Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 2
Chapter 41 — शिलाविन्यासविधानं
The Procedure for Laying the Stones / Foundation Setting
कुम्भन्यासेष्टकान्यासो द्वारस्तम्भोच्छ्रयं शुभं पादोनं पूरयेत् खातं तत्र वास्तुं यजेत् समे
kumbhanyāseṣṭakānyāso dvārastambhocchrayaṃ śubhaṃ pādonaṃ pūrayet khātaṃ tatra vāstuṃ yajet same
ಕುಂಭನ್ಯಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ಇಷ್ಟಕಾನ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡಿದ ನಂತರ ದ್ವಾರಸ್ತಂಭಗಳ ಶುಭವಾದ ಎತ್ತರವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಬೇಕು. ತೋಡಿದ ಗುಂಡಿಯನ್ನು ಪಾದೋನವಾಗಿ (ಒಂದು ಚತುರ್ಥಾಂಶ ಕಡಿಮೆ) ತುಂಬಿ, ನಂತರ ಸಮತಲ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸ್ತು ದೇವತೆಯನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಬೇಕು।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुम्भन्यासेष्टकान्यासो → कुम्भन्यास-इष्टकान्यासः; द्वारस्तम्भोच्छ्रयं → द्वार-स्तम्भ-उच्छ्रयम्.
FAQs
It gives Vāstu-vidyā instructions: perform kumbha-nyāsa and iṣṭakā-nyāsa, set the auspicious standard for door-pillar height, partially refill the foundation pit (to three-quarters), and then conduct Vāstu-worship on a leveled surface.
It preserves practical architectural-ritual protocol—measurements, sequencing of construction rites, and site-deity worship—showing the Agni Purāṇa’s coverage beyond mythology into applied sciences like Vāstu and temple consecration.
By honoring Vāstu and following prescribed nyāsas and leveling/filling rules, the builder ritually purifies the site, removes inauspiciousness, and aligns the structure with dharmic order for auspicious habitation and worship.