Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 2
Chapter 366 — सामान्यनामलिङ्गानि
Common Noun-Forms and Their Grammatical Genders
प्रवीणनिपुणाभिज्ञविज्ञनिष्णातशिक्षिताः स्युर्वदान्यस्थूललक्षदानशौण्डा बहुप्रदे
pravīṇanipuṇābhijñavijñaniṣṇātaśikṣitāḥ syurvadānyasthūlalakṣadānaśauṇḍā bahuprade
వారు ప్రావీణ్యులు, నిపుణులు, అనుభవజ్ఞులు, విద్వాంసులు, విషయనిష్ణాతులు, సుశిక్షితులు కావాలి; ఉదార దాతలు కావాలి, లక్షల విలువైన భారీ దానాలు ఇవ్వడంలో ధైర్యశాలులు కావాలి, మరియు విరివిగా ప్రసాదించేవారు కావాలి।
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition of Agni Purana, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Arthashastra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Guidelines for selecting/training officials and exemplars of donor-ethics: competence plus generosity in public life and dāna culture.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Qualities of the accomplished and the great donor (bahuprada)","lookup_keywords":["pravīṇa","nipuṇa","abhijña","dānśauṇḍa","bahuprada"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates ideal traits—skill, learning, training, and education—culminating in lavish generosity; it serves as a normative checklist for leaders, patrons, and administrators."}
Concept: Dāna joined with competence: merit and social welfare arise when capable persons give boldly and abundantly.
Application: Adopt as an ethical rubric for patronage (supporting learning, temples, relief) and for evaluating court officials or community leaders.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Dana (Governance, ethics, and meritorious giving)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patron in a royal hall distributes large gifts—gold, cattle, land grants—while learned recipients and scribes record the donation; the donor is portrayed as trained and accomplished.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, king/patron offering heaps of coins and cloth to brāhmaṇas and scholars, scribe with palm-leaf recording, attendants carrying gifts, strong outlines and warm palette, emphasis on dāna gesture (varada-like hand).","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, lavish dāna scene with gold-leaf piles, jeweled vessels, donor with ornate crown, recipients with manuscripts, temple-like arch framing, rich reds/greens and heavy gilding.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, orderly distribution scene with labeled gift items (hiraṇya, vastra, go), donor shown with composed posture, scribes documenting, fine detailing suited to instructional ethics.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly charity scene with detailed textiles and trays of coins, clerks writing in registers, scholars receiving, architectural depth and delicate brushwork."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रवीणनिपुणाभिज्ञविज्ञनिष्णातशिक्षिताः is a multi-member compound (treated as dvandva of qualities); स्युर्वदान्य... → स्युः + वदान्य...; बहुप्रदे appears as dual in the given text; likely intended बहुप्रदाः (plural).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 366 (contextual continuation of common terms/qualities); Agni Purana dāna-related passages elsewhere (lists of gifts and merits)
FAQs
It defines the expected qualifications and disposition of exemplary donors—educated, well-trained persons who give substantial and abundant gifts (including high-value ‘lakṣa’-level donations).
By codifying social-ethical standards within Rajadharma and Dāna literature, it adds a practical governance-and-merit dimension alongside the Purana’s many technical domains (ritual, law, medicine, warfare, and poetics).
It promotes dāna as a merit-producing discipline: learning and cultivated character culminate in generous, large-scale giving, which is traditionally held to purify wealth and accrue puṇya (religious merit).