Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 21
Chapter 360 — अव्ययवर्गाः
Groups of Indeclinables
तु हि च स्म ह वै पादपूरणे पूजनेप्यति दिवाह्नीत्यथ दोषा च नक्तञ्च रजनाविति
tu hi ca sma ha vai pādapūraṇe pūjanepyati divāhnītyatha doṣā ca naktañca rajanāviti
“Tu”, “hi”, “ca”, “sma”, “ha”, dan “vai” dipakai untuk pemenuhan metrum (pādapūraṇa); bahkan dalam pemujaan pun waktu yang tepat disebut “divāhna”, yakni siang hari. Adapun pembagian malam dinyatakan sebagai: “doṣā” (bagian awal malam), “nakta” (tengah malam), dan “rajanī” (sisa malam).
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Ritual scheduling: selecting proper daytime for worship-related completion (pādapūraṇa) and correctly naming/segmenting night periods for time-sensitive rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Daytime suitability for pūjā pādapūraṇa and night-period nomenclature","lookup_keywords":["puja-vidhi","divahna","dosa","nakta","rajani"],"quick_summary":"For completing worship components (pādapūraṇa), daytime is prescribed. Night is divided into doṣā (first part), nakta (midnight), and rajanī (remaining night) for accurate ritual time-reckoning."}
Concept: Dharma is safeguarded by correct kāla (time) in ritual action; naming and dividing time supports precision in worship.
Application: Plan pūjā completions in divāhna; when a rite specifies night, map it to doṣā/nakta/rajanī to avoid timing faults (doṣa).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Ritual Worship Procedures and Time-Calculations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A temple priest completes a worship step in daylight; beside it, a night-sky triptych shows early night, midnight, and late night labeled doṣā, nakta, rajanī.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, temple interior with priest offering lamp in bright daytime, adjacent band showing three night segments with moon positions and labels doṣā/nakta/rajanī, stylized clouds and deep indigo night tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, deity shrine with priest in daytime, gold-leaf halo around the lamp, upper register with three moon phases/positions marking night divisions, ornate borders and rich colors.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional panel: clock-like arc of sun to moon with three labeled night sections, priest performing pādapūraṇa at day, fine linework and clear labels.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtyard temple scene in daylight with pūjā, and a separate framed vignette of night sky divided into three segments with moon at different heights, delicate architectural detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पूजनेप्यति → pūjane + api + ati. दिवाह्नीत्यथ → divā + ahnī + iti + atha. नक्तञ्च → naktam + ca. रजनाविति → rajanā + iti.
Related Themes: Agni Purana sections on pūjā-vidhi and kāla-nirṇaya (time determination); Agni Purana sections on vrata timing and muhūrta considerations
FAQs
It gives a pūjā-kāla rule: ritual completion in worship is aligned with daytime, and it defines night into functional segments—doṣā, nakta, and rajanī—for timing observances.
By codifying practical time-divisions and worship scheduling, it functions like a ritual handbook (pūjā-vidhi + muhūrta-nirṇaya), showing the Purana’s coverage beyond stories into applied liturgical and calendrical procedure.
Correct timing is treated as part of ritual correctness (vidhi); performing worship in the prescribed time supports purity of the act and is understood to enhance its merit (puṇya) while avoiding time-based ritual faults (doṣa).