Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 2
Ayuta–Lakṣa–Koṭi Fire-offerings (अयुतलक्षकोटिहोमाः) — Graha-yajña Vidhi
वेदेरैशे ह्य् अग्निकुण्डाद् ग्रहानावाह्य मण्डले सौम्ये गुरुर्बुधश् चैशे शुक्रः पूर्वदले शशी
vederaiśe hy agnikuṇḍād grahānāvāhya maṇḍale saumye gururbudhaś caiśe śukraḥ pūrvadale śaśī
Dengan mantra-mantra Weda, hendaknya memanggil para graha dari agni-kuṇḍa dan menegakkannya dalam maṇḍala suci: pada sektor saumya ditempatkan Guru (Jupiter) dan Budha (Merkurius); pada kelopak timur ditempatkan Śukra (Venus) dan Śaśī (Bulan).
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Graha-nyāsa in a ritual maṇḍala for śānti/puṣṭi rites—placing Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, and Moon in specified sectors/petals after āvāhana from the agni-kuṇḍa.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Graha-Āvāhana from Agni-kuṇḍa and Placement in Maṇḍala (Guru–Budha; Śukra–Śaśī)","lookup_keywords":["graha-nyasa","agni-kunda avahana","mandala dala placement","Guru Budha","Shukra Shashi"],"quick_summary":"Invoke grahas with Vedic mantras from the fire-pit and install them in the maṇḍala: Guru and Budha in the saumya sector; Śukra and the Moon in the eastern petal."}
Concept: Bandhu between macrocosm (grahas) and microcosm (maṇḍala); mantra-mediated presence (āveśa/āvāhana).
Application: Use correct sectoral placement to harmonize graha influences in śānti, homa, and vrata contexts.
Khanda Section: Jyotiṣa / Graha-nyāsa and Maṇḍala-vidhi (Planetary invocation within ritual diagrams)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A consecrated fire-pit with priests chanting; a lotus-like maṇḍala diagram beside it, with labeled petals/sectors where Guru and Budha are installed in a gentle/auspicious quadrant and Śukra and Candra in the eastern petal.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat yet vivid colors, sacred homa scene with agni-kuṇḍa, lotus maṇḍala on the floor, four graha-deities as subtle icon-forms hovering over their sectors, traditional ornaments, calm auspicious palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on the maṇḍala petals and graha halos, priest at fire altar, Guru and Budha together in one quadrant, Śukra and Candra on the east petal, rich reds and greens, ornate borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework emphasizing the geometric maṇḍala with labeled petals, instructional composition showing placement points, small fire altar with offerings, restrained gold accents","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed ritual courtyard, fire altar with smoke, finely drawn lotus maṇḍala on carpeted ground, attendants holding manuscripts, grahas indicated by small crowned figures near their assigned petals"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेदेरैशे = वेदैः + ऐशे; ह्य् = हि; ग्रहानावाह्य = ग्रहान् + आवाह्य; गुरुर्बुधश् = गुरुः + बुधः; चैशे = च + ऐशे; पूर्वदले शशी (no sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Navagraha-vidhi / Graha-śānti sections (within Jyotiṣa and Pūjā-vidhi khandas); Agni Purana: Maṇḍala-lakṣaṇa and nyāsa-related passages
FAQs
It teaches graha-āvāhana and nyāsa: invoking specific planets from the agni-kuṇḍa using Vedic mantras and installing them in designated sectors/petals of a ritual maṇḍala.
It preserves a practical junction of ritual procedure and applied Jyotiṣa—showing how planetary theology is operationalized in worship through diagrammatic placement, mantra, and fire-rite integration.
Correctly invoking and situating grahas in the maṇḍala is presented as a harmonizing act—seeking planetary benevolence (saumya-bhāva), ritual purity, and reduction of afflictive influences through mantra and fire.