Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 26
Chapter 41 — शिलाविन्यासविधानं
The Procedure for Laying the Stones / Foundation Setting
सुभगे सुप्रभे भद्रे गृहे काश्यपि रम्यतां पूजिते परमाश् चर्ये गन्धमाल्यैर् अलङ्कृते
subhage suprabhe bhadre gṛhe kāśyapi ramyatāṃ pūjite paramāś carye gandhamālyair alaṅkṛte
হে সুভগে, হে সুপ্ৰভে, হে ভদ্ৰে (গৃহদেৱী), হে কাশ্যপী—এই গৃহত ৰম্যভাৱে বাস কৰা। পূজিত, পৰম আশ্চৰ্যময়, সুগন্ধ আৰু মালাৰে অলংকৃত (এই গৃহত) প্ৰসন্ন থাকা।
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, presenting a ritual invocation)
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Alamkara Type: Anuprasa
Concept: Grihastha-dharma: maintaining auspiciousness through regular worship and honoring the household divinity.
Application: Establish a clean puja-sthana; offer gandha and malya as daily/occasional upacharas to stabilize prosperity and harmony.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Griha-devata / Devata-stuti and consecrated household worship)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Shringara
Type: Sacred space (domestic)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: paramāś carye → paramāścarye (sandhi: ā + ā → ā; internal compound); gandhamālyair → gandha-mālyaiḥ (visarga/r sandhi in IAST); verse uses multiple vocatives addressing the goddess; ramyatām governs implied ‘she’.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 41 (Griha-devata, puja-upachara, stuti)
FAQs
It gives an invocation formula used in household worship: respectfully inviting an auspicious household deity (addressed as Kāśyapī) to delight in the home after it has been worshipfully prepared and decorated with fragrance and garlands.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical liturgical procedure—how to sanctify domestic space through praise, invitation, and ritual adornment (gandha-mālya), reflecting its wide coverage of ritual, Vastu-like domestic concerns, and mantra usage.
Inviting the auspicious presence to reside happily in the home signifies consecration and protection; worship done with purity and offerings (fragrance, garlands) is framed as generating auspiciousness (bhadra) and stabilizing благополучие/śubha-karman in household life.