Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 33
Chapter 24 — कुण्डनिर्माणादिविधिः
Procedure for Constructing the Fire-pit and Related Rites
गर्भादानन्तु प्रथमं ततः पुंसवनं स्मृतम् सीमन्तोन्नयनं जातकर्म नामान्नप्राशनम्
garbhādānantu prathamaṃ tataḥ puṃsavanaṃ smṛtam sīmantonnayanaṃ jātakarma nāmānnaprāśanam
প্ৰথমে গৰ্ভাধান সংস্কাৰ; তাৰ পিছত পুংসৱন বুলি স্মৃত। তাৰপিছত সীমন্তোন্নয়ন; তাৰ পাছত জাতকৰ্ম, নামকৰণ আৰু অন্নপ্ৰাশন (প্ৰথম ঘন আহাৰ)।
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Householder planning of prenatal and early-childhood saṃskāras in correct sequence for social-religious legitimacy and family dharma.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Ṣaṭ-prāgjanma-bālya-saṃskāra-krama (Garbhādhāna to Annaprāśana)","lookup_keywords":["garbhādhāna","puṃsavana","sīmantonnayana","jātakarman","annaprāśana"],"quick_summary":"Gives the canonical order of key prenatal and early childhood saṃskāras. Useful as a checklist for gṛhastha ritual scheduling and priestly procedure."}
Concept: Saṃskāra as dhārmic refinement of life-stages (āśrama-centered gṛhastha duty).
Application: Treat life-cycle rites as structured obligations; maintain continuity of lineage-dharma and social eligibility.
Khanda Section: Samskara-vidhi (Garbha to Childhood Rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequential tableau of household rites: conception rite, pregnancy blessings, parting of hair ceremony, newborn jātakarman, name-giving, and first solid feeding with elders and priest.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, gṛhastha couple with purohita performing garbhādhāna and later annaprāśana, stylized lamps, banana leaves, sacred fire motifs, flat iconic figures, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights, central family with priest, small vignettes around showing puṃsavana, sīmantonnayana, jātakarman, nāmakaraṇa, annaprāśana, rich textiles, temple-like arch framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework, instructional panel layout with labeled mini-scenes of each saṃskāra, calm domestic interior, ritual vessels, fire altar, soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic courtyard, multiple registers depicting each rite, fine textiles and utensils, attentive women’s quarters for sīmantonnayana, precise facial expressions, naturalistic architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गर्भादानन्तु = गर्भादानम् + तु; विष्णोर्वह्निन्तु (in later verse) similar sandhi pattern. नामान्नप्राशनम् interpreted as नाम + अन्नप्राशनम् (list of saṃskāras).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Saṃskāra-vidhi sections on individual rites (garbhādhāna, puṃsavana, sīmantonnayana, jātakarman, nāmakaraṇa, annaprāśana)
FAQs
It imparts Saṃskāra-vidhi in the form of an ordered list of key gṛhya (domestic) life-cycle rites from conception through early childhood: Garbhādhāna, Puṃsavana, Sīmantonnayana, Jātakarman, Nāmakaraṇa, and Annaprāśana.
By cataloging standardized dharma-ritual procedures (saṃskāras), it shows the Agni Purāṇa functioning as a compendium that preserves practical household religion alongside its many other disciplines (ritual, polity, medicine, poetics, etc.).
These saṃskāras are purificatory rites that sanctify major transitions (conception, pregnancy, birth, naming, first food), aiming to protect mother and child, align the family with dharma, and accrue merit through properly performed rites.