Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 23
Adhyāya 361 — अव्ययवर्गः
Avyaya-vargaḥ) — The Section on Indeclinables (Colophon/Closure
निर्यातनं वैरशुद्धौ दाने न्यासार्पणे ऽपि च व्यसनं विपदि भ्रशे दोषे कामजकोपजे
niryātanaṃ vairaśuddhau dāne nyāsārpaṇe 'pi ca vyasanaṃ vipadi bhraśe doṣe kāmajakopaje
«Нирьятана» употребляется в значении очищения или улаживания вражды, а также в контекстах дарения и передачи вклада/залога, то есть вручения доверенного. «Вьясана» означает бедствие — будь то в несчастье, в падении, или в проступке, возникшем из гнева, рождённого страстью.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instruction style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Clarifies administrative-legal vocabulary for courts and governance: ‘niryātana’ across settlement, gifting, and deposit transfer; ‘vyasana’ as calamity including moral fault from passion/anger.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Niryātana and Vyasana in legal-administrative usage","lookup_keywords":["niryātana","vaira-śuddhi","nyāsa-arpana","vyasana","kāmaja-kopaja"],"quick_summary":"Explains ‘niryātana’ as settlement/purification of enmity and also as formal handing over in gift or deposit; defines ‘vyasana’ as calamity—misfortune, downfall, or a fault born of desire and anger."}
Concept: Social order depends on precise procedures: reconciliation/settlement, lawful transfer of property/deposits, and recognition of inner causes of downfall (desire-anger faults).
Application: For judges/administrators: document transfers and settlements clearly; for individuals: treat kāma and krodha as roots of vyasana and prevent escalation into legal/social ruin.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Vyavahara (Legal terminology and judicial/administrative vocabulary)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A courtroom/royal office scene: a scribe records a settlement of enmity (vaira-śuddhi) and a formal handover of a sealed deposit (nyāsa-arpana); adjacent vignette shows a person falling into ‘vyasana’ through desire and anger, symbolized by storm clouds and broken scales.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, royal tribunal with judge, scribe, and disputants exchanging a sealed bundle, ritualized reconciliation gesture, side panel of a figure overwhelmed by red-black flames of anger and desire, flat iconic style","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ornate court scene with gold detailing on throne and documents, a sealed deposit bundle highlighted with gold, inset moral vignette of downfall with dramatic but stylized forms, rich saturated colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, procedural clarity: desk with documents, seal, and deposit bundle; reconciliation handshake; separate inset illustrating kāma/krodha leading to fault and downfall, fine lines and soft shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed administrative office with carpets and ledgers, scribe writing, parties presenting a sealed parcel, marginal allegory of misfortune with darkened sky and toppled balance, delicate palette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: nyāsārpaṇe 'pi = nyāsa-arpaṇe api; kāmajakopaje = kāma-ja-kopa-je (locative singular agreeing with doṣe).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Rajadharma & Vyavahāra vocabulary sections (terminology for gifts, deposits, disputes, and calamities)
FAQs
It teaches precise juridical/administrative usage of key terms—especially how ‘niryātana’ applies to reconciling enmity and to transactions like gifting and depositing entrusted property, and how ‘vyasana’ covers calamity, downfall, and passion-born fault.
By functioning like a dharma-legal glossary: it codifies the semantic range of terms used in governance, civil disputes, and ethical assessment—showing the Purana’s role as a reference for statecraft and jurisprudence, not only mythology.
Clarifying terms tied to reconciliation, rightful transfer of property, and fault born of anger supports dharmic conduct—reducing conflict (vaira), preventing misuse of entrusted wealth (nyāsa), and restraining passion-driven wrongdoing (kāmaja-kopa).