscript, ornate borders, rich jewel tones, embossed gold for rain and grain.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework and soft shading, instructional split-panel: (1) cultivation + rain = harvest, (2) dharmic effort = success; include captions on palm-leaf scrolls, calm palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed agrarian landscape with monsoon sky, peasants ploughing, court official observing with attendants, marginalia showing lazy/fatalist figure, fine brushwork, naturalistic plants and clouds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृषेः+वृष्टिसमायोगात् → कृषेर्वृष्टिसमायोगात् (रेफ-सन्धि); कुर्यात्+न+आलसः → कुर्यान्नालसः (त्+न→न्न, न+आ→ना); ह्य् not present in this verse.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Rajadharma/Niti sections on purushartha, kala, and success of undertakings (same khanda)
FAQs
It imparts Nīti-vidyā: results arise from the right combination of human effort (pauruṣa) and enabling conditions (like rain/time), so one should act diligently and righteously rather than depending solely on fate.
Alongside rituals and theology, the Agni Purana also teaches practical life-science—ethics and governance (rajadharma/nīti)—using an agricultural analogy to explain causality, timing, and disciplined action.
It emphasizes karma-yoga in a Purāṇic idiom: act according to dharma with steady effort, avoiding both negligence and fatalism, thereby aligning personal action with righteous order and earning wholesome outcomes.