Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 12
Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhāna
The Procedure for Installing the Pavitra
वह्नौ हुत्वाग्निवर्तिभ्यो विष्ण्वादिभ्यः पवित्रकम् प्रार्च्य पूर्णाहुतिं दद्यात् प्रायश्चित्ताय मूलतः
vahnau hutvāgnivartibhyo viṣṇvādibhyaḥ pavitrakam prārcya pūrṇāhutiṃ dadyāt prāyaścittāya mūlataḥ
অগ্নিত আহুতি দি, অগ্নিবর্তী দেৱতা আৰু বিষ্ণু আদি দেৱতাসকলক পৱিত্ৰকেৰে বিধিপূৰ্বক অৰ্চনা কৰিব; তাৰ পাছত মূলত প্ৰায়শ্চিত্তাৰ্থে পূৰ্ণাহুতি দিব।
Lord Agni (teaching ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Prāyaścitta-oriented homa: offer into fire, worship Agni’s associated deities (agni-vartin/retinue) and Viṣṇu with pavitraka, then perform pūrṇāhuti as the culminating expiatory completion.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Prāyaścitta-homa with pavitraka and pūrṇāhuti","lookup_keywords":["prāyaścitta","homa","pūrṇāhuti","agni-vartin","viṣṇu"],"quick_summary":"For expiation and closure, perform homa, honor the fire-path deities and Viṣṇu with pavitraka, and seal the rite with a complete final oblation (pūrṇāhuti)."}
Concept: Prāyaścitta restores ritual and moral order; pūrṇāhuti signifies saṃpūrṇatā (completion) and reconciliation of doṣa.
Application: When a pūjā/homa is interrupted or errors occur, conclude with prescribed expiatory steps and a proper pūrṇāhuti rather than leaving the rite ‘open’.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Prāyaścitta and Homa Procedures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhaya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa in progress: flames rising from a square fire altar, offerings being poured, invocation of Agni’s retinue and Viṣṇu, followed by the solemn final pūrṇāhuti for expiation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, square homa-kuṇḍa with stylized flames, priest offering ghee with ladle, small symbolic figures for Agni’s attendants and Viṣṇu, smoky sacred ambience, emphasis on purification","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, brilliant gold flames and altar borders, priest performing pūrṇāhuti with ornate vessels, Viṣṇu icon nearby, rich reds and gold, ceremonial completion mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear depiction of homa implements (sruk, sruva, ājya-pātra), step labeled ‘pūrṇāhuti’, calm instructional layout around the fire altar","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed fire ritual scene in a pavilion, attendants holding vessels, flames rendered delicately, Vishnu emblem/banner present, concluding offering moment captured"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: hutvāgnivartibhyo = hutvā + agnivartibhyaḥ; viṣṇvādibhyaḥ = viṣṇu-ādibhyaḥ; pūrṇāhutiṃ = pūrṇa-āhutim.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 36 (homa and prāyaścitta closures; pūrṇāhuti rules)
FAQs
It prescribes an expiatory homa sequence: offer into the fire, worship Agni’s associated powers and Viṣṇu with a pavitraka-based purification, and conclude with the pūrṇāhuti as the decisive expiatory act.
It functions as a compact ritual manual entry—codifying practical homa steps, deity-invocation order, and the technical role of pūrṇāhuti—showing the text’s breadth beyond myth into procedural liturgy.
The verse frames pūrṇāhuti, preceded by worship and purification, as a root-level expiation (prāyaścitta) intended to cleanse ritual fault and restore spiritual purity and merit.