Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 20
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
धात्रे दक्षे विधात्रे च गङ्गाञ्च यमुनां तथा शङ्खपद्मनिधी पूज्य मध्ये वास्त्वपसारणं सारङ्गायेति भूतानां भूतशुद्धिं स्थितश् चरेत्
dhātre dakṣe vidhātre ca gaṅgāñca yamunāṃ tathā śaṅkhapadmanidhī pūjya madhye vāstvapasāraṇaṃ sāraṅgāyeti bhūtānāṃ bhūtaśuddhiṃ sthitaś caret
Dhātṛ・Dakṣa・Vidhātṛ、また聖河ガンガー（Gaṅgā）とヤムナー（Yamunā）、さらに宝蔵神シャンクハ（Śaṅkha）とパドマ（Padma）を供養したのち、行者は敷地／家屋の中央に立って「vāstv-apasāraṇa（ヴァーストゥ追放）」の作法を行うべきである。「sāraṅgāya」を真言として誦し、障碍となる存在を除くために bhūta-śuddhi（衆生浄化）を修する。
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s instructional narration, typically to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Gṛha-pratiṣṭhā/plot-purification: invoking protective deities and performing vāstu-apasāraṇa to remove doṣa/obstructions before residence, installation, or worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vāstu-apasāraṇa with Bhūta-śuddhi (site expulsion and purification)","lookup_keywords":["vāstu-apasāraṇa","bhūta-śuddhi","gṛha-pratiṣṭhā","Śaṅkha-Padma-nidhi","sāraṅgāya mantra"],"quick_summary":"After worshipping specified deities and sacred rivers, the officiant stands at the center of the site and performs vāstu-expulsion, using a mantra-formula to purify and remove obstructive presences."}
Concept: External space (vāstu) is harmonized by devatā-smarana and mantra-kriyā; purity is established by centering (madhya-sthāna) and removal of impediments.
Application: Use as a standardized pre-ritual for house/temple entry, installation, or remedial vāstu rites when disturbances are felt.
Khanda Section: Vāstu-śāstra / Gṛha-pratiṣṭhā and Bhūta-śuddhi (Ritual purification and expulsion rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: River
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A consecration scene: the officiant stands at the center of a marked vāstu-maṇḍala, offering worship to Dhātṛ–Dakṣa–Vidhātṛ, Gaṅgā–Yamunā, and Śaṅkha–Padma, then performing an expulsion/purification rite with mantra recitation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat bold colors, central priest on a geometric vāstu-maṇḍala (brahmasthāna), small icon-panels of Dhātṛ Dakṣa Vidhātṛ, Gaṅgā and Yamunā as river goddesses, Śaṅkha and Padma as treasure-deities, ritual lamps, sacred kalasha, serene purification mood","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on deities and ornaments, priest at center of square vāstu diagram, Gaṅgā-Yamunā flanking, Śaṅkha-Padma with jeweled pots, rich temple interior, embossed aureoles, consecration atmosphere","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, instructional layout showing the center-point of the site, priest standing in madhya, labeled deities around, minimal background, emphasis on ritual sequence and symmetry","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed courtyard with a chalked square maṇḍala, officiant in white at center reciting, attendants holding offerings, river-goddess motifs on side panels, fine architectural borders, subdued devotional palette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गङ्गाञ्च = गङ्गाम् + च; वास्त्वपसारणम् = वास्तु + अपसारणम्; सारङ्गायेति = सारङ्गाय + इति; स्थितश् = स्थितः (visarga sandhi before c).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (Gṛha-pratiṣṭhā, bhūta-śuddhi, nyāsa)
FAQs
It prescribes a Vāstu-śānti sequence: worship specific deities and nidhis, then perform “vāstv-apasāraṇa” from the center of the site, using the recitation cue “sāraṅgāya,” to accomplish bhūta-śuddhi (ritual purification/removal of obstructive presences).
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied ritual technology—here, a practical Vāstu manual for defect-removal and site purification—showing its coverage of domestic/architectural rites as part of its encyclopedic scope.
By honoring creator/ordinating deities and sacred rivers, then purifying the space through bhūta-śuddhi, the rite is intended to remove unseen impediments, restore auspiciousness to the dwelling, and support dharmic, unobstructed living and worship.