Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 47
अश्ववाहनसारः
Aśvavāhana-sāra) — Essentials of Horses as Mounts (and Horse-Treatment
गतित्रये पियः पादमादत्ते नैव वाञ्छितः हत्वा तु यत्र दण्डेन ग्राह्यते गहनं हि तत्
gatitraye piyaḥ pādamādatte naiva vāñchitaḥ hatvā tu yatra daṇḍena grāhyate gahanaṃ hi tat
تین طریقِ کار (قانونی فیصلے) میں مجرم کو صرف چوتھائی حصہ ملتا ہے، مطلوبہ نتیجہ نہیں۔ مگر جہاں قتل کے بعد بھی سزا کے ذریعے ہی معاملہ طے ہو، وہ مقدمہ یقیناً نہایت پیچیدہ ہے۔
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, within the Agni Purāṇa’s rājadharma material)
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Concept: Daṇḍa (punishment) must be applied with discernment; severe harms like killing create ‘gahana’ (deep/complex) cases requiring nuanced adjudication.
Application: For rulers/judges: avoid mechanical sentencing; investigate intent, circumstance, and applicable legal pathways before imposing daṇḍa.
Khanda Section: Rājadharma / Nīti-śāstra (Law, Punishment, and Governance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पादमादत्ते = पादम् + आदत्ते; नैव = न + एव.
Related Themes: Agni Purana rājadharma/nīti sections on daṇḍa, vyavahāra, and gradations of offenses
FAQs
It imparts daṇḍa-nīti (penal jurisprudence): some offences—especially those involving killing—remain legally complex, and liability may still be established through prescribed punishment even when outcomes differ across procedural ‘paths’ (gati-traya).
Beyond theology, the Agni Purāṇa includes governance and legal doctrine. This verse exemplifies its dharma-legal content by discussing adjudication, proportional consequence (a ‘quarter-share’), and the difficulty of homicide cases—topics aligned with nīti and Dharmaśāstra.
It underscores that grave acts like killing carry heavy and intricate karmic-legal consequences; even when one seeks escape or advantage, accountability through daṇḍa (just punishment) remains a necessary corrective for social order and moral balance.