Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 65
Adhivāsana-vidhi
Procedure for Preliminary Consecration in Vāstu–Pratiṣṭhā / Īśāna-kalpa
स्मृत्वा च रोचनं दत्वा कुर्यान्निर्मञ्जनादिकं गुडलवणधान्याकदानेन विसृजेच्च ताः
smṛtvā ca rocanaṃ datvā kuryānnirmañjanādikaṃ guḍalavaṇadhānyākadānena visṛjecca tāḥ
Après s’être souvenu de la divinité/du mantra et avoir offert la rocanā (pigment jaune), on doit accomplir des actes de purification tels que laver et essuyer; puis, en faisant don de jaggery, de sel et de graines de coriandre, on doit congédier ces impuretés ou influences affligeantes.
Lord Agni (in dialogue form, traditionally teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Ritual dismissal (visarjana) and apotropaic purification after worship by cleansing actions and prescribed dāna to neutralize residual doṣa/impurity.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Ritual completeness: purification and proper closure (visarjana) prevent carryover of ritual impurity and stabilize the sādhaka’s mind.
Application: Always end pūjā with cleansing and a small prescribed dāna to mark closure and reduce anxiety about residual doṣa.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Ritual purification, expiation, and dismissal rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A worshipper completes pūjā: remembers the deity, applies yellow rocanā, wipes and washes ritual implements, then offers small bowls of jaggery, salt, and coriander as concluding gifts.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, devotee before a small shrine, rocanā (yellow pigment) in a leaf-bowl, attendants holding guda and lavaṇa offerings, ritual cleansing vessels, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf haloed deity in shrine niche, foreground devotee offering rocanā and concluding dāna of jaggery-salt-coriander, rich reds and greens, ornate borders, embossed gold details","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, instructional depiction of nirmañjana: wiping cloth, water pot, small trays labeled guda/lavaṇa/dhānyaka, calm domestic shrine setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior of a puja room, servant presenting bowls of jaggery and salt, devotee performing wiping/cleansing, fine textiles and vessels, naturalistic shading"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यान्निर्मञ्जनादिकम् = कुर्यात् + निर्मञ्जनादिकम्; विसृजेच्च = विसृजेत् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 96 (Pūjā-vidhi: śuddhi, nirmañjana, visarjana)
FAQs
It prescribes a practical purification sequence—remembrance/invocation, offering rocana, performing cleansing acts (nirmañjana), and concluding with dāna (gifts of jaggery, salt, and coriander) to ritually dismiss inauspicious influences.
It combines mantra-style remembrance, material ritual substances (rocana), procedural purity acts (washing/cleansing), and charity (dāna) as a complete applied ritual protocol—showing the text’s coverage of lived religious practice beyond mythology.
Purification (śuddhi) and dāna together are framed as removing impurity and obstacles while generating merit (puṇya), thereby restoring ritual fitness and auspiciousness through both inner intention (smaraṇa) and outward corrective action (cleansing and gifting).