Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 37
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
अन्नेनान्नपतेत्येवं हुत्वा चान्नमवाप्नुयात् हंसः शुचिः सदित्येतज्जप्तन्तोये ऽघनाशनं
annenānnapatetyevaṃ hutvā cānnamavāpnuyāt haṃsaḥ śuciḥ sadityetajjaptantoye 'ghanāśanaṃ
Having offered oblations while reciting, “annena annapate” (“with food I worship the Lord of food”), one obtains food and abundance. And this mantra—“Haṃsaḥ, Śuciḥ, Sat”—when muttered over water becomes a destroyer of sin.
Lord Agni (instructing Sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedures)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Two prayogas: (1) annasiddhi via food-related oblation mantra; (2) water-japa of ‘Haṃsaḥ Śuciḥ Sat’ for pāpa-kṣaya (sin removal).","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Food (anna) as a sacred support of life and dharma; mantra-charged water as a medium of inner and outer purification.
Application: Use annasiddhi homa in times of scarcity; use mantra-japa over water before snāna/pāna as a daily purification adjunct.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Mantra-japa and Homa prayoga for purification and attainment of food/annasiddhi)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist offers oblations with a bowl of grains nearby, then holds a water vessel (kalaśa) and softly chants ‘Haṃsaḥ Śuciḥ Sat’ over it; the water is shown as luminous and cleansing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, homa-kunda and grain baskets, stylized rippling water in a brass pot glowing with mantra syllables, serene domestic shrine setting, traditional floral borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on the kalaśa and flames, ‘Anna’ personified as abundance (sheaves, full granary), priest chanting, rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional split-scene: left annapate-homa, right toya-japa over vessel, neat labeling of mantras, soft shading and precise ritual implements.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed kitchen-courtyard ritual, grains and utensils finely rendered, translucent water vessel with calligraphic mantra floating above, calm morning light."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"purificatory","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: annena + annapate + iti → annenānnapate iti; iti + evam → ityevam; ca + annam → cānnam; iti + etat → ityetat; japtam + toye → japtantoye (nasal insertion in recitation/orthography); toye + agha-nāśanam → toye 'ghanāśanam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (mantra-japa and homa prayogas); Agni Purana sections on daily rites (nitya-karma) within Puja-vidhi
FAQs
It teaches an anna-prāpti homa: offer oblations with the invocation “annena annapate,” and also prescribes a water-charged japa (“haṃsaḥ śuciḥ sat”) used as an agha-nāśana (sin-destroying) purification practice.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical prayogas—specific mantras, mediums (fire and water), and intended results (food attainment and impurity removal)—showing its handbook-like coverage of ritual technology and daily-life applications.
The homa aims at rightful sustenance (anna) through sacrificial order, while the japa-over-water functions as a karmic purifier, using sanctified water as a carrier of mantra-power to remove sin and ritual impurity.