Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 74
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
शिवसंकल्पजापेन समाधिं मनसो लभेत् पञ्चनद्यः पञ्चलक्षं हुत्वा लक्ष्मीमवाप्नुयात्
śivasaṃkalpajāpena samādhiṃ manaso labhet pañcanadyaḥ pañcalakṣaṃ hutvā lakṣmīmavāpnuyāt
بتكرار الجَپا (japa) لـ «Śiva-saṅkalpa»، أي العزم/المانترا المتوجّه إلى شيفا، ينال المرءُ سمادهي الذهن. وبإقامة خمسمائة ألف قربانٍ ناريّ في طقس «الأنهار الخمسة»، ينال لاكشمي (Lakṣmī): الرخاء والحظّ السعيد.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, traditional Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Japa for mental steadiness (samādhi) and large-count homa for prosperity (Lakṣmī), including a named rite ‘five rivers’ as a structured offering practice.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Śiva-saṅkalpa Japa for Samādhi; Pañcanadī Homa for Lakṣmī","lookup_keywords":["śiva-saṅkalpa japa","samādhi","pañcanadī homa","pañcalakṣa huti","lakṣmī-phala"],"quick_summary":"Links mantra-japa to mental absorption and prescribes a high-count pañcalakṣa homa in the ‘five rivers’ rite to obtain prosperity/fortune."}
Concept: Twofold fruit: citta-ekāgratā (samādhi) through saṅkalpa-japa, and śrī (prosperity) through disciplined homa with large counts.
Application: Adopt japa as daily mental training; undertake large homa only with ethical intent, proper means, and sustained discipline.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi & Japa–Homa Phala (Mantra practice and fire-offering results)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: River
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meditator performs Śiva-saṅkalpa japa in calm focus; separately, a grand homa by a riverbank (or symbolic pañcanadī setup) with many offerings aimed at invoking Lakṣmī.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, serene yogin with japa-mālā under a stylized Śiva emblem, second panel: riverside yajña with five flowing streams motif, Lakṣmī appearing as auspicious presence, rich flat colors","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central Lakṣmī icon with gold halo as phala, foreground homa altar with gold vessels, side vignette of meditator in samādhi, ornate borders and floral motifs","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear two-scene instructional diptych: japa posture and breath calm; homa layout with five-river symbolism (five water pots/streams), precise utensils and counts indicated","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, tranquil garden-riverside setting, ascetic reciting softly, nearby elaborate fire ritual with attendants, delicate rendering of water, flames, and textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लक्ष्मीमवाप्नुयात् → लक्ष्मीम् + अवाप्नुयात्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana mantra-japa/homa phala sections; prosperity rites and śrī-upāsanā passages elsewhere in the Purana
FAQs
It prescribes two applied disciplines: (1) Śiva-saṅkalpa japa as a method for attaining mental samādhi, and (2) a large-count homa (500,000 oblations) associated with the ‘five rivers’ rite to obtain Lakṣmī (prosperity).
It exemplifies the Agni Purāṇa’s practical cataloging of sādhanā: pairing mantra-recitation (japa), meditative attainment (samādhi), and quantified fire-ritual performance (homa with stated counts) with specific results (phala), reflecting its handbook-like coverage of ritual technology.
The verse links disciplined repetition and sacrificial offering to both inner attainment (samādhi—purification and steadiness of mind) and outer auspiciousness (Lakṣmī—merit-bearing prosperity), presenting them as karmically efficacious outcomes of regulated practice.