Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 15
Ayuta–Lakṣa–Koṭi Fire-offerings (अयुतलक्षकोटिहोमाः) — Graha-yajña Vidhi
देवदानवगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः ऋषयो मनवो गावो देवमातर एव च
devadānavagandharvā yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ ṛṣayo manavo gāvo devamātara eva ca
Para dewa, Dānava, dan Gandharva; Yakṣa, Rākṣasa, dan makhluk ular (Pannaga); para Ṛṣi, para Manu, sapi-sapi, serta para Ibu Ilahi (Mātṛkā) juga.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as the dominant frame of the Agni Purāṇa)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Cosmic invocation listing classes of beings to universalize the blessing—used to ‘include all worlds’ as witnesses and supporters of the rite.","sutra_style":false}
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Alamkara Type: Anukrama (serial enumeration)
Concept: Dharma is upheld across all orders of beings; even diverse classes are invoked into a shared auspicious intention.
Application: Cultivate non-hostility and reverence toward all beings; perform rites with the sense of cosmic accountability (ṛṣi/manu as moral witnesses).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Devatā-stuti (Cosmic Invocation and Benediction)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A panoramic assembly: devas and gandharvas in the sky, yakṣas and rākṣasas at the edges, nāgas below, ṛṣis and manus seated in counsel, cows in the foreground, mātṛkās as radiant mothers near the shrine.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, layered cosmic tiers—heavenly musicians (gandharvas), guardian yakṣas, fierce rākṣasas, coiling nāgas, serene ṛṣis, sacred cows, mātṛkās with bold iconography; dense composition with traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central shrine with mātṛkās flanking, celestial devas above with gold halos, cows at bottom as auspicious motif, ornate gold borders, rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, orderly frieze-like procession of beings with clear differentiation, emphasis on didactic clarity, soft shading and restrained gold.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, grand durbar-like cosmic court with diverse beings in registers, fine textiles and instruments for gandharvas, detailed flora and animals including cows, balanced symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवदानवगन्धर्वा → देव-दानव-गन्धर्वाः; यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः → यक्ष-राक्षस-पन्नगाः; देवमातर → देव-मातरः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana cosmological enumerations of beings and lokas (elsewhere in sarga/pratisarga contexts); Agni Purana stuti passages invoking mātṛkās and gaṇas
FAQs
It provides an invocation-style enumeration (saṅgraha) of cosmic classes of beings, used to include all orders—divine, semi-divine, and chthonic—within a ritual address for protection, appeasement, or auspiciousness.
By cataloguing multiple ontological categories (devas, demons, nature-spirits, nāgas, sages, Manus, and mother-goddesses), it functions like a Purāṇic index of the universe, integrating cosmology directly into practical liturgical language.
Remembering and ritually acknowledging all classes of beings is treated as harmonizing one’s relation with the cosmos—reducing obstacles (vighna), securing protection, and generating auspicious merit through inclusive reverence.