Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 10
Chapter 308 — Worship of Tvaritā (त्वरितापूजा)
जया च विजया द्वास्थे पूज्ये सौवर्णयष्टिके किङ्करा वर्वरी मुण्डी लगुडी च तयोर्वहिः
jayā ca vijayā dvāsthe pūjye sauvarṇayaṣṭike kiṅkarā varvarī muṇḍī laguḍī ca tayorvahiḥ
Jaya and Vijaya are to be worshipped at the two doorposts; and likewise the venerable Sauvarṇayaṣṭikā. Outside those (doorposts), one should worship Kiṅkarā, Varvarī, Muṇḍī, and Laguḍī.
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Shilpa","practical_application":"Puja-mandala/mandapa arrangement: placing and honoring guardian deities at thresholds and outside the doorway to ritually secure the worship-space.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Liminal protection (dvāra-rakṣā) and orderly nyāsa of deities as a condition for successful worship.
Application: In home/temple pūjā, consciously sanctify entrances and boundaries before inner worship to prevent ritual obstacles (vighna).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Devi/Guardian Deities in Worship Arrangements)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tayorvahiḥ → tayoḥ + vahiḥ; sauvarṇayaṣṭike treated as sauvarṇa-yaṣṭike (karmadhāraya), dual nominative.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 308 (pūjā-vidhi sequence around dvāra-devatā and protective placements)
FAQs
It specifies the ritual placement and worship-order of doorway and exterior protective attendants—Jaya and Vijaya at the doorposts, with additional parivāra deities worshipped outside.
It preserves a granular temple-and-puja protocol—naming specific attendant deities and their spatial positions—showing the Agni Purana’s catalog-like coverage of practical ritual engineering beyond theology.
Worshipping the doorway guardians and outer protectors is meant to secure ritual purity, remove obstacles at the threshold, and establish protective auspiciousness for the main worship that follows.