Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 35
Determination of Boundary Disputes and Related Matters (सीमाविवादादिनिर्णयः)
कृतशिल्पोपि निवसेत् कृतकालं गुरोर्गृहे अन्तेवासी गुरुप्राप्तभोजनस्त्रत्फलप्तदः
kṛtaśilpopi nivaset kṛtakālaṃ gurorgṛhe antevāsī guruprāptabhojanastratphalaptadaḥ
Даже овладев своим искусством или учением, он должен проживать в доме учителя установленный срок. Как проживающий ученик (antevāsī), он должен вкушать лишь пищу, полученную от гуру, и тем самым становится получателем и дарующим плоды обета ученичества.
Lord Agni (in instruction mode to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Guiding gurukula discipline: post-training residence, dependence on guru for food, and continued observance of brahmacarya vows to complete education ethically.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Vidya is completed by vinaya and niyama: learning is not merely skill-mastery but disciplined living under the guru’s guidance.
Application: Students maintain humility and routine (residence, regulated food, service) even after proficiency, ensuring character formation and proper closure of training.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Brahmacharya-vidhi (Gurukula discipline and student conduct)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: Ashrama/Gurukula
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene gurukula: a skilled student remains in the guru’s home, serving, studying, and receiving a simple meal only through the guru’s allowance; palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual fire nearby.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; guru seated near a small sacred fire, student standing with folded hands receiving alms-food from guru’s household; palm-leaf manuscripts, simple hut, calm devotional restraint.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting; guru and student in a richly framed but simple interior; gold accents on manuscripts and lamp; student receiving a modest bowl of food as symbol of disciplined dependence.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style; instructional gurukula scene with labeled elements: prescribed period, residence, guru-provided food; delicate lines, soft colors, emphasis on pedagogy and routine.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; intimate domestic courtyard of a teacher’s house; student serving and then receiving food; detailed manuscripts, water pot, and shaded veranda; quiet scholarly atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kṛtaśilpopi = kṛta-śilpaḥ + api; gurorgṛhe = guroḥ + gṛhe. The transmitted last pāda appears corrupt in the prompt (…stratphalaptadaḥ); normalized as tat-phala-pradaḥ based on likely intended reading.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 256 (brahmacarya-vidhi; conduct and duties)
FAQs
It teaches gurukula protocol: even after completing study, the student should remain for the stipulated term, live as an antevāsī, and accept food through the guru as part of brahmacarya-vrata discipline.
Alongside rituals, polity, and other sciences, the Agni Purana also codifies social-ethical frameworks—here, practical educational and disciplinary norms of the guru–śiṣya institution.
Residence with the guru and regulated sustenance are treated as components of vrata; disciplined obedience and restraint are said to secure the ‘phala’ (merit and maturation) of brahmacarya.