Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 32
Chapter 371 — Yama-Niyama and Praṇava-Upāsanā (Oṅkāra) as Brahma-vidyā
जुहुयाच्च तिलाज्यादि सर्वं सम्पद्यते नरे यस्तु द्वादशसाहस्रं जपमन्वहमाचरेत्
juhuyācca tilājyādi sarvaṃ sampadyate nare yastu dvādaśasāhasraṃ japamanvahamācaret
وكذلك ينبغي أن يُقدَّم في نار الهومة (homa) السمسمُ والسمنُ المصفّى (ghee) وما شابه؛ فإن كل الأمور تتمّ وتتحقق لمن يواظب يومًا بعد يوم على جَپَا مقدارها اثنا عشر ألف تكرار.
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Establish a daily regimen combining homa offerings (tila, ghee, etc.) with a fixed-count japa (12,000) to secure siddhi in undertakings.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Tila-ājya Homa with Daily Dvādaśa-sāhasra Japa","lookup_keywords":["homa","tila","ajya","dvadasa-sahasra japa","daily sadhana"],"quick_summary":"Offer sesame and ghee into fire and maintain a daily discipline of 12,000 japa; such steadiness is said to bring comprehensive success in aims."}
Concept: Nitya-abhyāsa (daily repetition) plus yajña-action (homa) yields sampatti/siddhi.
Application: Set a sustainable daily count and homa schedule; treat consistency as the core ‘multiplier’ of results.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Japa-Homa-Vidhi (Ritual Discipline and Mantra Practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa altar with blazing fire; the practitioner offers sesame and ghee while keeping a mala and a tally for 12,000 daily recitations.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized flames in the homa-kuṇḍa, priestly figure pouring ājya with a sruk, sesame bowl nearby, calm focused face, temple-lamp glow and traditional ornamented borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central homa fire with gold highlights, ritual vessels (sruk, sruva, pātra) richly decorated, practitioner with mala, embossed aureole effect around the flame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: homa-kuṇḍa geometry, labeled offerings (tila, ājya), practitioner counting japa with mālā, neat composition for instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate indoor yajña scene, fine textures of sesame seeds and ghee ladle, manuscript and rosary on a carpet, delicate flame rendering and patterned margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-focused","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: juhuyācca → juhuyāt | ca. dvādaśasāhasraṃ → dvādaśa-sāhasram (dvigu). japamanvahamācaret → japam | anu-aham | ācaret.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 371 (japa-homa discipline); Agni Purana ritual chapters on homa-dravya and saṅkhyā-niyama
FAQs
It prescribes a combined discipline of homa (offerings such as sesame and ghee) and daily japa, specifying a technical count—12,000 repetitions per day—as a complete sādhana regimen.
Alongside theology and narratives, the Agni Purana functions as a practical ritual handbook; this verse is a concise procedural rule (dravyas for homa + daily japa-saṅkhyā) typical of its wide-ranging, instructional scope.
It asserts siddhi/fulfillment of aims (sarva-sampatti) through sustained daily japa supported by purificatory fire-offerings, emphasizing regularity (anvaham) as the source of merit and accomplishment.