Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 13
Adhyaya 236 — श्रीस्तोत्रम् (Śrī-stotra) / Hymn to Śrī (Lakṣmī) for Royal Stability and Victory
सत्त्वेन सत्यशौचाभ्यां तथा शीलादिभिर्गुणैः त्यजन्ते ते नरा सद्यः सन्त्यक्ता ये त्वयामले
sattvena satyaśaucābhyāṃ tathā śīlādibhirguṇaiḥ tyajante te narā sadyaḥ santyaktā ye tvayāmale
सत्त्वेन सत्यशौचाभ्यां तथा शीलादिभिर्गुणैः। त्यजन्ते ते नरा सद्यः सन्त्यक्ता ये त्वयामले॥
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana teachings)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Moral-psychological teaching: loss of divine grace leads to rapid erosion of virtues (truth, purity, good conduct); used to motivate sādhana and ethical vigilance.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Vyatireka (contrast by implication: with grace virtues remain; without it they depart)
Concept: Sattva and ethical virtues are sustained by divine alignment/anugraha; spiritual neglect precipitates immediate moral decline.
Application: Encourages daily discipline (śauca, satya, sadācāra) and devotional connection to prevent guṇa-kṣaya.
Khanda Section: Moksha-dharma / Sadachara (Ethics and Liberation Teachings)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A figure loses the protective aura of the Stainless Goddess; personified virtues—Sattva, Satya, Śauca, Śīla—depart like fading attendants, leaving the person diminished.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural allegory: central human figure with a dimming halo as Devī’s presence recedes; four personified virtues in traditional attire step away, bold outlines and symbolic gestures, earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore allegorical painting, Devī as Amalā with radiant gold halo; near a devotee, virtues appear as attendant figures; in the ‘abandoned’ side, attendants fade, using gold to contrast presence vs absence.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic split-scene: left shows devotee with virtues standing close; right shows the same figure without grace as virtues walk away; clean composition and subtle color transitions.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature moral tableau: a courtly figure loses favor; personified virtues depart through an archway while a faint divine presence remains in the sky, fine detailing and restrained tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सत्यशौचाभ्याम् = सत्य + शौचाभ्याम् (dvandva); शीलादिभिः = शील + आदिभिः; सन्त्यक्ताः = सम् + त्यक्ताः (prefix sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 236 (sadācāra and mokṣa-dharma thread)
FAQs
It imparts sadachara-vidya (discipline of right conduct): maintaining sattva, satya (truth), shaucha (purity), and shila (good character) as the practical basis of spiritual life.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also codifies ethical and soteriological instruction—here summarizing core virtues and their loss when one is cut off from divine/inner purity.
The verse warns that separation from the “stainless” principle (divine grace/purity) leads to an immediate collapse of virtues, accelerating moral decline and adverse karmic outcomes.