Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 7
Chapter 61 — द्वारप्रतिष्ठाध्वजारोहाणादिविधिः
Gateway Installation, Flag Hoisting, and Allied Rites
प्रतिष्ठासिद्धद्वारस्य त्वाचार्यः स्थापयेद्धरिं विष्णुर्नुकेति घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुर्स्तकद्वयपाठः समिदाज्यतिलादिभिरिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः अथाभ्यर्च्येति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः प्रासादादस्य प्रतिष्ठन्तु हृत्प्रतिष्ठेति तां शृणु
pratiṣṭhāsiddhadvārasya tvācāryaḥ sthāpayeddhariṃ viṣṇurnuketi gha, ṅa, cihnitapurstakadvayapāṭhaḥ samidājyatilādibhiriti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ athābhyarcyeti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ prāsādādasya pratiṣṭhantu hṛtpratiṣṭheti tāṃ śṛṇu
Lorsque le seuil a été dûment préparé pour le rite d’installation (pratiṣṭhā), l’ācārya officiant doit établir Hari (Viṣṇu). (Certaines recensions lisent ici : « viṣṇur nuke/nu ke iti ».) [Il doit poursuivre] par des offrandes telles que bois sacré, ghee, sésame et autres (selon un manuscrit marqué) ; puis, après l’adoration (selon la même source), qu’ils installent (la divinité) depuis le prāsāda (temple). Écoute cette procédure appelée « l’installation dans le cœur » (hṛt-pratiṣṭhā).
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Vastu","practical_application":"Pratiṣṭhā-kalpa for installing Hari (Viṣṇu): prepare the doorway/threshold for consecration, perform homa with standard dravyas, worship, and execute the specialized internalized rite of hṛt-pratiṣṭhā (installation in the heart).","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Hari-pratiṣṭhā with dvāra-siddhi and Hṛt-pratiṣṭhā","lookup_keywords":["pratiṣṭhā","dvāra-siddhi","hari-sthāpana","hṛt-pratiṣṭhā","prāsāda"],"quick_summary":"After ritually perfecting the doorway and proceeding through homa and worship, install Viṣṇu in the temple and perform the inner ‘heart-installation’ that internalizes the deity’s presence for stable consecration."}
Concept: Outer installation (bahir-pratiṣṭhā) is completed by inner installation (hṛt-pratiṣṭhā): the deity is not only placed in stone/space but stabilized in consciousness.
Application: During consecration, pair architectural/ritual correctness (dvāra-siddhi, homa, arcana) with meditative internalization so the installed presence is sustained beyond the ceremony.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Pratiṣṭhā-kalpa (Temple Consecration and Installation Rites)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A temple entrance being ritually purified and ‘made siddha’; the ācārya installing a Viṣṇu image within the prāsāda; homa fire with samid, ghee, sesame offerings; concluding meditative moment indicating hṛt-pratiṣṭhā (hands at heart, inward gaze).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, temple doorway emphasized with ritual markings, ācārya leading installation of Viṣṇu, homa fire glowing, attendants with samid and ghee, final panel showing priest in heart-centered meditation for hṛt-pratiṣṭhā, traditional borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate prāsāda doorway with gold detailing, Viṣṇu idol being installed, homa scene with gold highlights, priest with hand at heart signifying hṛt-pratiṣṭhā, rich reds and gold embossing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear architectural depiction of dvāra and inner shrine, stepwise consecration: doorway purification, homa offerings, arcana, installation, then heart-meditation; precise linework and readable sequencing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed temple facade and doorway ritual, priests around homa, Viṣṇu image carried into sanctum, concluding contemplative figure with hand at chest, intricate textiles and architectural ornament."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्वाचार्यः → तु + आचार्यः; स्थापयेद्धरिं → स्थापयेत् + हरिम्; प्रासादादस्य → प्रासादात् + अस्य. मध्यभागे ‘विष्णुर्नुकेति…’ इत्यादि पाठभेद-टिप्पणीग्रन्थः; केवलं मुख्यपदानि विश्लेषितानि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Pratiṣṭhā-kalpa chapters on temple consecration; Agni Purana homa-dravya passages (samid, ājya, tila); Agni Purana sections on nyāsa/antar-yāga (inner worship)
FAQs
It outlines a prātiṣṭhā (installation) step: after preparing the consecration doorway, the ācārya installs Hari/Viṣṇu, performs offerings (samid, ghee, sesame, etc.), worships, and proceeds toward the hṛt-pratiṣṭhā (internal/heart-based consecration).
It preserves practical temple-ritual protocol—text-critical variants included—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of applied liturgy (pratiṣṭhā, offerings, worship sequence) alongside its many other disciplines.
By combining external installation in the temple with hṛt-pratiṣṭhā (inner establishment), the rite sacralizes both the shrine and the worshipper’s inner awareness, framing consecration as both material and spiritual purification.