Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 32
वागीश्वरीपूजा
The Worship of Vāgīśvarī
कण्ठोपकण्ठयुक्तानि द्वारान्यब्जन्तु मध्यतः पञ्चाब्जमण्डले ह्य् अस्मिन् सितं पीतञ्च पूर्वकम्
kaṇṭhopakaṇṭhayuktāni dvārānyabjantu madhyataḥ pañcābjamaṇḍale hy asmin sitaṃ pītañca pūrvakam
આ પંચાબ્જ મંડળમાં દ્વારો મધ્યમાં ગોઠવવા, અને તે કણ્ઠ-ઉપકણ્ઠ (સહાયક કણ્ઠ) યુક્ત હોવા જોઈએ. પૂર્વથી આરંભ કરીને વર્ણવિધાન: પ્રથમ શ્વેત, પછી પીત.
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Door-placement and color-coding in a pañcābja (five-lotus) mandala for temple/yantra layout and ritual orientation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pañcābja-maṇḍala: door placement and directional colors","lookup_keywords":["pañcābja-maṇḍala","dvāra","kaṇṭha-upakaṇṭha","dik-varṇa","east white"],"quick_summary":"In a five-lotus mandala, doors are set centrally with proper kaṇṭha/upakaṇṭha (neck and subsidiary-neck) elements; colors proceed from the east as white, then yellow (and onward per the scheme)."}
Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on correct thresholds (dvāra) and dik-sambandha (directional correspondences) including color.
Application: While drafting/painting a mandala or planning a shrine, align doors to the prescribed center points and apply the correct directional palette.
Khanda Section: Vastu-shastra (Yantra-Mandala / Temple-Architecture Instructions)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A five-lotus mandala diagram with centrally placed doors, each door drawn with neck and subsidiary-neck mouldings; the eastern sector painted white and the next sector yellow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural panel showing pañcābja mandala, bold outlines, central door icons with kaṇṭha/upakaṇṭha bands, east quadrant in white pigment, adjacent quadrant in yellow, traditional floral borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of a ritual mandala: raised gold outlining door frames and neck mouldings, five lotus petals/cells, east rendered in bright white with gold highlights, next in yellow, symmetrical composition","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional illustration: neat pañcābja grid, labeled dvāras at midpoints, detailed kaṇṭha/upakaṇṭha profiles, color swatches starting east: white then yellow","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of artisans painting a mandala on the floor, one applying white in the east, another yellow in the next sector; delicate door motifs with moulding details"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dvārānyabjantu → dvārāṇi + abjam + tu (anusvāra/yaṇ sandhi in transmission). hy asmin → hi + asmin. pītañca → pītam + ca.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Vastu sections on dvāra-lakṣaṇa and varṇa-vinyāsa in mandalas near 319
FAQs
It gives Vāstu/maṇḍala-vidhi: how to place doors centrally within a five-lotus (pañcābja) mandala and how to apply directional colour sequencing beginning from the east.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves applied technical knowledge—mandala geometry, architectural elements, and colour-direction conventions—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of ritual design and sacred architecture alongside theology.
Correct door placement and direction-based colours are treated as harmonizing the sacred space with cosmic order (dik and maṇḍala), supporting purity, auspiciousness, and the efficacy of worship performed within the consecrated layout.