Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 9
दमनकारोहणविधिः (Dāmanaka-ārohaṇa-vidhi) — Procedure for Raising/Placing the Dāmanaka Garland
आमन्त्रितो ऽसि देवेश प्रातःकाले मया प्रभो कर्तव्यस्तपसो लाभः पूर्णं सर्वं तवाज्ञया
āmantrito 'si deveśa prātaḥkāle mayā prabho kartavyastapaso lābhaḥ pūrṇaṃ sarvaṃ tavājñayā
Ô Seigneur des dieux, ô Maître ! À l’aube je t’ai invoqué. À présent, le fruit de l’austérité (tapas) doit être obtenu ; par ton ordre, tout devient pleinement accompli.
A devotee/ritual practitioner addressing the Devēśa (the invoked deity, commonly Agni or the presiding Lord in the rite)
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Alamkara Type: Sambodhana (direct address)
Concept: Siddhi is framed as arising from īśvara-ājñā; human tapas bears fruit when aligned with divine will.
Application: Use this as a morning invocation before pūjā/japa, reinforcing humility and dependence on divine sanction for completion.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Invocation and ritual procedure)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At dawn, a devotee stands with folded hands before the deity, reciting an invocation that seeks the fruit of austerity and ritual completion by the Lord’s command; soft sunrise light enters the shrine.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dawn gradient sky, temple doorway with warm lamp light, devotee in añjali addressing the deity, calm devotional mood, stylized sun motif indicating prātaḥ.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, deity enthroned with gold halo, devotee praying at sunrise, gold highlights on sun disc and ornaments, rich devotional framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, gentle dawn scene with clear facial expressions of supplication, minimal background, emphasis on prayer posture and morning purity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, palace-temple courtyard at sunrise, devotee praying toward a shrine, delicate rendering of early light and architecture, refined calligraphic feel."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: āmantrito 'si = āmantritaḥ + asi; kartavyastapaso = kartavyaḥ + tapasaḥ; tavājñayā = tava + ājñayā.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 80 (āmantraṇa and completion statements in pūjā-vidhi)
FAQs
It gives the liturgical cue for prātaḥkāla (dawn) āmantraṇa—formally inviting the deity—so that the intended tapas-phala (fruit of austerity/rite) is effected and the rite is considered complete.
It exemplifies the Agni Purana’s practical ritual manual aspect (pujā-vidhi): not merely theology, but operational language for invocation, timing (dawn), and the criterion of completion (pūrṇatā) grounded in divine authorization (ājñā).
Invoking the Lord at dawn aligns worship with a sāttvika time; the verse frames spiritual merit as perfected through divine sanction—suggesting that tapas bears full karmic fruit when performed with proper invocation and surrender to the Lord’s command.