Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 30
Prāyaścitta — Definitions of Killing, Brahmahatyā, and Graded Expiations
शूद्रभाजनभुक् विप्रः पञ्चगव्यादुपोषितः कन्दुपक्वं स्नेहपक्वं स्नेहं च दधिशक्तवः
śūdrabhājanabhuk vipraḥ pañcagavyādupoṣitaḥ kandupakvaṃ snehapakvaṃ snehaṃ ca dadhiśaktavaḥ
Ang isang brāhmaṇa (vipra) na kumain mula sa sisidlan ng isang Śūdra ay dapat mag-ayuno na pinananatili sa pañcagavya. Bilang pinahihintulutang pagkain, maaari siyang kumuha ng mga ugat o tuber na nilaga, pagkaing niluto sa ghee, ang ghee mismo, at lugaw na sebada na hinaluan ng curd.
Lord Agni (in dialogue, teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Purification is enacted through disciplined intake (āhāra-niyama) and fasting; food itself becomes a tool for restoring ritual order.
Application: When undertaking penance, follow a regulated, sattva-leaning diet that supports clarity and restraint; treat diet as part of ethical rehabilitation.
Khanda Section: Prāyaścitta (Purificatory Atonements) / Śuddhi-vidhi
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: jugupsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A brāhmaṇa in penance seated with a small pañcagavya bowl; nearby are simple permitted foods: boiled tubers, a ghee pot, and a bowl of barley gruel mixed with curd; the impure vessel is set aside.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ascetic brāhmaṇa with pañcagavya cup, simple earthen bowls of tubers and barley gruel, ghee pot, subdued palette emphasizing austerity and purification.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central penitent figure with gold-leaf highlights on the ghee pot and ritual bowl; neatly arranged permitted foods; strong icon-like frontal composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional still-life arrangement labeled by food type (kanda-pakva, sneha, dadhi-śaktava), with the practitioner in calm fasting posture; fine linework and clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed kitchen-courtyard scene with vessels and foods; the penitent sits apart reading a small manuscript of rules; realistic textures of ghee, curd, and gruel."}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चगव्यादुपोषितः = पञ्चगव्यात् + उपोषितः; दधिशक्तवः in text appears as coordination ‘दधि (and) शक्तवः’ (possible scribal sandhi/compaction).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 173 (food-vessel impurity and expiations); Agni Purana sections where pañcagavya and fasting observances are enumerated
FAQs
It prescribes a specific prāyaścitta: fasting supported by pañcagavya, along with a restricted set of purificatory foods (kanda, ghee-cooked fare, ghee, and curd-mixed śaktu) for a brāhmaṇa who ate from a śūdra’s vessel.
Alongside theology and worship, the Agni Purana catalogs practical dharma procedures—here, a concrete regimen of expiation, including precise dietary allowances—showing its coverage of ritual law and everyday purity observances.
The act is treated as a purity lapse; the fast and pañcagavya-based regimen functions as a ritual cleanser, aiming to neutralize the karmic and social-ritual impurity and restore the practitioner’s eligibility for Vedic rites.