Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 9
Chapter 93 — वास्तुपूजादिविधानम्
Procedure for Vāstu-worship and Related Rites
साज्यमक्षतमीशाय पर्जन्यायाम्बुजोदकं ददीताथ जयन्ताय पताकां कुङ्कुमोज्ज्वलां
sājyamakṣatamīśāya parjanyāyāmbujodakaṃ dadītātha jayantāya patākāṃ kuṅkumojjvalāṃ
គួរបូជាអក្ខត (គ្រាប់អង្ករលាយជាមួយឃី) ដល់ ឥសា (ព្រះសិវៈ)។ ដល់ បរជញ្ញៈ គួរផ្តល់ទឹកផ្កាឈូក។ បន្ទាប់មក ដល់ ជយន្តៈ គួរបង្ហាញទង់បដា ភ្លឺរលោងដោយក្រហមកេសរ (កុងគុម)។
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Devata-wise upacara/bali assignment in puja: selecting specific dravyas (ghee-mixed akshata, lotus-water, saffron-bright banner) for specific deities to align rite with their tattva and function (ishvara, rain, victory).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Devata-wise Upacara: Īśa–Parjanya–Jayanta Offerings","lookup_keywords":["Īśa akṣata ājya","Parjanya ambujōdaka","Jayanta patākā","kuṅkuma upacāra","devatā-bali"],"quick_summary":"Offer ghee-mixed rice to Īśa, lotus-water to Parjanya, and a saffron-bright banner to Jayanta; the verse functions as a mapping of deity to appropriate ritual substance."}
Concept: Dravya-devata-sambandha (fitness of offering to deity) as a means to ritual efficacy (yajña/puja-siddhi).
Application: In daily/occasional puja, keep a devata-wise list of offerings; substitute only within the same guna (e.g., fragrant/pure liquids for rain-deities; victory-symbols for Jayanta).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Devatā-bali / Upacāra-dāna / Ritual offerings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual altar with three stations: Śiva’s offering bowl receiving ghee-mixed rice; Parjanya’s vessel filled with lotus-infused water; Jayanta honored with a saffron-bright banner raised beside the altar.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, priest performing puja before a small shrine, Śiva-symbols (liṅga, tripuṇḍra motifs), a brass vessel with lotus-water for Parjanya, a vivid kuṅkuma-red banner for Jayanta, flat perspective, rich earthy pigments, ornate borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on puja vessels and ornaments, central altar with ghee-akshata offering to Īśa, lotus-water pot for Parjanya, saffron banner for Jayanta, jewel-toned background, embossed gold detailing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework and soft shading, instructional layout showing three labeled offerings (ājya-akṣata, ambujōdaka, kuṅkuma-patākā), calm temple interior, delicate ornamentation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly ritual scene with a pandit at a low altar, detailed textiles, small vessels of ghee-rice and lotus-water, a bright saffron banner, fine brushwork, architectural pavilion backdrop"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sājyam-akṣatam → साज्यम् अक्षतम्; parjanyāya-ambujodakam → पर्जन्याय अम्बुज-उदकम्; dadītātha → ददीत अथ; kuṅkumojjvalām → कुङ्कुम-उज्ज्वलाम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 93 (Puja-vidhi: devata-bali/upacara mapping)
FAQs
It prescribes deity-specific upacāras (ritual gifts): ghee-mixed akṣata for Īśa (Śiva), lotus-water for Parjanya, and a saffron-bright banner for Jayanta—showing how offerings are matched to particular deities within a rite.
Beyond myth, the Agni Purana functions as a practical ritual handbook: it itemizes exact materials (akṣata, ghṛta, lotus-water, patākā, kuṅkuma) and assigns them to named deities, reflecting its wide-ranging, procedural coverage of worship-technology (pūjā-vidhi).
Correctly offering prescribed upacāras is taught as a means to secure divine favor—Śiva’s grace, rain/seasonal prosperity through Parjanya, and victory/auspicious success through Jayanta—thereby generating puṇya through disciplined, rule-based worship.