Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 8
Chapter 246 — वास्तुलक्षणम्
Characteristics of Building-sites / Vāstu
पुष्पदन्तो ऽसुराश् चैव वरुणो यक्ष एव च सौम्ये भल्लाटसोमौ च अदितिर्धनदस् तथा
puṣpadanto 'surāś caiva varuṇo yakṣa eva ca saumye bhallāṭasomau ca aditirdhanadas tathā
بوṣپدنتا (Puṣpadanta)، والآسورا (Asuras) أيضًا، وڤارونا (Varuṇa) والياكشا (Yakṣa)؛ وكذلك ساوميا (Saumya)، وبھلّاطا (Bhallāṭa)، وسوما (Soma)؛ وعلى هذا النحو أديتي (Aditi) ودهَنَدَ (Dhanada، كوبيرا Kubera) أيضًا.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narration to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Vastu","practical_application":"Name-recollection (nāmānukīrtana) for invoking/acknowledging associated beings in quarter-guarding, nyāsa, and appeasement rites.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Devatā-gaṇa names: Puṣpadanta, Asura, Varuṇa, Yakṣa, Soma-group, Aditi, Dhanada","lookup_keywords":["Puṣpadanta","Yakṣa","Varuṇa","Aditi","Dhanada"],"quick_summary":"Provides an enumerative cluster of divine and semi-divine names useful for ritual recitation and for mapping beings to cosmological/ritual contexts."}
Khanda Section: Nāmānukīrtana / Devatā-gaṇa (Enumerative listing of divine and semi-divine beings)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A procession-like tableau of named beings: Varuṇa with water motifs, Kubera with treasure, Soma with lunar glow, Aditi as maternal cosmic figure, Yakṣas as guardians, arranged as a labeled pantheon list.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural pantheon panel, Varuṇa near stylized waves, Kubera with pot of jewels, Soma with cool halo, Aditi enthroned, flat iconic arrangement with Sanskrit name bands.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore multi-deity composition, gold-leaf ornaments, Kubera richly adorned, Varuṇa with makara emblem, Soma luminous, Aditi maternal, symmetrical shrine-like framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style catalog plate, each figure in a small framed vignette with clear labels, soft colors, didactic layout.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature court album page of mythic beings, fine detailing of textiles and attributes, marginal calligraphy naming Varuṇa, Kubera, Soma, Aditi, Yakṣas."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Resolved: puṣpadanto 'surāś→puṣpadantaḥ + asurāḥ; bhallāṭasomau treated as dvandva dual; aditirdhanadas→aditiḥ + dhanadaḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 246 (name-lists connected to dik/vāstu context)
FAQs
This verse functions as nāmānukīrtana—an enumerative recitation of divine and semi-divine beings—useful for identification, invocation, and contextual mapping of Puranic cosmology rather than prescribing a specific ritual act.
By compiling structured lists of deities/classes (Asuras, Yakṣas) and named figures (Varuṇa, Soma, Aditi, Kubera), the text acts like a reference index—one of the Agni Purana’s hallmark encyclopedic features.
Recitation and remembrance of sacred names is traditionally held to purify speech and attention, fostering devotion (smaraṇa) and aligning the practitioner with the wider sacred order described in the Purāṇas.