Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 1
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे वाक्पारुष्यादिप्रकरणं नाम सप्तपञ्चाशदधिकद्विशतत्मो ऽध्यायः अथाष्टपञ्चाशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ऋग्विधानं अग्निर् उवाच ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वविधानं पुष्करोदितम् भुक्तिमुक्तिकरं जप्याद्धोमाद्रामाय तद्वदे
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe vākpāruṣyādiprakaraṇaṃ nāma saptapañcāśadadhikadviśatatmo 'dhyāyaḥ athāṣṭapañcāśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛgvidhānaṃ agnir uvāca ṛgyajuḥsāmātharvavidhānaṃ puṣkaroditam bhuktimuktikaraṃ japyāddhomādrāmāya tadvade
এভাবে অগ্নি-মহাপুরাণে “বাক্পারুষ্যাদি” নামক প্রकरणটি ২৫৭তম অধ্যায়। এখন ২৫৮তম অধ্যায় “ঋগ্বিধান” আরম্ভ। অগ্নি বললেন—পুষ্করপ্রণীত ঋক্, যজুঃ, সাম ও অথর্ববিধান ভোগ ও মোক্ষ প্রদানকারী; রামের উদ্দেশ্যে জপ ও হোমের দ্বারা, এবং তদ্রূপভাবে অন্যান্য বিধান অনুসারেও, তা আচরণ করা উচিত।
Lord Agni
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्य् = इति; महापुराणे = महा + पुराणे; सप्तपञ्चाशदधिकद्विशतत्मो ऽध्यायः = सप्तपञ्चाशत्-अधिक-द्विशततमः + अध्यायः; अथाष्ट... = अथ + अष्ट...; 'अध्यायः' after '...तमो' shows visarga elision before vowel; अग्निर् = अग्निः; ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वविधानं = ऋग्-यजुः-साम-अथर्व- + विधानम्; पुष्करोदितम् = पुष्कर-उदितम्; जप्याद्धोमात् = जप्यात् + होमात्; तद्वदे = तद्वत् + एव
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It introduces Ṛgvidhāna and frames a practical method: Vedic mantra-procedures (for all four Vedas) are to be applied through japa (repetition) and homa (oblations), here specifically directed toward worship/sādhanā of Rāma.
By shifting from an ethical topic (vākpāruṣya—harsh speech) to a technical ritual manual (ṛgvidhāna), it exemplifies the Agni Purana’s wide scope—cataloging diverse disciplines such as dharma-ethics, mantra-śāstra, and Vedic ritual technology within one compendium.
The verse asserts that correctly performed Vedic mantra practice—japa and homa—yields both bhukti (legitimate worldly attainments) and mukti (liberation), presenting ritual discipline as a bridge from prosperity to spiritual freedom.