Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 10
Chapter 164: नवग्रहहोमः
Navagraha Fire-Offering
गुडौदनं पायसं च हविष्यं क्षीरयष्टिकं दध्योदनं हविः पूपान् मांसं चित्रान्नमेव च
guḍaudanaṃ pāyasaṃ ca haviṣyaṃ kṣīrayaṣṭikaṃ dadhyodanaṃ haviḥ pūpān māṃsaṃ citrānnameva ca
أرزٌّ مُحلّى بالجاغري (jaggery)، وأرزٌّ بالحليب (pāyasa)، وطعام القُربان (havis)، ومُحضّراتٌ لبنية، وأرزٌّ ممزوجٌ باللبن الرائب، وقرابينُ من السمن المصفّى (ghee)، وكعكات (pūpa)، ولحم، وكذلك أطعمةٌ مُنوَّعة مُعَدّة—فهذه تُقدَّم قرابين.
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Specifies naivedya/havis items suitable for offering—guiding menu planning for pūjā, homa, and subsequent distribution as prasāda.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Naivedya and havis items for offering","lookup_keywords":["naivedya","guḍaudana","pāyasa","pūpa","māṃsa","citrānna"],"quick_summary":"Lists acceptable offerings ranging from sweet rice and milk dishes to cakes, ghee-havis, meat, and assorted foods—supporting ritual appropriateness and completeness."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Īśvara-arpana through anna (food) sanctifies livelihood and transforms consumption into yajña (offering-first ethic).
Application: Prepare naivedya according to deity/vrata custom; keep separate vessels for offering; offer with cleanliness and then distribute as prasāda.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Naivedya-nivedana (Ritual offerings and food oblations)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A spread of ritual foods—jaggery rice, pāyasa, milk sweets, curd-rice, ghee oblations, cakes, meat dish, and assorted rice preparations—arranged before a deity or homa fire for offering.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, offering table with banana leaves and brass vessels, stylized heaps of guḍaudana and citrānna, white pāyasa in bowls, ghee lamp glow, priest presenting naivedya before sanctum","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, deity niche with gold halo, elaborate naivedya platter with gold highlights, rich textiles, ornate vessels, emphasis on abundance and sacred presentation","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional layout of different naivedya items labeled, soft colors, detailed vessels, priest performing nivedana mudrā","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, royal kitchen-to-altar procession, attendants carrying trays of sweets and dishes, fine detail on food textures, architectural shrine backdrop"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional-offering","suggested_raga":"Bhoopali","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुडौदनम् = गुड + ओदनम्; दध्योदनम् = दधि + ओदनम्; चित्रान्नम् = चित्र + अन्नम्; एव च separate (no sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Naivedya-nivedana and bali sections (contextual); Agni Purana: Dāna and brāhmaṇa-bhojana passages following (164.11 context)
FAQs
It enumerates acceptable naivedya and havis items—specific cooked foods and oblations (including ghee and cakes) suitable for worship and fire-offering contexts.
By cataloging practical ritual details—what foods are sanctioned as offerings—it functions like a liturgical manual alongside the text’s many other domains (rites, dharma, arts, and sciences).
Offering prescribed naivedya/havis is treated as a regulated act of devotion that purifies the worshipper and supports merit (puṇya) through correct ritual observance.