Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 19
Vedaśākhā-dikīrtana
Enumeration of the Vedic Branches) and Purāṇa-Vaṃśa (Lineages of Transmission
विद्यार्थिनाञ्च विद्यादमर्थिनां श्रीधनप्रदम् राज्यार्थिनां राज्यदञ्च धर्मदं धर्मकामिनाम्
vidyārthināñca vidyādamarthināṃ śrīdhanapradam rājyārthināṃ rājyadañca dharmadaṃ dharmakāminām
คัมภีร์นี้ประทานวิชาแก่ผู้ใฝ่วิชา; ประทานศรีและทรัพย์แก่ผู้ปรารถนาทรัพย์; ประทานราชสมบัติแก่ผู้ปรารถนาอาณาจักร; และประทานธรรมะแก่ผู้ใคร่ในธรรมะ।
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Used as a phala-śruti promise to motivate recitation/hearing: students seek learning, householders seek wealth, rulers seek sovereignty, and the righteous seek dharma.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Phala of Āgneya Purāṇa: Vidyā, Śrī-Dhana, Rājya, Dharma","lookup_keywords":["vidyā-phala","śrī-dhana","rājya-phala","dharma-phala","pāṭha-śravaṇa benefits"],"quick_summary":"The verse enumerates goal-specific benefits attributed to engagement with the text—education, prosperity, political power, and righteousness—framing Purāṇa study as universally useful."}
Alamkara Type: Yamaka/parallelism (repeated -arthinām…-pradam pattern)
Concept: Purāṇic engagement is presented as a multi-puruṣārtha facilitator: it supports artha (wealth), rājya (power), and dharma (righteous order), with vidyā as the enabling means.
Application: Align study with intention: students focus on disciplined learning; householders on ethical prosperity; leaders on just governance; seekers on dharmic conduct.
Khanda Section: Stotra-Mantra Phala (Benefits of Hymns) / Bhakti-vidhi (Devotional Practice)
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Vīra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Four groups approach the Purāṇa: students with writing tools, merchants with wealth symbols, kings with regalia, and dharma-seekers with prayer beads—each receiving their respective boon through recitation/hearing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, segmented narrative panels: student receiving palm-leaf learning, merchant receiving Lakṣmī-like prosperity, king receiving crown and throne, ascetic receiving dharma light, bold outlines and temple lamp ambiance","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-highlighted boons: book, coins, crown, dharma-wheel; central manuscript as source, rich ornamentation, symmetrical devotional framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean didactic tableau with labeled figures (vidyārthin, arthin, rājārthin, dharmakāmin), refined shading, manuscript at center emitting four rays","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court and bazaar juxtaposed with a small satsang, detailed costumes for student/merchant/king/ascetic, manuscript reader at center, fine border work"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विद्यार्थिनाञ्च = विद्या-अर्थिनाम् + च; विद्यादम् = विद्या-दम्; श्रीधनप्रदम् = श्री-धन-प्रदम्; राज्यदञ्च = राज्य-दम् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 270.20 (continued phalas)
FAQs
It states the phala (practical result) of devotional recitation/praise: it functions as a ‘vidyā-dam’—a means believed to confer learning and skill upon students and seekers.
By mapping spiritual practice to the four classical human aims—vidyā (learning), artha/śrī-dhana (prosperity), rājya (governance/sovereignty), and dharma (righteous order)—it shows how the text integrates devotion with education, economics, statecraft, and ethics.
It frames devotion (stuti/japa) as karmically efficacious: sincere practice is said to generate merit that supports both worldly attainments (learning, wealth, rule) and higher alignment with dharma.