Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 54
अधिवासनं नाम निर्वाणदीक्षायाम्
Adhivāsana in the Nirvāṇa-dīkṣā
अथावाह्य विधातारं पूजयेत्तर्पयेत्तथा तत ॐ हां शब्दस्पर्शशुद्धब्रह्मन् गृहाण स्वाहेत्याहुतित्रयेणाधिकारमस्य समर्पयेत् दग्धनिःशेषपापस्य ब्रह्मन्नस्य पशोस्त्वया
athāvāhya vidhātāraṃ pūjayettarpayettathā tata oṃ hāṃ śabdasparśaśuddhabrahman gṛhāṇa svāhetyāhutitrayeṇādhikāramasya samarpayet dagdhaniḥśeṣapāpasya brahmannasya paśostvayā
Ensuite, après avoir invoqué Vidhātṛ (l’Ordonnateur), on doit le vénérer et lui offrir aussi le tarpaṇa (libations). Puis, avec le mantra : « Oṃ Hāṁ, ô Brahman purifié en tant que son et toucher—reçois (cela), svāhā », par trois oblations, on conférera formellement l’adhikāra (autorisation rituelle) à ceci. Ô Brahman, par toi les fautes de cet animal sacrificiel sont entièrement consumées, sans reste.
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","practical_application":"Consecratory authorization (adhikāra-samarpaṇa) within yajña/homa by invoking Vidhātṛ and offering three oblations with a purification-acceptance mantra.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Ritual legitimacy (adhikāra) is conferred through correct invocation, offering, and mantra—purity is framed as transformation by sacred fire and Brahmanic acceptance.
Application: Before proceeding to the main rite, establish authorization and purification through prescribed āvāhana–tarpana–āhuti sequence.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Yajna, Homa, and Consecratory Offerings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual setting where Vidhātṛ is invoked; three oblations offered; a subtle aura of purification around the sacrificial subject, with fire consuming ‘pāpa’ as dark smoke turning to light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dignified Vidhātṛ presence above the altar; priest performing tarpana with water; three distinct flame-bursts for three āhutis; inscriptions of the mantra beginning ‘oṃ hāṃ… svāhā’.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold haloed Vidhātṛ; ornate homa-kunda; three golden flames; symbolic ‘sins’ as dark motifs dissolving; rich temple décor.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear stepwise panel: āvāhana, pūjā, tarpana, then three āhutis; neat mantra cartouche; emphasis on ritual implements and sequence.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly pavilion turned ritual space; meticulous vessels for tarpana; three offerings shown in successive moments; calligraphy panel with mantra; subtle allegory of purification."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अथावाह्य → अथ आवाह्य; पूजयेत्तर्पयेत्तथा → पूजयेत् तर्पयेत् तथा; स्वाहेत्याहुतित्रयेणाधिकारमस्य → स्वाहा इति आहुतित्रयेण अधिकारम् अस्य; दग्धनिःशेषपापस्य → दग्ध-निःशेष-पापस्य; ब्रह्मन्नस्य → ब्रह्मन् अस्य; पशोस्त्वया → पशोः त्वया.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 84 (homa-krama, saṃskāra, prāyaścitta)
FAQs
It teaches a homa procedure: invoke Vidhātṛ, perform worship and tarpana, then offer three oblations with a specified mantra to confer adhikāra (formal ritual authorization) and effect purification.
It preserves precise operational details—invocation (āvāhana), worship, tarpana, mantra-usage with bīja, counted oblations, and the legal-ritual notion of adhikāra—showing the text’s manual-like coverage of ritual technology.
The verse frames the triple oblation as a consecration that burns sins “without remainder,” emphasizing ritual purification and the transfer/establishment of eligibility (adhikāra) for the act being performed.