Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 23
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
अग्नौ स्वाहेति जुहुयाद्बलकामो द्विजोत्तम तिलैर् यवैश् च धर्मज्ञ तथापामार्गतण्डुलैः
agnau svāheti juhuyādbalakāmo dvijottama tilair yavaiś ca dharmajña tathāpāmārgataṇḍulaiḥ
ឱ ទ្វិជោត្តម អ្នកប្រាថ្នាកម្លាំង គួរបូជាហូមក្នុងភ្លើង ដោយពាក្យ «svāhā» ដោយប្រើគ្រាប់ល្ង និងស្រូវបារ្លី ឱ អ្នកដឹងធម៌ ហើយដូចគ្នានេះផងដែរ ដោយគ្រាប់អបាមារគ (apāmārga)។
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing sage Vashistha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Perform a kāmya-homa for bala using svāhā with offerings of tila, yava, and apāmārga grains as specified.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Kāmya-karma: channeling intention through regulated offering into Agni; material substances become carriers of sankalpa.
Application: Adopt disciplined, repeatable practice (time, purity, ingredients, mantra) to cultivate steadiness and ‘bala’ as embodied confidence and vitality.
Khanda Section: Agneya-vidya (Homa-vidhi / Kamya-karma: ritual fire-offerings for desired results)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Household
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa-kunda with bright flames; a dvija offers sesame, barley, and apāmārga grains while uttering svāhā for strength.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: priest at square fire altar, offering grains from a ladle, stylized flames, ritual vessels, bold reds/oranges, sacred geometry border.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: homa scene with gold-leaf flames and haloed Agni presence, richly ornamented vessels, sesame and barley rendered as jeweled offerings.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear instructional depiction of ingredients (tila, yava, apāmārga) arranged beside the kunda, priest mid-āhuti, fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate indoor yajña scene, detailed textiles and utensils, precise depiction of grains being poured into fire, soft smoke curls."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: svāheti→svāhā+iti; juhuyādbalakāmo→juhuyāt+bala-kāmaḥ; tilair yavaiś→tilaiḥ+yavaiḥ; tathāpāmārga-→tathā+apāmārga-.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (Agneya-vidyā: homa-vidhi and kāmya-karmas)
FAQs
It prescribes a specific kāmya-homa: offering into Agni while saying “svāhā,” using tilā (sesame), yava (barley), and apāmārga-grains as the oblation materials to obtain bala (strength/vigor).
Alongside theology and myth, the Agni Purana catalogs practical, result-oriented ritual protocols (kamya-karmas), including precise substances and mantra-utterance, functioning like a manual of applied religious technology.
Performed as a disciplined offering to Agni with the proper svāhā-formula and prescribed materials, it is presented as a dharmic means to generate merit and channel ritual efficacy toward acquiring bodily vigor/strength.