Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 18
Chapter 255: दायविभागकथनम्
On the Division of Inheritance
क्रीतश् च ताभ्यां विक्रीतः कृत्रिमः स्यात् स्व्यं कृतः दत्तात्मा तु स्वयं दत्तो गर्भे वित्तः सहोढजः
krītaś ca tābhyāṃ vikrītaḥ kṛtrimaḥ syāt svyaṃ kṛtaḥ dattātmā tu svayaṃ datto garbhe vittaḥ sahoḍhajaḥ
Reconhecem-se também o ‘filho comprado’ e o filho ‘vendido por ambos (os pais)’. O ‘kṛtrima’ é o filho constituído por arranjo ou pacto; e assim também o ‘svayaṃ-kṛta’ (feito por si mesmo). O ‘dattātmā’ é aquele que se oferece a si próprio; o ‘garbhe-vitta’ é aquele para quem se fixa patrimônio ainda no ventre; e o ‘sahoḍhaja’ é a criança aceita juntamente com a mãe (no casamento).
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Enumerating additional legally recognized son-types (including purchased/sold/constituted/self-given/in-utero-settled/sahodha) for resolving inheritance and status disputes.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Kṛīta, Vikrīta, Kṛtrima, Svayaṃkṛta, Dattātmā, Garbhavitta, Sahoḍha sons","lookup_keywords":["kṛīta putra","vikrīta putra","kṛtrima putra","garbhavitta","sahoḍha"],"quick_summary":"Lists multiple secondary son-categories used in dharma adjudication, clarifying how sonship can arise by purchase/sale, arrangement, self-constitution, self-donation, prenatal settlement, or acceptance with the mother."}
Concept: Dharma operationalizes social continuity through precise legal taxonomies of kinship and affiliation.
Application: Apply the listed categories when determining whether a claimant qualifies as a ‘son’ for rites, maintenance, and inheritance under vyavahāra.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Vyavahara (Dharmaśāstra—Law of inheritance/adoption)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic tableau showing different modes of sonship: a marketplace-like purchase, a formal agreement creating a son, a youth offering himself to a household, a pregnant woman with prenatal wealth settlement, and a bride entering with a child (sahoḍha).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, segmented narrative panels within one frame: purchase scene, agreement before elders, self-donation gesture, pregnant mother with attendants, marriage procession with child; flat perspective, warm pigments.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, multi-scene composition with gold borders separating vignettes; richly dressed figures, ceremonial vessels, emphasis on auspicious domestic settings.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, schematic instructional panels labeled by gesture and role (parents, witnesses, scribe), clean lines and soft colors, focus on clarity of each son-type scenario.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, finely detailed vignettes of social-legal life—bazaar transaction, contract signing, household acceptance—ornate margins and architectural backdrops."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रीतश् च → क्रीतः + च; स्व्यं (पाठ) → स्वयम्; दत्तो → दत्तः; सहोढजः = सह + ऊढ + जः (lexical compound).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 255 (continuation of putra-bheda list)
FAQs
It imparts dharmaśāstric legal taxonomy—technical categories of sons (putra-bheda) used for determining lineage, legitimacy, and inheritance rights.
Beyond ritual and theology, the Agni Purana preserves civil-law material (vyavahāra): precise definitions of kinship and adoption-like statuses that function as a legal reference for governance and property succession.
By defining socially and scripturally accepted son-statuses, it supports dharmic continuity of family duties (pitṛ-kārya, śrāddha) and orderly inheritance, reducing conflict and karmic harm arising from adharma in succession.