Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 31
Ācāra
Right Conduct
पुर्वत्सोपि इति ङ समाचामेदिति छ स्त्रीणामिच्छेति क देवनतिमिति ग , घ , ङ , ञ , ट च वेदनतिमिति ख ,छ च भद्रं भद्रमिति ब्रूयादित्यादिः, कुर्याद्धर्मादि नित्यश इत्य् अन्तः पाठः झ पुस्तके नास्ति षष्ठीचतुर्दश्यष्टम्यामभ्यङ्गं वर्जयेत्तथा दूराद्गृहान् मूत्रविष्ठे नोत्तमैवैरमाचरेत्
purvatsopi iti ṅa samācāmediti cha strīṇāmiccheti ka devanatimiti ga , gha , ṅa , ña , ṭa ca vedanatimiti kha ,cha ca bhadraṃ bhadramiti brūyādityādiḥ, kuryāddharmādi nityaśa ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ jha pustake nāsti ṣaṣṭhīcaturdaśyaṣṭamyāmabhyaṅgaṃ varjayettathā dūrādgṛhān mūtraviṣṭhe nottamaivairamācaret
В разных рукописях отмечены разночтения (напр., «purvatsopi», «samācāmet», «strīṇām icchā», «deva-nati / veda-nati», «bhadraṃ bhadram iti brūyāt»); кроме того, внутреннее чтение «kuryād dharmādi nityaśaḥ» отсутствует в рукописи Jha. Предписываемое правило таково: следует избегать масляного массажа (абхьянга) в 6-й, 14-й и 8-й лунные дни; также следует держать жилища на расстоянии от мочи и испражнений; и не следует вступать в ссоры с добродетельными/наилучшими людьми.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) to sage Vasiṣṭha
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Pāṭha-bheda Notes and Śauca-Niyama: Abhyaṅga-varjana, Malina-vastu-dūra, Sajjana-vivāda-tyāga","lookup_keywords":["pāṭha-bheda","abhyaṅga varjana","aṣṭamī caturdaśī ṣaṣṭhī","mūtra-viṣṭhā dūra","sajjana-vaira tyāga"],"quick_summary":"Manuscript variants are acknowledged, then the practical rule is given: avoid oil massage on Ṣaṣṭhī, Aṣṭamī, and Caturdaśī; keep habitation away from urine/excrement; and do not pick quarrels with good people."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Śauca (purity) and saṃyama (restraint) supported by disciplined routine; respect for textual transmission (pāṭha-bheda awareness)
Application: Adopt calendar-based restraints, sanitation planning for dwellings, and social harmony; in study, note variant readings without losing the practical injunction.
Khanda Section: Dharma-śāstra / Śauca-ācāra (Purificatory conduct and daily restraints)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scribe compares manuscripts and notes variant readings; beside this, an instructional scene shows a calendar marking Ṣaṣṭhī/Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī with an oil pot set aside; a clean household layout keeps latrine/waste far from the home; two people refrain from arguing with a respected elder.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, split narrative: palm-leaf manuscript collation with stylus, and a domestic purity scene with clearly separated waste area, oil pot and bath items shown but restrained on marked lunar days, calm didactic tone","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ornate scholar-scribe with palm-leaf manuscripts highlighted in gold, side panels: tithi markers with decorative moons, a clean house compound with distant sanitation area, figures in respectful non-quarrel posture","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, highly legible instructional chart: tithi list (Ṣaṣṭhī/Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī) with ‘no abhyaṅga’, schematic of house and waste-distance, and a vignette of avoiding dispute with a sādhū-like person","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier scene of manuscript comparison, then a refined household courtyard with sanitation placed away, subtle calendar motif, and a social scene of deference preventing conflict"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Text contains editorial/variant-reading notes (ṅa/ka/ga etc.) which are not part of the metrical verse; analysis focuses on the actionable injunction segment: ṣaṣṭhīcaturdaśyaṣṭamyām + abhyaṅgam + varjayet + tathā + dūrāt + gṛhān + mūtraviṣṭhe + na + uttamavairam + ācaret. Sandhi: purvatsopi = pūrvavat + saḥ + api; dūrādgṛhān = dūrāt + gṛhān; nottamaivairamācaret = na + uttamavairam + ācaret.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Śauca-ācāra rules (snāna, ācamana, mala-śuddhi); Agni Purana: Ayurveda dinacaryā notes (abhyaṅga); Agni Purana: Vrata/tithi-related observances
FAQs
It gives śauca-ācāra instructions: avoid abhyaṅga (oil massage) on specific tithis (6th, 8th, 14th), maintain hygienic separation from mūtra/viṣṭhā (urine/feces), and avoid enmity with the virtuous; it also preserves manuscript variant readings relevant for textual transmission.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana catalogs practical dharma—calendar-based bodily regimen, public hygiene, and social ethics—showing it functions as a compendium of lived religious law and everyday discipline, even preserving variant textual traditions.
Observing tithi-based restraints and cleanliness supports ritual purity (śuddhi) and reduces doṣa-like impurity in religious life; avoiding quarrels with the virtuous protects one from pāpa generated by hostility and preserves auspiciousness (bhadra).