Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 28
Pratiṣṭhā-Kalaśa-Śodhana-Ukti (Instruction on Purifying the Consecration Pitcher) — Chapter 85
पूर्वोक्तविधिना कुर्यादधिकारसमर्पणं ॐ हां रसशुल्कं गृहाण स्वाहा निःशेषदग्धपाशस्य पशोरस्य हरे त्वया
pūrvoktavidhinā kuryādadhikārasamarpaṇaṃ oṃ hāṃ rasaśulkaṃ gṛhāṇa svāhā niḥśeṣadagdhapāśasya paśorasya hare tvayā
Qu’il accomplisse la remise de l’habilitation rituelle (adhikāra-samarpaṇa) selon la méthode énoncée plus haut : « Oṃ hāṃ—reçois le rasa-śulka (redevance/offrande), svāhā. Par toi, ô Hara, que soient ôtés les liens de cette victime sacrificielle, entièrement consumés ».
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s standard frame, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Adhikāra-samarpaṇa (ritual entitlement/agency surrender) within homa: offering a specified 'rasa-śulka' oblation with svāhā and petitioning Hara (Śiva) to remove bonds of the paśu (sacrificial subject) after they are 'burned' (dagdha-pāśa).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Adhikāra-samarpaṇa mantra: rasa-śulka grahaṇa and dagdha-pāśa-mocana to Hara","lookup_keywords":["adhikāra-samarpaṇa","rasa-śulka","svāhā","Hara","dagdha-pāśa"],"quick_summary":"The mantra formalizes surrender of ritual agency and offers a 'rasa-fee' oblation, requesting Śiva to remove the remaining bonds of the paśu once they are ritually burned."}
Concept: Adhikāra (doership/entitlement) is surrendered; liberation is framed as burning and removal of pāśa (bondage) by divine grace (Hara).
Application: Conclude or stabilize a rite by explicitly offering the due oblation and relinquishing doership, aligning the ritual’s fruit with bond-release rather than personal grasping.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi / Homa-Mantra-Prayoga (Ritual procedure and mantra-application)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual surrender: the priest offers a special oblation termed 'rasa-śulka' into fire, while invoking Hara to remove the bonds of the paśu that have been burned away.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Śiva (Hara) subtly present above the homa fire, bonds (pāśa) depicted as dark cords turning to ash, priest offering oblation labeled 'oṃ hāṃ ... svāhā', solemn palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Śiva with gold halo receiving oblation flames, cords dissolving into golden embers, ornate altar vessels, rich jewel tones and gold work","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, instructional depiction of 'adhikāra-samarpaṇa' moment: offering into fire, text ribbon with mantra, bonds shown as fading lines around a symbolic paśu figure","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined fire-altar scene, calligraphic mantra cartouche, symbolic cords burning, Śiva indicated in a cloud vignette as recipient of prayer"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यादधिकारसमर्पणं = कुर्यात् + अधिकारसमर्पणम्; निःशेषदग्धपाशस्य = निःशेष-दग्ध-पाशस्य (समास).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 85 (earlier method: pūrvokta-vidhi); Agni Purana 85 (paśu/pāśa terminology in pratiṣṭhā-homa context)
FAQs
It gives a specific mantra-prayoga for adhikāra-samarpaṇa—formally transferring/renouncing ritual entitlement—using the bīja “hāṃ,” an offering cue “svāhā,” and an invocation to Hara for releasing the paśu’s bonds.
Beyond mythology, it preserves operational ritual technology: exact mantras, offering terminology (śulka as a prescribed due), and procedural steps for homa and purification—showing the text’s coverage of practical liturgy alongside broader dharma and theology.
The act symbolizes purification and release: the “bonds” (pāśa) of the paśu/offerer are declared burned away by fire, and Hara is invoked as the remover—signifying liberation from constraining karmic ties through correctly performed sacrifice.