Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 35
प्रायश्चित्तानि (Expiations) — Association-Impurity, Purification Rites, and Graded Penance
मूत्रं कृत्वा व्रजन्वर्त्म स्मृतिभ्रंशाज्जलं पिवेत् अहोरात्रोषितो भूत्वा पञ्चगव्येन शुद्ध्यति
mūtraṃ kṛtvā vrajanvartma smṛtibhraṃśājjalaṃ pivet ahorātroṣito bhūtvā pañcagavyena śuddhyati
若有人行于道路之时小便之后，因失念而饮水（未作应有之审慎），则当守持一昼一夜之赎罪状态，复以服用/施用“般遮伽维耶”(pañcagavya)而得清净。
Lord Agni (narrating dharma and expiation rules)
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Concept: Smṛti (mindful awareness) is integral to purity; lapses are corrected through time-bound restraint and prescribed purifiers.
Application: Adopt mindful hygiene during travel; if a lapse occurs, follow the stated expiatory timeline and purifier to regularize conduct.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Shauca-prayashchitta (Purification and expiation rules)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A traveler on a roadside urinates, then mistakenly drinks water; later he observes a day-night restraint and performs purification with pañcagavya prepared in a vessel.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: forest road with traveler and water pot; later a simple hut/courtyard with a brass vessel of pañcagavya; earthy tones, clear narrative panels.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central figure with kamaṇḍalu and a decorated bowl labeled pañcagavya; gold leaf on vessels; minimal background with stylized road motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: instructional sequence panel—roadside lapse, then ahorātra observance (sun-moon symbols), then pañcagavya purification; fine linework and clear ritual objects.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed landscape road scene with a traveler; subsequent indoor scene with attendants preparing a mixture in a porcelain-like bowl; delicate flora and architectural borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: व्रजन्वर्त्म → व्रजन् + वर्त्म; स्मृतिभ्रंशाज्जलं → स्मृतिभ्रंशात् + जलम्; अहोरात्रोषितो → अहोरात्र + उषितः
Related Themes: Agni Purana 170 (śauca-prāyaścitta rules)
FAQs
It prescribes a specific prayāścitta: if one carelessly drinks water after urination while on the road, purification is achieved by observing a day-and-night period and then applying/consuming pañcagavya.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana catalogs practical dharma topics—cleanliness (śauca), accidental impurity, and standardized expiations—functioning like a ritual-legal manual alongside its many other disciplines.
It frames inadvertent negligence (smṛtibhraṃśa) as correctable through regulated austerity and a purificatory rite, restoring ritual fitness and reducing the karmic fault of carelessness.