Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 35
Rājābhiṣeka-kathana
Account of the Royal Consecration
पुरं विशेच्च दानाद्यैः प्रार्च्य सर्वान् विसर्जयेत्
puraṃ viśecca dānādyaiḥ prārcya sarvān visarjayet
నగరంలో ప్రవేశించి, దానములు మొదలైనవాటితో అందరినీ విధిగా సత్కరించి, తరువాత వారందరినీ గౌరవంతో పంపివేయాలి.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: City
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विशेच्च = विशेत् + च; दानाद्यैः = दान + आद्यैः.
FAQs
It prescribes ritual etiquette: after arriving in a town, one should honor the concerned persons through gifts/hospitality (dāna-ādi) and then formally dismiss them (visarjana) in a proper, respectful manner.
Beyond theology, it codifies practical conduct—how rites are concluded through satkāra (honor) and visarjana (dismissal), reflecting the Purana’s wide coverage of social-ritual procedure alongside devotion.
Honoring others with dāna and concluding interactions respectfully is treated as dharmic conduct that generates merit (puṇya) and avoids the fault of neglecting or disrespecting those who have been received or ritually engaged.