Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 2
Chapter 78 — पवित्रारोहणकथनं
Pavitrārohaṇa: Installing the Sanctifying Thread/Garland
आषाढादिचतुर्दश्यामथ श्रावणभाद्रयोः सितासितासु कर्तव्यं चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु तत्
āṣāḍhādicaturdaśyāmatha śrāvaṇabhādrayoḥ sitāsitāsu kartavyaṃ caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu tat
À partir du quatorzième jour lunaire d’Āṣāḍha, et de même aux mois de Śrāvaṇa et de Bhādrapada—dans les deux quinzaine, claire et sombre—cette observance doit être accomplie aux quatorzième et huitième tithi.
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Schedule pavitrārohaṇa/related observance on specified tithis across Āṣāḍha–Bhādrapada, ensuring correct lunar timing in both pakṣas.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Tithi schedule for observance: Āṣāḍha–Śrāvaṇa–Bhādrapada (14th and 8th)","lookup_keywords":["āṣāḍha caturdaśī","śrāvaṇa","bhādrapada","śukla-kṛṣṇa pakṣa","aṣṭamī caturdaśī"],"quick_summary":"The rite is to be performed beginning in Āṣāḍha on caturdaśī, and also in Śrāvaṇa and Bhādrapada, in both bright and dark fortnights, specifically on caturdaśī and aṣṭamī."}
Concept: Dharma is time-bound (kāla-niyama); correct tithi observance is integral to ritual efficacy and communal order.
Application: Use pañcāṅga-based planning to align household/temple rites with lunar days across multiple months and both fortnights.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vrata-kalpa / Observance of sacred fasts and lunar-day rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual calendar scene: a priest consults a pañcāṅga while devotees prepare offerings for aṣṭamī and caturdaśī in both śukla and kṛṣṇa pakṣa during monsoon months.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, monsoon ambiance, priest holding palm-leaf pañcāṅga, devotees with lamps and flowers, two lunar discs (bright/dark) symbolically shown, bold outlines and temple motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central pañcāṅga scroll with ornate frame, devotees offering on two highlighted dates (8 and 14), gold foil accents, rich jewel tones, symmetrical layout.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic composition with a clear lunar fortnight diagram, labeled tithis aṣṭamī/caturdaśī, priest and altar shown, fine linework and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-priest in a pavilion reading a calendar manuscript, attendants preparing pūjā trays, crescent and full moon motifs in the margin, intricate textile patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आषाढादिचतुर्दश्यामथ→आषाढादिचतुर्दश्याम् अथ; सितासितासु→सिता असितासु (dvandva); caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu→caturdaśī-aṣṭamīṣu.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 78 (tithi-based pavitra/vrata prescriptions in surrounding verses)
FAQs
It gives tithi-based scheduling: the same vrata/rite is to be performed on Caturdaśī and Aṣṭamī during Āṣāḍha, Śrāvaṇa, and Bhādrapada, in both śukla and kṛṣṇa pakṣas.
It exemplifies the text’s practical calendrical and ritual manual aspect—codifying when rites should be done across months and fortnights, alongside its many other domains (law, polity, medicine, architecture, poetics).
By performing the prescribed observance on the correct lunar days and seasons, the practitioner aligns worship with dharma and gains the intended purificatory and merit-bearing results of the vrata.