Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 41
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
देवताराधनं कृत्वा धनसम्पत्तिमिच्छति पुत्रानिच्छति राज्यञ्च श्रेयस्तस्यैव किं नृप
devatārādhanaṃ kṛtvā dhanasampattimicchati putrānicchati rājyañca śreyastasyaiva kiṃ nṛpa
بعد أداء عبادة الآلهة، يرغب المرء في المال والثراء؛ ويرغب في الأبناء وفي السيادة أيضًا—فأيُّ خيرٍ أسمى من ذلك، أيها الملك؟
Lord Agni (instructing a royal interlocutor—'nṛpa')
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Framing worship (devatārādhana) as a means to desired worldly outcomes—wealth, progeny, and rulership—useful for motivating householders and kings toward regular ritual observance and patronage.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Devatārādhana-phala (wealth, sons, sovereignty)","lookup_keywords":["devatārādhana","phala-śruti","dhana-sampatti","putra","rājya"],"quick_summary":"The verse states the commonly sought fruits of deity-worship: prosperity, offspring, and political power. It functions as a phala-śruti to encourage sustained devotional practice and royal support of ritual."}
Alamkara Type: Praśna (rhetorical question)
Concept: Kāmya-karma framing: worship as a dhārmic means to legitimate worldly aims (artha, putra, rājya).
Application: Use as a normative justification for household/royal pūjā, donations, and temple maintenance when seeking stability, lineage, and governance.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Devatārādhana / Phala-śruti and devotional outcomes)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: artha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king listens as a priest describes the fruits of deity-worship; a shrine with lamps, flowers, and offerings symbolizes prosperity, sons, and sovereignty.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, a crowned king seated respectfully before a Brahmin priest near a sanctum lamp, deity shrine in background, offerings of flowers and rice, serene didactic mood, traditional ornamentation","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on the deity shrine and royal ornaments, king receiving blessings, puja tray with lamps and flowers, rich reds and greens, frontal iconic composition","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, instructional puja setting with labeled ritual items (lamp, kalasha, flowers), king and priest in calm dialogue, soft pastel palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly interior with a small shrine niche, king in jama listening to a pandit, detailed textiles and carpets, subtle gestures indicating promised boons of wealth and heirs"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic-devotional","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धनसम्पत्तिमिच्छति = धनसम्पत्तिम् + इच्छति; पुत्रानिच्छति = पुत्रान् + इच्छति; राज्यञ्च = राज्यम् + च; तस्यैव = तस्य + एव.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Devatārādhana/Pūjā-vidhi sections (phala-śruti passages); Agni Purana: Dāna and rāja-dharma related chapters (where prosperity and sovereignty are linked to ritual merit)
FAQs
It states the phala (practical results) of devatārādhana—deity-worship is presented as a means to obtain prosperity (dhana-sampatti), offspring (putra), and political sovereignty (rājya).
Alongside ritual procedure, the text also records outcome-oriented religious logic (phala-shruti), linking worship to social aims like lineage, prosperity, and governance—showing how the Purana integrates devotion with worldly statecraft concerns.
It implies that sincere deity-propitiation generates auspicious merit (śreyas), yielding both spiritual welfare and legitimate worldly flourishing, especially relevant to a ruler’s duties and continuity.