Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 5
Chapter 306 — त्रैलोक्यमोहनमन्त्राः
Mantras for Enchanting the Three Worlds
सम्भोज्य विप्रानाचार्यं तोषयेत्सिध्यते मनुः स्नात्वा यथावदाचम्य वाग्यतो यागमन्दिरं
sambhojya viprānācāryaṃ toṣayetsidhyate manuḥ snātvā yathāvadācamya vāgyato yāgamandiraṃ
ब्राह्मणों को भोजन कराकर और आचार्य को संतुष्ट करके यजमान सिद्धि पाता है; फिर स्नान करके, विधिपूर्वक आचमन कर, वाणी का संयम रखकर याग-मन्दिर में प्रवेश करे।
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa narration frame)
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Concept: Ritual efficacy (siddhi) depends on right conduct: honoring learned persons and the guru, and maintaining purity and restraint.
Application: Before any major pūjā/homa, prioritize guru/ṛtvik satisfaction, perform snāna and ācamana, and keep silence or measured speech to preserve ritual focus.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Yajna and Temple Ritual Procedure)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: Temple
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विप्रानाचार्यं = विप्रान् आचार्यम्; तोषयेत्सिध्यते = तोषयेत् सिध्यते; यथावदाचम्य = यथावत् आचम्य; वाग्यतो = वाक्-यतः; यागमन्दिरं = याग-मन्दिरम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Puja-vidhi on ācārya/ṛtvik honorarium (dakṣiṇā), śauca, and mandira-praveśa rules
FAQs
It prescribes yajña-preliminaries: feeding brāhmaṇas, honoring the ācārya, then performing snāna (bath), ācamana (ritual sipping), and vāg-niyama (speech-restraint) before entering the yāga-mandira.
It documents procedural ritual protocol—social obligations (hospitality to priests), priestly hierarchy (ācārya), and purity disciplines (snāna/ācamana/niyama)—showing the text’s practical coverage of liturgy alongside its many other sciences.
Honoring the learned and maintaining purity and self-restraint are presented as conditions for siddhi (successful completion) of the rite, aligning external ritual accuracy with inner discipline for merit and efficacy.