Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 13
अधिवासनं नाम निर्वाणदीक्षायाम्
Adhivāsana in the Nirvāṇa-dīkṣā
अग्नी रुद्रो हुताशो च पिङ्गलः खादको हरः ज्वलनो दहनो बभ्रुर्भस्मान्तकक्षपान्तकौ
agnī rudro hutāśo ca piṅgalaḥ khādako haraḥ jvalano dahano babhrurbhasmāntakakṣapāntakau
„Agni“ ist Rudra; Hutāśa, der die Opfergaben verzehrt; Piṅgala, von fahl-gelbbrauner Farbe; Khādaka, der Verschlinger; Hara, der Hinwegnehmer; Jvalana, der Flammende; Dahana, der Verbrenner; Babhru, der Braune; Bhasmāntaka, der durch Veraschen ein Ende setzt; und Kṣapāntaka, der Zerstörer, der alles zum Abschluss bringt.
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana frame-dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Japa and āhuti-invocation of Agni using specific epithets to align ritual intent (burning, purification, removal, transformation).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Agni—Core Epithets for Japa (Rudra, Hutāśa, Piṅgala, etc.)","lookup_keywords":["Agni-nāma","Hutāśa","Jvalana","Dahana","Bhasmāntaka"],"quick_summary":"A compact nāma-list mapping Agni to functions: receiving offerings, blazing heat, burning/transforming, and reducing impurities to ash—useful as a ritual litany."}
Alamkara Type: Paryāya (synonymic enumeration)
Concept: One deity-name set expresses multiple cosmic functions: consumption, illumination, destruction, and purification.
Application: Use epithets as intentional ‘handles’ in ritual—choose names matching the desired effect (śuddhi, dāha, nivāraṇa).
Khanda Section: Agni-nama-stotra / Devata-nama (Agni Vidya: sacred names and epithets of Agni used for japa and ritual invocation)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A central Agni-deity rising from a fire-altar, tawny-brown and flame-crowned, receiving oblations; surrounding calligraphic epithets (Rudra, Hutāśa, Jvalana, Dahana, Bhasmāntaka) as a halo of names; ash and sparks signify purification and ending of impurities.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural of Agni emerging from a square vedi, piṅgala/babhru complexion, flame aureole, priests offering ghee; Sanskrit nāmas inscribed in circular band; rich reds, ochres, and black outlines, traditional mural flat perspective.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of Agni seated/standing above homa-kunda, heavy gold-leaf flame halo, jewel-toned reds and browns; epithets as gold script panels; devotees offering āhuti; ornate arch frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting showing instructional homa scene: vedi, ladle, ghee pot, Agni as radiant figure; soft shading, delicate linework; side cartouches listing the nāmas in Devanāgarī.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a yajña pavilion: Agni as stylized flame-personification, courtiers/ṛtviks offering oblations; margins filled with epithets; fine detailing, patterned textiles, controlled palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Agni-associated morning feel: Bhairav or Ahir Bhairav (optional)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बभ्रुर्भस्मान्तकक्षपान्तकौ → बभ्रुः + भस्मान्तकौ + क्षपान्तकौ (visarga before bh-).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 84 (Agni-nāma-stotra context); Agni Purana sections on homa/arcana procedures (pujā-vidhi portions)
FAQs
It supplies a sequence of Agni’s epithets (nāman/saṃjñā) used for mantra-japa and for invoking the correct ritual aspect of fire in homa—Agni as the oblation-consumer (Hutāśa) and as the purifier/destroyer of impurity (Hara, Dahana).
By cataloguing functional divine names with precise semantic roles (consumer, burner, purifier, destroyer), it preserves ritual-technical vocabulary that supports liturgy, mantra practice, and interpretive theology—one of the Agni Purana’s many ‘reference-list’ style sections.
Reciting Agni’s purifying and destructive epithets frames fire as the agent that consumes offerings and burns away defilements, supporting rites aimed at inner purification and the removal of obstacles through disciplined worship.