Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 48
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
समुद्रादिति सूक्तेन कामानाप्नोति पावकात् विश्वानर इति द्वाभ्यां य ऋग्भ्यां वह्निमर्हति
samudrāditi sūktena kāmānāpnoti pāvakāt viśvānara iti dvābhyāṃ ya ṛgbhyāṃ vahnimarhati
بتلاوة السُّوكتا التي تبتدئ بـ «samudrāt…» ينال المرءُ رغباته من بافاكا (أغني). وبتلاوة البيتين من الرِّغفيدا اللذين يبتدئان بـ «viśvānara…» يصير مستحقًّا لتلقّي (شعيرة) النار، أي صالحًا لعبادة أغني وإقامة قربان النار.
Lord Agni (Agni Purana’s primary narrator) to Sage Vasiṣṭha (traditional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Apply specific Ṛgvedic mantra-citations in Agni-related prayoga: recite the ‘samudrāt…’ sūkta for desired enjoyments through Pāvaka; recite the two ‘viśvānara…’ ṛks to gain eligibility/fitness for fire-rite and Agni worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Mantra-prayoga: ‘Samudrāt…’ Sūkta and ‘Viśvānara…’ Ṛks for Agni-siddhi","lookup_keywords":["samudrāt sūkta","Pāvaka","Viśvānara","ṛk-dvaya","agni-arha"],"quick_summary":"The text assigns outcomes to Vedic recitations: one hymn grants desired enjoyments via Agni (Pāvaka), and two Viśvānara verses confer ritual worthiness for fire worship and sacrifice."}
Concept: Mantra-japa/recitation as a means to both phala (desired results) and adhikāra (worthiness/fitness) for higher ritual engagement.
Application: Use mantra with correct source and intention: select authorized Vedic verses for specific aims, and cultivate purity/discipline to become ‘arha’ (fit) for Agni-upāsanā.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-prayoga (Vedic hymn applications for ritual and desired results)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Samanya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist recites Vedic verses before a bright sacrificial fire; Agni appears as Pāvaka and as Viśvānara, the universal fire, indicating both enjoyment-granting power and conferral of ritual worthiness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: blazing Agni with stylized tongues of flame, priest chanting with palm-leaf manuscript, subtle cosmic Viśvānara aura filling the background, traditional borders and deep reds/oranges","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Agni seated in flames with gold-leaf radiance, priest offering ghee while reciting, inscriptions of key mantra openings suggested as decorative script bands, opulent gold work and saturated colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clear homa setup—altar, ladle, ghee pot, priest in recitation posture; behind, a soft depiction of Viśvānara as an all-pervading glow, precise and didactic composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate yajña scene in a pavilion, detailed fire altar and utensils, scholar-priest reciting, ethereal overlay of cosmic fire suggesting Viśvānara, fine calligraphic cartouches"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समुद्रात्+इति → समुद्रादिति; कामान्+आप्नोति → कामानाप्नोति; वह्निम्+अर्हति → वह्निमर्हति.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 258 (mantra-prayoga within kr̥ṣi/pujā context); Agni Purana sections on homa and mantra-vidhi (general Agni-upāsanā material)
FAQs
It prescribes specific Ṛgvedic hymn-usages (sūkta/ṛk-prayoga): reciting the “samudrāt…” sūkta for fulfilling desires, and employing two “viśvānara…” ṛks to gain ritual eligibility/fitness for Agni (homa/Agni-upāsanā).
It functions like a compact ritual manual index—mapping particular Vedic hymn-openings to concrete outcomes (phala) and ritual qualifications (adhikāra), showing the text’s catalog-style coverage of mantra, rite, and result.
It frames mantra-recitation as a means to both attain legitimate worldly aims (kāma) through Agni and to cultivate ritual purity/qualification—becoming “worthy of Agni,” i.e., fit to approach sacred fire with proper merit.