Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 26
Pratiṣṭhā-Kalaśa-Śodhana-Ukti (Instruction on Purifying the Consecration Pitcher) — Chapter 85
घृतपूर्णे श्रवे दत्वा कलास्त्रेणैव होमयेत् अस्त्रेण जुहुयात् पञ्च पाशाङ्कुरनिवृत्तये
ghṛtapūrṇe śrave datvā kalāstreṇaiva homayet astreṇa juhuyāt pañca pāśāṅkuranivṛttaye
Après avoir placé l’offrande dans une louche remplie de ghee (ghṛta), qu’il accomplisse le homa au moyen du Kalā-astra ; puis qu’il verse des oblations cinq fois avec l’Astra (mantra), pour la nivṛtti, c’est-à-dire l’arrêt de la germination des liens (pāśa-aṅkura).
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
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Concept: Obstructions (pāśa) are treated as 'seeds/sprouts' that must be cauterized repeatedly; repetition-count (five) is part of efficacy.
Application: In corrective homa, use specified counts (pañca) and the correct carrier (ghṛta in sruc) to stabilize the rite and prevent recurrence of doṣa/saṅga.
Khanda Section: Agneya-vidya (Homa-vidhi and Mantra-Astra Prayoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: कलास्त्रेणैव = कलास्त्रेण + एव; पाशाङ्कुरनिवृत्तये = पाश-अङ्कुर-निवृत्तये (समास).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 85 (astra-prayoga sequence); Agni Purana 85 (homa-vidhi context)
FAQs
It prescribes a precise homa procedure: place the ghee offering in the sruva (ladle), perform oblation using the Kalā-astra mantra, and then make five oblations with the Astra-mantra to counteract or neutralize binding influences (pāśa-aṅkura).
It exemplifies the text’s practical, technical cataloging of ritual operations—down to the instrument (sruva), material (ghee), mantra-class (astra), and counted repetitions—showing Agni Purana as a manual of applied ritual science alongside its broader theological and cultural subjects.
The rite is framed as a purification and unbinding act: repeated mantra-oblation is intended to stop the “sprouting” of fetters—i.e., prevent the arising or continuation of binding karmic/ritual impediments—thereby supporting spiritual clarity and protection.