Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 44
Chapter 24 — कुण्डनिर्माणादिविधिः
Procedure for Constructing the Fire-pit and Related Rites
ध्यानमार्गेन सम्प्रोक्ष्य वायुवीजेन शोधयेत् ततो दहनवीजेन सृष्टिं ब्रह्माण्डसञ्ज्ञिकाम्
dhyānamārgena samprokṣya vāyuvījena śodhayet tato dahanavījena sṛṣṭiṃ brahmāṇḍasañjñikām
Auf dem Weg der Meditation, nachdem man (Körper bzw. Übungsfeld) rituell besprengt (saṃprokṣa) hat, soll man es mit dem Vāyu-bīja reinigen; sodann soll man mit dem Dahana (Agni)-bīja die Schöpfung hervorbringen, die «Brahmāṇḍa» (das kosmische Ei) genannt wird.
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s primary narration to Vasiṣṭha, typical frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Bhūta-śuddhi and mantra-bīja based inner purification preceding pūjā/nyāsa; visualization of cosmic creation (brahmāṇḍa) as a ritual construct.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Bhūta-śuddhi: Prokṣaṇa by Dhyāna, Vāyu-bīja Śodhana, and Dahana-bīja Sṛṣṭi of Brahmāṇḍa","lookup_keywords":["bhūta-śuddhi","vāyu-bīja","dahana-bīja","prokṣaṇa","brahmāṇḍa-dhyāna"],"quick_summary":"Purify the ritual body/field by meditative sprinkling, cleanse with the Vāyu seed, then ignite with the Agni (Dahana) seed to visualize the emergence of the cosmic egg as the purified basis for worship."}
Concept: Microcosm–macrocosm correspondence: the practitioner reconstructs the cosmos within the body/field through bīja-mantra and dhyāna, making it fit for divine presence.
Application: Use sequential visualization (sprinkling → vāyu cleansing → agni ignition) to stabilize attention and purify sensory/mental turbulence before mantra-japa or pūjā.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-bija-nyasa and Bhuta-shuddhi (Tantric-style ritual purification)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin-priest performs inner prokṣaṇa through meditation; swirling wind glyph (vāyu-bīja) cleanses the aura, then a controlled inner flame (dahana-bīja) forms a luminous brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg) around the practitioner.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized yogin seated in padmāsana, spiral wind motifs with seed-syllable glyph, then a red-gold flame forming an oval cosmic egg, temple lamp ambience, decorative borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central yogin with gold halo, embossed gold oval brahmāṇḍa, wind rendered as silver-blue curls, agni as ruby-red flame, heavy gold ornamentation and rich textiles","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, stepwise instructional panels: (1) dhyāna-prokṣaṇa, (2) vāyu-bīja śodhana, (3) dahana-bīja sṛṣṭi of brahmāṇḍa; clear labels, soft colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined interior with a sādhaka, delicate calligraphic bīja glyphs in the air, translucent oval cosmic egg, fine flame detailing, balanced composition"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dhyānamārgena → dhyāna-mārgeṇa; vāyuvījena → vāyu-vījena; dahanavījena → dahana-vījena; brahmāṇḍasañjñikām → brahmāṇḍa-sañjñikām.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 24 (Pūjā-vidhi section on bīja-nyāsa and bhūta-śuddhi)
FAQs
It teaches a bhūta-śuddhi style sequence: ritual asperging through meditative procedure, purification using the Vāyu seed-mantra, and then a fire-seed (Dahana/Agni-bīja) operation to effect a visualization/emanation of cosmic creation (brahmāṇḍa).
It preserves practical ritual technology—bīja-mantra application, elemental purification (vāyu/agni), and cosmological visualization (brahmāṇḍa)—showing the text’s coverage beyond myth into procedural liturgy and yogic-tantric methods.
The instruction frames inner and outer purification as a prerequisite for sacred action: cleansing through vāyu (subtle purification) and transforming through agni (consecration), aligning the practitioner with a ritually re-created cosmos.