Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 17
Chapter 35: पवित्राधिवासनादिविधिः
Method of Consecrating the Pavitra and Related Rites
पञ्चगव्यञ्चरुन्दन्तकाष्ठञ्चैव क्रमाद्भवेत् पुराणश्रवणं स्तोत्रं पठन् जागरणं निशि
pañcagavyañcarundantakāṣṭhañcaiva kramādbhavet purāṇaśravaṇaṃ stotraṃ paṭhan jāgaraṇaṃ niśi
وبحسب الترتيب، يُستعمل pañcagavya (الخمسة المأخوذة من البقرة)، وقربان الـcaru الطقسي، وعُود تنظيف الأسنان. وفي الليل تُقام السَّهرة التعبدية، بالاستماع إلى تلاوة البورانا وإنشاد الأستوترا (stotra).
Lord Agni (instructional narration within the Agni Purana)
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Concept: Vrata is sustained by śauca (purity), yajña-like offering (caru), and bhakti practices (śravaṇa, stotra) through night vigilance.
Application: Structure observance: purify (pañcagavya), offer (caru), keep bodily discipline (dantakāṣṭha), and keep mind awake through sacred recitation and listening.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vrata & Upavasa / ritual observances)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vrata-night scene: devotee purified with pañcagavya, caru offering prepared near a small fire/altar, tooth-stick set aside, and a night vigil with a reciter reading Purāṇa while others chant stotras by lamp-light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, warm lamp-lit night, devotees seated in a temple corridor, one reciter holding palm-leaf manuscript, others chanting, small vessel labeled pañcagavya, caru offering bowl near altar, calm devotional ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold lamps and haloed deity, devotee offering caru, pañcagavya vessel on ornate stand, group singing stotra, rich textiles, night vigil setting with deep blues and gold","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional layout: pañcagavya container, caru bowl, dantakāṣṭha, and a seated reader reciting Purāṇa; devotees chanting through the night, neat composition for didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature night assembly, detailed rugs and lamps, a storyteller reading from a manuscript, attendants chanting, small bowls for caru and pañcagavya, refined architectural interior"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चगव्यञ्च = पञ्चगव्यम् + च; दन्तकाष्ठञ्चैव = दन्तकाष्ठम् + च + एव; क्रमाद्भवेत् = क्रमात् + भवेत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 35 (vrata/upavāsa and pūjā-vidhi context)
FAQs
It prescribes a vrata-style ritual sequence: purification with pañcagavya, performance of a caru oblation, ritual dental cleansing with a dantakāṣṭha, and maintaining night-long vigil through Purāṇa-hearing and stotra-chanting.
It blends practical ritual hygiene (dantakāṣṭha), sacrificial procedure (caru), purification science (pañcagavya), and devotional liturgy (Purāṇa-śravaṇa, stotra, jāgaraṇa), illustrating the text’s coverage of both rite and daily religious discipline.
The verse frames bodily purification and disciplined night vigil with sacred listening/chanting as merit-producing observance—supporting ritual purity, steadiness of mind, and devotional accumulation of puṇya through śravaṇa and stotra.