Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 20
Adhyaya 165 — नानाधर्माः
Various Dharmas
असवर्णेन यो गर्भः स्त्रीणां योनौ निषिच्यते अशुद्धा तु भवेन्नारी यावत्छल्यं न मुञ्चति
asavarṇena yo garbhaḥ strīṇāṃ yonau niṣicyate aśuddhā tu bhavennārī yāvatchalyaṃ na muñcati
வேறு வர்ணத்தவரால் பெண்ணின் யோனியில் விதைக்கப்படும் கர்ப்பம் இருந்தால், அந்த ‘சல்யம்’ (அந்நியப் பொருள்/அவசேஷம்) நீங்கும்வரை அவள் அசுத்தமாகவே இருப்பாள்.
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Prāyaścitta","practical_application":"Defines a normative rule about varṇa-exogamy and ritual impurity, framing ‘aśuddhi’ as persisting until removal of a ‘śalya’ (metaphor or literal foreign body); historically used in purity law contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Asavarṇa-garbha and Aśuddhi until Śalya-removal","lookup_keywords":["asavarna","garbha","ashuddhi","shalya","yoni"],"quick_summary":"States that conception by an ‘asavarṇa’ partner causes a woman to be considered impure until the ‘śalya’ is removed—linking social-ritual impurity to a removal/purification condition."}
Concept: Ritual/social purity is asserted to depend on a condition (removal of ‘śalya’), blending bodily imagery with normative purity discourse.
Application: For interpretation: separate ethical-social claims from clinical śalya-tantra; avoid using purity rhetoric to justify harm, coercion, or stigma.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An allegorical depiction of ‘aśuddhi’ as a dark veil over a figure, with a small thorn/foreign object (śalya) symbolizing the condition that must be removed for purification.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural allegory: a woman figure with a subtle dark aura indicating aśuddhi; a thorn-like śalya motif near the abdomen; attendants holding ritual water and earth; symbolic, non-anatomical, traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore allegory: central figure with gold halo dimmed by a dark overlay; a small stylized thorn (śalya) shown as the cause; ornate frame, symbolic purification items (kalasha, darbha).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional allegory: clear iconographic symbols—śalya as thorn, aśuddhi as grey wash, purification as clean white aura post-removal; minimal background for clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature allegory: a physician-sage pointing to a thorn symbol while a scribe notes; subdued colors, emphasis on narrative explanation rather than explicit anatomy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: bhavennārī = bhavet + nārī; yāvatchalyaṃ = yāvat + śalyam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 165.21 on śalya-extraction and purification; Agni Purana prāyaścitta/śuddhi rules in adjacent sections