Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 31
Mantra-paribhāṣā
Technical Definitions and Operational Rules of Mantras
सिद्धौ यवागूपूपैर् वा पयो भक्ष्यं हविष्यकम् मन्त्रस्य देवता तावत् तिथिवारेषु वै जपेत्
siddhau yavāgūpūpair vā payo bhakṣyaṃ haviṣyakam mantrasya devatā tāvat tithivāreṣu vai japet
মন্ত্রসিদ্ধির জন্য হবিশ্যরূপে যবাগূ (ভাতের মাড়/পায়েসজাত) ও পূপ (পিঠা) অথবা দুধকে ভক্ষ্য-হবিশ্য করে নিবেদন করবে। তারপর সেই মন্ত্রের দেবতার বিধান অনুসারে তিথি ও বারে জপ করবে।
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Use specified havis/naivedya and time japa by tithi and weekday aligned to the mantra’s presiding deity to pursue siddhi.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Siddhi is supported by purity of offering and alignment of practice with devata-specific temporal rules (tithi/vara).
Application: Plan an anushthana calendar: choose havis, fix tithi/weekday, and maintain consistency until the devata-prescribed count/period is completed.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Mantra-japa and Havis/Naivedya prescriptions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A japa practitioner with a small altar: bowls of rice gruel, cakes, and milk offered as havis/naivedya; a calendar-like tithi/weekday marking beside the mantra text.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, altar with brass vessels of yavagu and payas, banana-leaf offerings, sadhaka seated; subtle tithi symbols (moon phases) in border motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented small shrine with gold accents; offerings of milk and sweet cakes in front; moon-phase medallions indicating tithi; devotional ambience.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional scene with labeled offerings (yavagu, pupa, payas) and a neat panel showing tithi/vara schedule; precise detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate ritual table with porcelain-like bowls of milk and gruel, sweets; scholar-ascetic marking a lunar calendar; fine textiles and delicate shading."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पूपैः+वा→पूपैर् वा; तिथि+वारेषु→तिथिवारेषु.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 292 (havis and timing within puja-vidhi)
FAQs
It prescribes practical requirements for mantra-siddhi: suitable havis/naivedya (yavāgū, pūpa, or milk) and performing japa according to the mantra’s deity-specific schedule on tithi and weekday (vāra).
It exemplifies the text’s ritual-technology side—linking offerings (havis), calendrical science (tithi-vāra), and deity-centered mantra discipline—showing how the Purana functions as a manual of applied religious procedure.
Aligning japa with the proper deity, time (tithi-vāra), and pure offerings is presented as a means to remove obstacles, purify the practitioner, and make the mantra efficacious, culminating in siddhi (successful fruition of the practice).