Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 7
Pañcāṅga-Rudra-vidhāna
The Fivefold Rudra Rite
आशुरिन्त्रो द्वादशानां छन्दस्त्रिष्टुवुदाहृतं ऋषिः प्रोक्तः प्रतिरथः सूक्ते सप्तदशार्चके
āśurintro dvādaśānāṃ chandastriṣṭuvudāhṛtaṃ ṛṣiḥ proktaḥ pratirathaḥ sūkte saptadaśārcake
بالنسبة للأبيات الاثنتي عشرة، تُذكر الألوهة الحاكمة بأنها إندرا؛ ويُعلن الوزن (تشاندس) أنه تريشْتوب (Triṣṭubh)؛ ويُقال إن الرِّشي هو براتيراثا—وذلك في النشيد المؤلف من سبعة عشر بيتًا.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in an encyclopedic, index-like register of Vedic/prosodic details)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Chandas & Vedic Hymn-Index (Sukta-Anukramanika / Prosody)","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Used in Vedic anukramaṇī-style indexing to correctly assign ṛṣi–devatā–chandas for a sūkta before recitation, viniyoga, or ritual employment.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Sūkta-anukramaṇī triad: Indra–Triṣṭubh–Pratiratha (17-ṛc hymn)","lookup_keywords":["Indra devatā","Triṣṭubh chandas","Pratiratha ṛṣi","saptadaśārca sūkta","anukramaṇī"],"quick_summary":"This verse gives the standard anukramaṇī triad (deity, meter, seer) for a specified hymn: Indra as devatā, Triṣṭubh as chandas, and Pratiratha as ṛṣi, within a 17-verse sūkta."}
Concept: Correct mantra-knowledge requires knowing ṛṣi, devatā, and chandas as part of Vedic discipline.
Application: Before japa/adhyāya/karma, confirm the hymn’s triad to avoid prayoga-doṣa (procedural error) and to preserve śruti-krama.
Khanda Section: Chandas & Vedic Hymn-Index (Sukta-Anukramanika / Prosody)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Vedic teacher points to a palm-leaf index listing ṛṣi–devatā–chandas for a 17-verse hymn, with Indra indicated as deity and Triṣṭubh as meter.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, guru in white dhoti teaching disciples, palm-leaf manuscript showing ‘Indra–Triṣṭubh–Pratiratha’, muted earth pigments, sacred classroom ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate manuscript stand, stylized Indra emblem (vajra) as devatā marker, gold-leaf highlights on manuscript borders, devotional scholastic scene","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine-line instructional tableau of chandas chart, teacher indicating Triṣṭubh columns, soft pastel palette, scholarly calm","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly scribe and pandit annotating a hymn index, detailed calligraphy panels naming ṛṣi/devatā/chandas, delicate architectural interior"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आशुरिन्त्रो = आशुरि + इन्द्रः (इ + इ → इ); छन्दस्त्रिष्टुवुदाहृतं = छन्दः + त्रिष्टुप् + उदाहृतम् (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि); सप्तदशार्चके = सप्तदश + अर्चके (अ + अ → आ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 295 (Chandas/Anukramaṇī section); Agni Purana chandas-nirūpaṇa passages nearby (meter lists and viniyoga notes)
FAQs
It gives an anukramaṇī-style identification for a hymn-section: the presiding deity (Indra), the metre (Triṣṭubh), the seer (Pratiratha), and the hymn’s verse-count (seventeen), which is used to ensure correct Vedic recitation and textual cataloguing.
Beyond myths and rituals, the Agni Purana also preserves technical reference material—here, a structured prosody-and-hymn index (ṛṣi–devatā–chandas–ṛc-saṅkhyā), functioning like a compact handbook for Vedic hymn classification.
Correct attribution of deity, metre, and seer supports accurate chanting; in traditional practice, accuracy in mantra/ṛc recitation is linked with preserving śruti integrity and obtaining the intended ritual and devotional फल (spiritual efficacy).