Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 28
प्रायश्चित्तानि (Expiations) — Association-Impurity, Purification Rites, and Graded Penance
अध्वानं प्रस्थितो विप्रः कान्तारे यद्यनूदके पक्वान्नेन गृहीतेन मूत्रोच्चारङ्करोति वै
adhvānaṃ prasthito vipraḥ kāntāre yadyanūdake pakvānnena gṛhītena mūtroccāraṅkaroti vai
Когда брахман отправился в путь и оказался в пустынной местности без воды, ему следует совершить мочеиспускание, используя взятую с собой варёную пищу.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha
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Concept: Āpaddharma: dharma adapts to constraints while preserving intent of purity and restraint.
Application: When water is unavailable, follow sanctioned substitutes rather than abandoning śauca discipline entirely.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Shaucha-vidhi (Purity rules for travel and bodily functions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: Region
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: यद्यनूदके = यदि अनूदके; पक्वान्नेन = पक्व-अन्नेन; मूत्रोच्चारङ्करोति = मूत्र-उच्चारम् करोति.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 170 (travel and bodily-function purity rules)
FAQs
It gives a shaucha (purity) workaround for travel: when no water is available in a wilderness, one is instructed to manage the act of urination using carried cooked food as an aid for cleanliness/covering in lieu of water.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves highly practical dharma guidance for everyday contingencies—here, hygiene and purity protocol during travel in a waterless region.
It aims to prevent impurity and inadvertent dharma-violation in unavoidable conditions; maintaining shaucha even while traveling is treated as supportive of personal purity and religious discipline.