Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 11
दमनकारोहणविधिः (Dāmanaka-ārohaṇa-vidhi) — Procedure for Raising/Placing the Dāmanaka Garland
नित्यं नैमित्तिकं कृत्वा दमनैः पूजयेत्ततः शेषमञ्जलिमादाय आत्मविद्याशिवात्मभिः
nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kṛtvā damanaiḥ pūjayettataḥ śeṣamañjalimādāya ātmavidyāśivātmabhiḥ
Après avoir accompli les rites quotidiens et les rites occasionnels, on doit ensuite adorer au moyen d’offrandes de damana ; puis, prenant les fleurs restantes dans les paumes jointes (añjali), on les offrira en récitant les mantras d’Ātmavidyā et de Śivātman.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Daily/occasional rites followed by Śaiva worship using damana (dāmanaka) offerings and concluding añjali with specific mantras.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Nitya–Naimittika-kṛtya-anantara Dāmanapūjā and Ātmavidyā–Śivātman-mañtrāñjali","lookup_keywords":["nitya-karma","naimittika-karma","dāmanaka","añjali","ātma-vidyā mantra"],"quick_summary":"Complete nitya and naimittika duties first; then perform Śiva-worship with damana offerings and conclude by offering remaining flowers in añjali while reciting Ātmavidyā/Śivātman mantras."}
Concept: Kriyā (ritual discipline) culminating in mantra-offering that internalizes Śiva as the Self (Śivātman).
Application: Maintain sequence: obligatory duties → upacāra-pūjā → internalizing mantra-añjali as completion/saṅkalpa.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Nitya–Naimittika Karma and Shiva-oriented worship)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Śaiva devotee completes daily rites, then offers damana flowers to a Śiva-liṅga; finally holds remaining blossoms in joined palms (añjali) while reciting Ātmavidyā and Śivātman mantras.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style: interior sanctum with Śiva-liṅga, oil-lamp glow, devotee in white dhoti offering green damana garlands and flowers, priestly calm, flat bold colors, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: Śiva-liṅga on pedestal with silver/stone texture, devotee in añjali holding flowers, rich gold-leaf halo motifs, gem-like embellishments, symmetrical composition, temple arch framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: instructional pūjā sequence shown in panels—nitya-karma, damana offering, concluding añjali with mantra—fine linework, soft shading, muted palette, clear ritual implements labeled visually.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed shrine room with carpets and brass vessels, devotee offering damana flowers to Śiva-liṅga, attendants holding pūjā tray, delicate architectural perspective, fine botanical rendering of damana."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शेषमञ्जलिमादाय = शेषम् + अञ्जलिम् + आदाय; आत्मविद्याशिवात्मभिः treated as द्वन्द्व compound in instrumental plural.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 80 (damanakārohaṇa-vidhi context); Agni Purana 81 (transition to dīkṣā topics)
FAQs
It prescribes a sequence in worship: after completing nitya and naimittika rites, perform pūjā using damana as an offering, then present the remaining flowers as an añjali while reciting Ātmavidyā and Śiva-oriented mantras.
It exemplifies the text’s practical ritual manual dimension—codifying procedural details (offerings, order of actions, mantra-application) alongside broader theology, showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of lived religious practice.
By integrating regular and occasion-based duties with mantra-infused offerings to Śiva-as-Self, the act is framed as both karmic purification (through correct rite) and inner alignment (through Ātmavidyā/Śiva contemplation).