Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 2
Chapter 264 — Dikpālādi-snāna
Bathing rites for the Dikpālas and associated deities
सौरभेया इति क , घ , छ , ञ च पुष्पराशय इति ज , ट च देवालये ज्वरार्त्यादौ विनायकग्रहार्दिते विद्यार्थिनो ह्रदे गेहे जयकामस्य तीर्थके
saurabheyā iti ka , gha , cha , ña ca puṣparāśaya iti ja , ṭa ca devālaye jvarārtyādau vināyakagrahārdite vidyārthino hrade gehe jayakāmasya tīrthake
«سورابهيّا» هو اسمُ المجموعة لما يبدأ بالمقاطع ka وgha وcha وña؛ و«بوشباراشايا» هو اسمُ المجموعة لما يبدأ بـ ja وṭa. (ويُستعمل ذلك) في المعبد؛ وعند الحُمّى وسائر العلل؛ لمن ابتُلي بفينايَكا-غراها؛ وللطالب؛ عند البحيرة؛ في البيت؛ لمن يطلب الظفر؛ وعند المَعبر المقدّس (tīrtha).
Lord Agni (in dialogue framework, teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Nāma-śānti/mantra-prayoga using syllable-groups (‘Saurabheyā’, ‘Puṣparāśaya’) applied for specific contexts: temple rites, fever/afflictions, Vināyaka-graha trouble, students, lake/house settings, victory-seeking, and tīrtha occasions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Syllable-groups for śānti: Saurabheyā (ka gha cha ña) and Puṣparāśaya (ja ṭa) applications","lookup_keywords":["Saurabheyā","Puṣparāśaya","Vināyaka-graha","jvara","nāma-śānti"],"quick_summary":"Defines two bīja/name-groups by starting syllables and lists where to deploy them—especially for graha-related affliction, illness like fever, student welfare, victory rites, and sacred/household locations."}
Concept: Applied sacred phonetics: mapping syllable-classes to named mantra-groups for targeted śānti outcomes across places and life-situations.
Application: Use context-appropriate mantra sets (by syllable classification) for remedial rites—especially when interpreting affliction as graha/vighna influence.
Khanda Section: Jyotiṣa & Śakuna-Śānti (Graha-doṣa remedies; Nāma-śānti / mantra-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual specialist applies named syllable-groups for pacification: in a temple for affliction, for a fevered person, for one troubled by Vināyaka-graha, for a student, and for victory at a tīrtha—showing different venues (lake, house, shrine).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, split-panel narrative: temple śānti rite, fever patient attended, student receiving blessing near a lake, victory-seeker at a tīrtha; stylized Sanskrit syllables ka gha cha ña and ja ṭa integrated as decorative script bands","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Vināyaka-graha śānti scene with priest and offerings, gold foil on temple lamp and ornaments; side vignettes of student and fever relief, syllable-groups inscribed in ornate cartouches","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional chart-like composition: two labeled groups ‘Saurabheyā’ and ‘Puṣparāśaya’ with their syllables, and small icons for each application context (temple, fever, Vināyaka, student, lake, house, victory, tīrtha)","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, multiple small scenes in one page: shrine interior, domestic room, lakeside, and river ford; fine calligraphy panels showing ka gha cha ña and ja ṭa; courtly figure seeking victory blessing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: devālaye → deva-ālaye; jvarārtyādau → jvara-ārti-ādau; vināyakagrahārdite → vināyaka-graha-ardite.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 264 (Dikpāla-ādi snāna and śānti context); Agni Purana 263.27 (Saurabheya-related invocation motif in domestic offering)
FAQs
It gives a technical onomastic (name/initial-letter) classification—mapping specific initial syllables to named groups (e.g., ‘Saurabheyā’, ‘Puṣparāśaya’)—and states the practical contexts where these group-designations are to be used for śānti/prayoga (temple, illness like fever, Vināyaka-graha affliction, student welfare, home, victory rites, and at tīrthas).
Beyond mythology, it preserves applied ritual-technology: alphabet-based categorization used in rites and remedial procedures (graha-śānti, disease-affliction contexts, situational ritual settings like temple/home/tīrtha), showing the Agni Purana’s compendium style across mantra-prayoga, śakuna, and pragmatic religious life.
It frames specific remedial applications meant to reduce affliction (roga and graha-doṣa), stabilize auspicious conditions for learning and victory, and align the practitioner with sacred spaces (devālaya, tīrtha), implying purification and protection through correctly matched ritual designations.