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
দেৱতাৰ আৰাধনা কৰি মানুহে ধন-সম্পত্তি কামনা কৰে; পুত্ৰ আৰু ৰাজ্যও বিচাৰে—হে নৃপ, ইয়াতকৈ ডাঙৰ শ্ৰেয় আৰু কি?
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}
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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.