Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 25
Utpāta-śānti
Pacification of Portents
होमः प्रसूतिवैकृत्ये जपो विप्रादिपूजनं यानि यानान्ययुक्तानि युक्तानि न वहन्ति च
homaḥ prasūtivaikṛtye japo viprādipūjanaṃ yāni yānānyayuktāni yuktāni na vahanti ca
إذا حدثت مضاعفات أو شذوذ في الولادة، فليُقم الهُوما (قربان النار)، وليُداوم على الجَبا (تلاوة المانترا)، وليُكرِّم البراهمة وسائر المستحقين للتبجيل. وكذلك فإن المركبات غير المُحكَمة التركيب لا تحمل الحمل، ولو أُحكِم تركيبها بعد ذلك.
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Obstetric crisis-management by combining ritual appeasement (homa, japa, vipra-pujana) with the practical principle that proper preparation/fit is essential for safe delivery outcomes.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Prasūti-vaikṛtya śānti: homa–japa–vipra-pūjana and the ‘proper fitting’ maxim","lookup_keywords":["prasūti-vaikṛtya","garbhiṇī-roga","homa","japa","vipra-pūjana"],"quick_summary":"For childbirth abnormalities, the text prescribes homa, mantra-japa, and honoring Brahmins/elders as remedial rites. It adds a practical maxim: what is improperly prepared cannot bear its function even if adjusted later—urging timely, correct measures."}
Alamkara Type: Dṛṣṭānta (illustrative maxim)
Concept: Timely right means (upāya) and proper preparation are essential; ritual and ethical support function as protective sādhanā in liminal life-events.
Application: Apply ‘do it correctly at the outset’ to medical/ritual protocols; mobilize community support and disciplined recitation during high-risk childbirth.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Garbhini-roga & Prasuti-vikara: obstetrics and childbirth disorders; remedial rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A birthing chamber with attendants; a nearby sacred fire altar where a priest performs homa while another recites japa; elders/Brahmins being honored with offerings; a symbolic cart/vehicle shown improperly fitted to illustrate the maxim.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, warm earthy palette, stylized figures: a prasūti scene with a small homa-kuṇḍa, priest offering ghee, women attendants, auspicious motifs, didactic inset of a misfitted cart wheel.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf: central homa altar and priest, mother protected by divine aura, ornate lamps and vessels, gold-highlighted offerings, small vignette of a cart with loose yoke as moral symbol.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework: instructional composition showing steps—homa, japa beads, honoring Brahmins with dakṣiṇā—plus a labeled diagram-like cart/yoke ‘proper fit’ metaphor.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior: birthing room and adjacent courtyard homa, attendants in patterned textiles, priest with ladle, elders receiving gifts; marginal illustration of a cart with misaligned harness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यानान्ययुक्तानि = यानानि + अयुक्तानि (स्वर-सन्धिः: इ + अ → य).
Related Themes: Agni Purana—Ayurveda sections on garbhiṇī-paricaryā and prasūti-vidhi (same khanda context); Agni Purana—Śānti/Prāyaścitta style remedies in allied chapters
FAQs
It prescribes remedial measures for difficult or abnormal childbirth: perform homa, do mantra-japa, and honor Brahmins/elders as a śānti-prayoga (pacificatory rite) alongside practical care.
It blends Ayurvedic-obstetric concern (prasūti-vaikṛtya) with ritual therapeutics (homa, japa, vipra-pūjā), showing how the Agni Purāṇa integrates medicine, dharma, and applied religious rites in a single instructional stream.
Homa and japa are presented as purificatory and obstacle-removing acts, while vipra-pūjā supports auspiciousness and merit (puṇya), aiming to pacify adverse influences believed to affect childbirth outcomes.