Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 31
Chapter 40 — भूपरिग्रहो नाम
Bhū-parigraha) / अर्घ्यदानविधानम् (Arghya-dāna-vidhāna
पिलिपिच्छमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः महीधरं वास्तुमयमिति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः पुरुषाधिष्ठितं शल्यमिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः अस्थिशल्ये विद्यते वै भित्तिर्वै गृहिणो ऽसुखं यन्नामशब्दं शृणुयात्तत्र शल्यं तदुद्भवं
pilipicchamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ mahīdharaṃ vāstumayamiti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ puruṣādhiṣṭhitaṃ śalyamiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ asthiśalye vidyate vai bhittirvai gṛhiṇo 'sukhaṃ yannāmaśabdaṃ śṛṇuyāttatra śalyaṃ tadudbhavaṃ
في حالة «أَسْثي-شَلْيَة» (عائقٌ أو جسمٌ غريبٌ خفيّ يشبه العظم) يقع اضطرابٌ في الجدار حقًّا، ويقع على ربّ البيت ضيقٌ وعدمُ راحة. وأيُّ اسمٍ أو صوتٍ يُسمَع على جهة الفأل، فهناك يُفهَم أنّ «الشَلْيَة» (العائق الخفي) قد نشأ من المصدر الذي يدلّ عليه ذلك الفأل.
Lord Agni (Agni Purana’s narrator) instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha (standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Diagnosing and remedying śalya-doṣa (hidden obstructions/impurities) in a dwelling by correlating observed wall-disturbance and ominous sounds/names to the likely buried cause, guiding excavation and pacification rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Asthi-śalya: Wall disturbance and omen-based indication of hidden obstruction","lookup_keywords":["asthi-śalya","śalya-doṣa","bhitti-doṣa","nimitta-śabda","gṛha-doṣa"],"quick_summary":"Bone-like śalya in a site is said to cause wall disturbance and the householder’s discomfort. Ominous names/sounds heard are treated as nimitta indicating the source/nature of the hidden śalya to be located and addressed."}
Concept: Nimitta (omens) as diagnostic indicators for unseen causes (adṛṣṭa/gupta-doṣa) affecting lived wellbeing.
Application: Use observed effects (wall trouble, household unease) plus nimitta-śabda to localize and interpret the hidden defect before corrective action.
Khanda Section: Vāstu-śāstra (Defects/Śalya-doṣa and their effects in a dwelling)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A house wall showing cracks/disturbance while a vāstu-expert listens to an ominous utterance and marks the spot on the floor for locating a buried bone-like obstruction (śalya).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and ochres, a vāstu-ācārya with palm-leaf notes indicating a spot inside a traditional house, subtle depiction of a disturbed wall, ritual calm yet ominous atmosphere.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style with gold highlights, interior of a house with a cracked wall, a priestly vāstu-expert pointing to the floor where an omen-sound was heard, ornate borders, symbolic śalya beneath the ground.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, clean linework, instructional composition: wall defect on one side, listener/ācārya at center, marked excavation point on the floor, labels implied for ‘bhitti’ and ‘śalya’.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic interior, a learned expert consulting notes while attendants react to an ominous word, the floor subtly cross-sectioned to hint at a buried bone-like object, fine architectural detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गृहिणो ऽसुखम् → गृहिणः असुखम्; यन्नामशब्दं → यत् नाम-शब्दम्; शृणुयात्तत्र → शृणुयात् तत्र; तदुद्भवं → तत्-उद्भवम्. प्रारम्भे पाठान्तर-सूचनाः (पिलिपिच्छम्/महीधरं/वास्तुमयम्/पुरुषाधिष्ठितम्) मुख्य श्लोक-वाक्ये न समाविष्टाः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana Vāstu-śāstra sections on śalya-doṣa and bhūmi-parīkṣā (site examination); Agni Purana chapters on Vāstu-pūjā/śānti connected to construction rites
FAQs
Vāstu-vidyā: it describes the effects of an “asthi-śalya” (a hidden obstructive defect) on the house—especially wall-related disturbance—and teaches omen-based inference (hearing a specific name/sound) to identify the śalya’s indicated origin.
It preserves applied architectural diagnostics—linking structural trouble (bhitti) and domestic suffering (gṛhiṇo ’sukham) to unseen site-defects (śalya) and omen-reading—showing the Purana’s coverage beyond theology into technical Vāstu practice.
By identifying and addressing Vāstu-doṣas like śalya, the householder reduces inauspicious influences thought to manifest as distress, restoring harmony (śānti) in the dwelling and supporting orderly dharmic household life.