Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 9
Yātrā-Maṇḍala-Cintā and Rājya-Rakṣaṇa: Auspicious Travel Rules and the Twelve-King Mandala
भौमे पञ्चदशैवोक्ताश् चतुर्दश तथा बुधे विवर्जयेत् इति ख , ग , घ , ञ च दिक् पूर्वा या तथोदीचीति ज त्रयोदश तथा जीये शुक्रे द्वादश कीर्तिताः
bhaume pañcadaśaivoktāś caturdaśa tathā budhe vivarjayet iti kha , ga , gha , ña ca dik pūrvā yā tathodīcīti ja trayodaśa tathā jīye śukre dvādaśa kīrtitāḥ
செவ்வாய்க்கு பதினைந்து எனக் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது; புதனுக்கு பதினான்கு—க, க, க்ஹ, ஞ (வர்க்கங்கள்) விலக்கப்பட வேண்டும். திசை கிழக்கும் வடக்கும் எனவும், ‘ஜ’ (வர்க்கம்) எனவும் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது. வியாழனுக்கு பதின்மூன்று; வெள்ளிக்குப் பன்னிரண்டு எனப் புகழப்பட்டுள்ளன.
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Weekday-based enumerations used to select permissible counts/groups and directions for actions (travel, beginnings, placements), including explicit exclusions of certain letter-coded groups.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vāravāra Enumeration: Tuesday–Friday Counts and Exclusions","lookup_keywords":["bhauma panchadasha","budha chaturdasha","kha ga gha ña varjana","guru trayodasha","shukra dvadasha"],"quick_summary":"Gives weekday-specific numbers (Tue 15, Wed 14 with exclusions, Thu 13, Fri 12) and notes directional/letter-group constraints, serving as a quick rule-table for muhurta-style decision making."}
Concept: Auspicious action is optimized by aligning with weekday-specific numerical/directional constraints and avoiding prohibited sets.
Application: Use the weekday table to choose counts/directions; explicitly avoid the excluded groups on Wednesday when computing/choosing the relevant set.
Khanda Section: Jyotisha (Muhurta & Varavara / weekday-based enumerations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A weekday chart showing Tuesday through Friday with descending counts (15, 14, 13, 12), with certain letter-groups crossed out on Wednesday; compass directions highlighting east and north.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, a palm-leaf chart held by a jyotishi, columns for Bhauma/Budha/Guru/Shukra with numerals, Wednesday column showing crossed-out kha-ga-gha-ña, compass rose emphasizing east and north, warm flat colors","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold borders, ornate weekday panel with four compartments labeled by planetary deities (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus), counts inscribed, exclusions marked with stylized strike-through, directional arrows in gilded motifs","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional diagram: weekday grid, numerals 15-14-13-12, excluded akshara-groups annotated, compass directions east/north highlighted, teacher pointing with stylus","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar in a study presenting a chart to a patron, detailed calligraphy for weekday names and counts, subtle compass instrument, exclusions shown as red marks, fine borders and margins"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चदशैवोक्ताः = पञ्चदश + एव + उक्ताः. तथोदीचीति = तथा + उदीची + इति (स्वर-सन्धि). पाठे ‘जीये’ पदं अस्पष्ट/दूषित; मूलस्रोत-पाठानुसार संशोधन अपेक्षित.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 232 (Muhurta/weekday enumerations context)
FAQs
It gives weekday-wise numerical counts used in Jyotiṣa/Muhūrta decision-making, including specific exclusions marked by mnemonic letter-groups (kha, ga, gha, ña, ja) and associated directional indications (east, north).
It illustrates the Purana’s practical, technical cataloging style—embedding calendrical/astrological rules (vara-based counts, exclusions, and directional correspondences) alongside other disciplines, functioning like a handbook for applied ritual time-selection.
Correctly following weekday-based prescriptions and exclusions is presented as a way to align actions with auspicious cosmic timing, reducing obstacles and supporting merit (puṇya) by performing rites and undertakings in harmonized conditions.