Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 32
Chapter 371 — Yama-Niyama and Praṇava-Upāsanā (Oṅkāra) as Brahma-vidyā
जुहुयाच्च तिलाज्यादि सर्वं सम्पद्यते नरे यस्तु द्वादशसाहस्रं जपमन्वहमाचरेत्
juhuyācca tilājyādi sarvaṃ sampadyate nare yastu dvādaśasāhasraṃ japamanvahamācaret
તિલ, ઘી વગેરે વડે હવન કરવો; જે મનુષ્ય દરરોજ બાર હજાર જપ કરે છે, તેના માટે સર્વ કાર્ય સફળ થાય છે।
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Establish a daily regimen combining homa offerings (tila, ghee, etc.) with a fixed-count japa (12,000) to secure siddhi in undertakings.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Tila-ājya Homa with Daily Dvādaśa-sāhasra Japa","lookup_keywords":["homa","tila","ajya","dvadasa-sahasra japa","daily sadhana"],"quick_summary":"Offer sesame and ghee into fire and maintain a daily discipline of 12,000 japa; such steadiness is said to bring comprehensive success in aims."}
Concept: Nitya-abhyāsa (daily repetition) plus yajña-action (homa) yields sampatti/siddhi.
Application: Set a sustainable daily count and homa schedule; treat consistency as the core ‘multiplier’ of results.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Japa-Homa-Vidhi (Ritual Discipline and Mantra Practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa altar with blazing fire; the practitioner offers sesame and ghee while keeping a mala and a tally for 12,000 daily recitations.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized flames in the homa-kuṇḍa, priestly figure pouring ājya with a sruk, sesame bowl nearby, calm focused face, temple-lamp glow and traditional ornamented borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central homa fire with gold highlights, ritual vessels (sruk, sruva, pātra) richly decorated, practitioner with mala, embossed aureole effect around the flame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: homa-kuṇḍa geometry, labeled offerings (tila, ājya), practitioner counting japa with mālā, neat composition for instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate indoor yajña scene, fine textures of sesame seeds and ghee ladle, manuscript and rosary on a carpet, delicate flame rendering and patterned margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-focused","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: juhuyācca → juhuyāt | ca. dvādaśasāhasraṃ → dvādaśa-sāhasram (dvigu). japamanvahamācaret → japam | anu-aham | ācaret.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 371 (japa-homa discipline); Agni Purana ritual chapters on homa-dravya and saṅkhyā-niyama
FAQs
It prescribes a combined discipline of homa (offerings such as sesame and ghee) and daily japa, specifying a technical count—12,000 repetitions per day—as a complete sādhana regimen.
Alongside theology and narratives, the Agni Purana functions as a practical ritual handbook; this verse is a concise procedural rule (dravyas for homa + daily japa-saṅkhyā) typical of its wide-ranging, instructional scope.
It asserts siddhi/fulfillment of aims (sarva-sampatti) through sustained daily japa supported by purificatory fire-offerings, emphasizing regularity (anvaham) as the source of merit and accomplishment.