Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 24
Kapilādipūjāvidhāna — Procedure for Worship Beginning with Kapilā
उदानाय च व्यानाय भुक्त्वा चुल्लकमाचरेत् जलाशये इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ॐ रौद्रकोटिगिरिके इति ख, ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकचतुष्टयपाठः अमृतापिश्चानमसीति शरीरे ऽन्नादिवायवः
udānāya ca vyānāya bhuktvā cullakamācaret jalāśaye iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ oṃ raudrakoṭigirike iti kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakacatuṣṭayapāṭhaḥ amṛtāpiścānamasīti śarīre 'nnādivāyavaḥ
Nach dem Essen soll man das kleine Spülen (cullaka/ācamana) vollziehen und es Udāna und Vyāna (den Lebenshauchen) widmen. In einer gekennzeichneten Handschriftenlesart steht „jalāśaye“; in vier gekennzeichneten Handschriften lautet die Rezitation „oṃ raudrakoṭigirike“. Durch diesen Akt gelten Speise und andere Elemente im Körper als mit den prāṇa verbunden und werden mit der Formel geheiligt: „Du bist amṛta; du bist Anamasi.“
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Post-meal śauca: perform cullaka (minor rinsing/ācamana) dedicating it to Udāna and Vyāna; note variant recitations (pāṭhabheda) and a sanctifying formula identifying bodily food-elements with the vāyus.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Bhuktottara-cullaka for Udāna–Vyāna with pāṭhabheda notes","lookup_keywords":["cullaka","udāna","vyāna","pāṭhabheda","śauca"],"quick_summary":"After eating, one performs a brief rinsing dedicated to Udāna and Vyāna; the text preserves manuscript variants and frames the act as sanctifying the food-elements in the body as vāyu-connected."}
Concept: Bhuktottara-śauca and the sacralization of bodily processes: food within the body is treated as part of a vāyu-governed sacred economy.
Application: Close meals with a brief purification act and recollection of bodily functions to prevent heedless indulgence and maintain ritual/mental cleanliness.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi / Ācamana–Śauca (Ritual Purification and Post-meal Observances)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A post-meal scene: a person finishes eating, then performs cullaka (small rinse) with a water vessel, mentally dedicating it to Udāna and Vyāna; marginal notes show alternate manuscript readings ‘jalāśaye’ and ‘oṃ raudrakoṭigirike’; subtle depiction of vāyu currents within the body.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, seated figure after meal with banana leaf, performing cullaka from copper pot, two subtle wind-streams labeled udāna and vyāna rising and pervading, side-panel with palm-leaf manuscript showing variant lines ‘jalāśaye’ and ‘oṃ raudrakoṭigirike’","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, richly ornamented dining setting, devotee doing post-meal ācamana, gold accents on water vessel, stylized inscriptions of the two variant readings on decorative scrolls, subtle aura indicating internal vāyu sanctification","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional split-panel: (1) after eating (2) cullaka for udāna/vyāna (3) text-critical note box with variant readings; clean labels and precise linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-practitioner with a manuscript open beside the meal, performing a small rinse, marginal calligraphy showing ‘jalāśaye’ vs ‘oṃ raudrakoṭigirike’, delicate anatomical wind motifs within silhouette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चुल्लकमाचरेत् → चुल्लकम् + आचरेत्; शरीरे ऽन्नादिवायवः → शरीरे + अन्नादिवायवः (ऽ = अ). पाठभेद-सूचक पदानि (ङ/ख/ग/घ) अव्ययवत् ग्रह्यन्ते।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 77.23 (prāṇāhuti to prāṇa/apāna/samāna); Agni Purana 77.21–77.22 (svāhā offerings to upa-prāṇas)
FAQs
It teaches the post-meal cullaka/ācamana procedure and its prāṇic dedication—offering the rinsing to Udāna and Vyāna, sometimes with specific manuscript-recited mantras.
It integrates daily hygiene/ritual practice (śauca and ācamana) with subtle-body physiology (the vāyus: Udāna, Vyāna), showing how the text links household rites, mantra, and yogic-prāṇic theory.
By sanctifying post-meal cleansing through mantra and dedication to the vital airs, the act is framed as purification of bodily intake and inner energies, supporting ritual cleanliness and merit through mindful regulation of prāṇa.