Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 9
Chapter 230: शकुनानि (Śakunāni) — Omens
रुतदीप्तश् च कथितो भिन्नभैरवनिस्वनः जातिदीप्तस् तथा ज्ञेयः केवलं मांसभोजनः
rutadīptaś ca kathito bhinnabhairavanisvanaḥ jātidīptas tathā jñeyaḥ kevalaṃ māṃsabhojanaḥ
உடைந்த மற்றும் பயங்கரமான ஒலியை உடையவன் 'ருததீப்தன்' என்று கூறப்படுகிறான். மாமிசத்தை மட்டுமே உண்பவன் 'ஜாதிதீப்தன்' என்று அறியப்பட வேண்டும்.
Lord Agni (narrating purāṇic-tantric classifications to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Pitta
Concept: External markers (sound, diet) are used to denote inner sādhanā-orientation and affiliation; Bhairava is treated as an archetype whose qualities can be mirrored in practitioner-signs.
Application: In tantric communities, use such labels cautiously for identification/role assignment; for personal practice, maintain consistency of vow (niyama) and manage its bodily/mental effects.
Khanda Section: Tantra / Bhairava-tantric nomenclature (Mantra-japa and siddhi classifications)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"intense","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रुतदीप्तश् च → रुतदीप्तः + च; जातिदीप्तस् → जातिदीप्तः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 230 (dīpta nomenclature across disciplines); Agni Purana mantra/tantra sections (general)
FAQs
It gives a tantric typology: specific sādhaka-epithets are identified by observable markers—(i) a distinctive Bhairava-like roar/sonic sign (rutadīpta), and (ii) an exclusive meat-based diet as a conduct-marker (jātidīpta).
Alongside law, medicine, and poetics, the Agni Purana also catalogs tantric practice-lore—naming conventions, behavioral indicators, and diagnostic signs used to classify practitioners and ritual modes, showing its wide-ranging compendium style.
The verse frames conduct (āhāra) and signs (nisvana) as determinants of tantric identity; it implies that ritual paths are evaluated by disciplines and markers, which in turn shape the practitioner’s eligibility, results (siddhi), and karmic trajectory within that sādhana.