Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 5
Chapter 93 — वास्तुपूजादिविधानम्
Procedure for Vāstu-worship and Related Rites
अस्य देहे समारूढा देवताः पूजिताः शुभाः अष्टौ कोणाधिपास्तत्र कोणार्धेष्वष्टसु स्थिताः
asya dehe samārūḍhā devatāḥ pūjitāḥ śubhāḥ aṣṭau koṇādhipāstatra koṇārdheṣvaṣṭasu sthitāḥ
Sur ce corps sont installées les divinités de bon augure, dûment honorées. Là, les huit Seigneurs des angles sont établis dans les huit régions intermédiaires des angles.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Installing and worshipping dikpālas/koṇādhipas on the body or mandala to create a protective spatial grid for puja, homa, or temple/site consecration.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Spatial sacralization: divinity is distributed through ordered loci (corners/intermediate directions), making the practitioner’s body or ritual field a complete cosmos.
Application: In puja, visualize and honor corner-guardians to ‘close’ the mandala and reduce ritual obstacles (vighna).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Vastu–Mandala–Devatā-nyāsa (Deity installation on the body and directional deities)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A human figure or square mandala with eight intercardinal points highlighted, each occupied by a corner-lord; deities shown as luminous presences installed upon the body/field and being worshipped.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, mandala diagram around a standing figure, eight intercardinal guardians in stylized forms, bold outlines, saturated colors, temple-wall composition with symmetrical balance","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central figure as the worship-field, eight corner-lords in medallions around, heavy gold embossing on directional frames, auspicious motifs (lotus, conch)","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: square mandala with labeled corners and intermediate directions, delicate shading, minimal background, emphasis on placement clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, geometric plan view of a mandala with eight corner figures, fine calligraphic labels, architectural border suggesting a pavilion, intricate detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोणाधिपास्तत्र = कोणाधिपाः + तत्र; कोणार्धेष्वष्टसु = कोणार्धेषु + अष्टसु.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 93 (Vastu–Mandala–Devatā-nyāsa sequence)
FAQs
It teaches deha-nyāsa/mandala-nyāsa: visualizing and ritually installing auspicious deities upon the practitioner’s body, specifically positioning the eight corner-rulers in their respective intermediate directional zones.
By encoding Vāstu–mandala and tantric-ritual mapping (directional geometry + deity taxonomy) into practical worship instructions, it demonstrates how the Agni Purana integrates architecture/space-science with liturgy and yogic ritual technique.
Treating the body as a sacred mandala purifies the practitioner, stabilizes protective directional energies, and is intended to make worship efficacious by aligning inner (body) and outer (cosmic directions) order.