Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 33
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
घृताहुतिसहस्रेण तथा लक्ष्मीविनाशनं श्रुवेण देवस्य त्वेति हुत्वापामार्गतण्डुलं
ghṛtāhutisahasreṇa tathā lakṣmīvināśanaṃ śruveṇa devasya tveti hutvāpāmārgataṇḍulaṃ
同様に、繁栄（ラクシュミー）を滅するためには、ギーの供養を千回行うべきである。また「devasya tvā」と唱えつつ、杓でアパーマールガ（apāmārga）の米粒を供えれば、その作法は成就する。
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual applications)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Abhicāra/niṣkṛti-oriented homa procedures: high-count ghee oblations and specific offering (apāmārga-tandula) with a Yajus-formula for targeted ritual effects.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Ritual causality through precise dravya, mantra, and saṅkhyā (count); the text treats outcomes as rule-governed effects of rite-technology.
Application: If used, requires strict adhikāra, ethical scrutiny, and counterbalancing śānti; in practice, many traditions redirect such procedures toward ‘doṣa-nivṛtti’ rather than harm.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Homa-vidhi (Ritual Procedures and Expitiatory Rites)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist performing a large-count homa: repeated ghee offerings into a blazing fire; then offering apāmārga-mixed rice grains with a ladle while reciting ‘devasya tvā’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, intense fire altar with repeated offering gestures, rhythmic sequence implied by multiple ladles/vessels, apāmārga plant motif near rice bowl, dramatic reds and blacks, ritual seriousness.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, grand homa with gold-highlighted flames and vessels, a thousand-offering abundance suggested by stacked ghee pots, apāmārga rice bowl in foreground, ornate frame emphasizing ritual power.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical depiction of homa steps: ghee āhuti count indicated by tally marks, then apāmārga-taṇḍula offering with ladle; clean composition, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed fire-ritual scene with attendants preparing ghee and grains, precise rendering of ladle and bowls, smoky atmosphere, marginal note cartouche ‘devasya tvā’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"intense","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: घृताहुतिसहस्रेण = घृत + आहुति + सहस्रेण; त्वेति = त्वा + इति; हुत्वापामार्गतण्डुलं = हुत्वा + अपामार्गतण्डुलम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (abhicāra/śānti adjacent mantras and offerings)
FAQs
It prescribes a targeted homa: perform 1,000 ghee oblations, and additionally offer apāmārga-mixed rice grains using the śruva while uttering the offering-formula “devasya tvā,” for a specified effect.
It exemplifies the text’s practical catalog of applied rites—procedural counts (1,000 āhutis), materials (ghee, apāmārga, rice), implements (śruva), and mantric cues—showing how the Purana functions as a manual of ritual technologies alongside its many other disciplines.
The verse encodes a results-oriented (prayoga) rite: it uses offerings and mantra to invoke a forceful reversal of auspiciousness (lakṣmī), reflecting the Purana’s acknowledgment that ritual acts can be directed toward both pacifying and coercive outcomes, with correspondingly heavy karmic implications.