Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 75
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
सर्वकल्मषनाशाय पावनाय शिवाय च स्वादिष्टयेतिसूक्तानां सप्तषष्टिरुदाहृता
sarvakalmaṣanāśāya pāvanāya śivāya ca svādiṣṭayetisūktānāṃ saptaṣaṣṭirudāhṛtā
समस्त कल्मष के नाश, पवित्रता और कल्याण के लिए ‘स्वादिष्ट…’ से आरम्भ होने वाले सूक्तों की संख्या सड़सठ कही गई है।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Counting and deploying a specific sūkta-group (beginning ‘svādiṣṭa…’) for śuddhi (purification), kṣema (auspiciousness), and removal of kalmaṣa in pūjā/prāyaścitta contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Svādiṣṭa-ādi Sūkta-saṅkhyā (67) for Kalmaṣa-nāśa","lookup_keywords":["svādiṣṭa","sūkta","śuddhi","kalmaṣa-nāśa","saṅkhyā 67"],"quick_summary":"The text fixes the count of a purification-oriented sūkta set as sixty-seven, to be used for removing impurity and establishing auspiciousness in ritual practice."}
Concept: Śuddhi as a prerequisite for śiva (auspicious welfare): inner and outer impurity are addressed through regulated mantra-anuṣṭhāna.
Application: Use the prescribed sūkta-set as a structured prāyaścitta/śuddhi recitation before major pūjā, dīkṣā, homa, or after aśauca/ritual lapse (as per one’s tradition).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-prayoga (Purification and Sūkta enumeration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pūjā setting where a practitioner recites a counted sequence of sūktas, using a tally (akṣa beads or knots) to ensure the number sixty-seven.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, devotee-priest with japamālā and palm-leaf tally, seated near a lamp-lit altar, stylized water pot and conch, calm facial expression, emphasis on śuddhi.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, altar with gold-leaf lamps, priest holding mālā, a scroll indicating ‘67’, ornate borders, auspicious symbols (śaṅkha, cakra) subtly included.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional composition: numbered sūkta list on a manuscript page, practitioner counting with beads, clean lines, soft palette, didactic clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar reciting from a manuscript while an assistant keeps count on a string of beads, interior pavilion with fine textiles, precise detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: svādiṣṭayetisūktānāṃ → svādiṣṭayā iti sūktānām; saptaṣaṣṭirudāhṛtā → sapta-ṣaṣṭiḥ udāhṛtā.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 258 (Mantra-prayoga: śuddhi and sūkta enumeration)
FAQs
It gives a ritual-technical enumeration: the collection of sūktas identified by the incipit “svādiṣṭa …” is counted as sixty-seven, to be used for purification and removal of defilement.
Rather than only narrating mythology, it catalogs practical ritual material by listing and counting mantra-hymn sets (sūktas) by their opening words, functioning like a reference index for liturgical use.
The verse frames these sūktas as instruments for destroying kalmaṣa (moral/ritual impurity), producing pāvana (purification) and śiva (auspicious well-being), i.e., cleansing karmic taint and stabilizing auspicious conditions.