Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 75
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
सर्वकल्मषनाशाय पावनाय शिवाय च स्वादिष्टयेतिसूक्तानां सप्तषष्टिरुदाहृता
sarvakalmaṣanāśāya pāvanāya śivāya ca svādiṣṭayetisūktānāṃ saptaṣaṣṭirudāhṛtā
For the destruction of all impurity, for purification, and for auspiciousness, the sūktas beginning with “svādiṣṭa …” are declared to number sixty-seven.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Counting and deploying a specific sūkta-group (beginning ‘svādiṣṭa…’) for śuddhi (purification), kṣema (auspiciousness), and removal of kalmaṣa in pūjā/prāyaścitta contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Svādiṣṭa-ādi Sūkta-saṅkhyā (67) for Kalmaṣa-nāśa","lookup_keywords":["svādiṣṭa","sūkta","śuddhi","kalmaṣa-nāśa","saṅkhyā 67"],"quick_summary":"The text fixes the count of a purification-oriented sūkta set as sixty-seven, to be used for removing impurity and establishing auspiciousness in ritual practice."}
Concept: Śuddhi as a prerequisite for śiva (auspicious welfare): inner and outer impurity are addressed through regulated mantra-anuṣṭhāna.
Application: Use the prescribed sūkta-set as a structured prāyaścitta/śuddhi recitation before major pūjā, dīkṣā, homa, or after aśauca/ritual lapse (as per one’s tradition).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-prayoga (Purification and Sūkta enumeration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pūjā setting where a practitioner recites a counted sequence of sūktas, using a tally (akṣa beads or knots) to ensure the number sixty-seven.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, devotee-priest with japamālā and palm-leaf tally, seated near a lamp-lit altar, stylized water pot and conch, calm facial expression, emphasis on śuddhi.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, altar with gold-leaf lamps, priest holding mālā, a scroll indicating ‘67’, ornate borders, auspicious symbols (śaṅkha, cakra) subtly included.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional composition: numbered sūkta list on a manuscript page, practitioner counting with beads, clean lines, soft palette, didactic clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar reciting from a manuscript while an assistant keeps count on a string of beads, interior pavilion with fine textiles, precise detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: svādiṣṭayetisūktānāṃ → svādiṣṭayā iti sūktānām; saptaṣaṣṭirudāhṛtā → sapta-ṣaṣṭiḥ udāhṛtā.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 258 (Mantra-prayoga: śuddhi and sūkta enumeration)
FAQs
It gives a ritual-technical enumeration: the collection of sūktas identified by the incipit “svādiṣṭa …” is counted as sixty-seven, to be used for purification and removal of defilement.
Rather than only narrating mythology, it catalogs practical ritual material by listing and counting mantra-hymn sets (sūktas) by their opening words, functioning like a reference index for liturgical use.
The verse frames these sūktas as instruments for destroying kalmaṣa (moral/ritual impurity), producing pāvana (purification) and śiva (auspicious well-being), i.e., cleansing karmic taint and stabilizing auspicious conditions.