Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 5
Śrāddha-kalpa-kathana
Exposition of the Śrāddha Procedure
शन्नोदेव्या पयः क्षिप्त्वा यवोसीति यवांस् तथा यादिव्या इतिमन्त्रेण हस्ते ह्य् अर्घं विनिक्षिपेत्
śannodevyā payaḥ kṣiptvā yavosīti yavāṃs tathā yādivyā itimantreṇa haste hy arghaṃ vinikṣipet
En récitant le mantra « śanno devyā », il doit verser le lait dans l’offrande; en récitant « yavo’si », il doit y ajouter de même l’orge. Ensuite, avec le mantra « yā divyā », il doit déposer l’offrande d’arghya dans la main.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narration to Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Dravya-śuddhi and devatā-sambandha are established by mantra at each material step (milk, grain, final offering).
Application: When offering arghya, synchronize each ingredient addition with its mantra; treat the final hand-placement as the completion (saṃpūrti) of the upacāra.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Arghya-pradana / Mantra-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: शन्नोदेव्या = शम् + नः + देव्या; यवोसीति = यवः + असि + इति; यादिव्या = या + दिव्या; इतिमन्त्रेण = इति + मन्त्रेण; ह्य् = हि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 163 (upacāra sequence and mantra-prayoga); Agni Purana pūjā-mantra collections in adjacent chapters
FAQs
It teaches arghya-preparation and placement: add milk and barley to the offering while invoking specific mantras, then formally deposit the arghya into the hand as part of pūjā-upacāra.
Beyond theology, it preserves step-by-step liturgical technique—mantra-linked ingredients and precise offering gestures—showing the text’s breadth as a practical ritual handbook.
Performing arghya correctly with mantra and prescribed substances is understood to purify the act of worship, honor the deity properly, and generate puṇya through disciplined, rule-based devotion.