Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 18

Chapter 246 — वास्तुलक्षणम्

Characteristics of Building-sites / Vāstu

Devanagari script

भद्रे काश्यपदायादे कुरु भद्रां मतिं मम सर्ववीजसमायुक्ते सर्वरत्नौषधैर् वृते

Transliteration

bhadre kāśyapadāyāde kuru bhadrāṃ matiṃ mama sarvavījasamāyukte sarvaratnauṣadhair vṛte

Translation

ಓ ಭದ್ರೇ, ಕಾಶ್ಯಪ ವಂಶದ ದಾಯಾದೆ, ನನ್ನ ಮತಿ/ಸಂಕಲ್ಪವನ್ನು ಶುಭಮಯವಾಗಿಸು. ಓ ಸರ್ವ ಬೀಜಮಂತ್ರಸಮಾಯುಕ್ತೆ, ಸರ್ವ ರತ್ನೌಷಧಿಗಳಿಂದ ಆವೃತ ದೇವಿ!

Word by Word

• भद्रे: O Bhadrā
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन

• काश्यप-आयादे: O Kāśyapa-Āyādā
• काश्यप-आयादे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक) + आयाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—काश्यपस्य आयादः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कुरु: make / do
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भद्राम्: auspicious / good
• भद्राम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मतिम् इति)

• मतिम्: mind/intention
• मतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्व-वीज-समायुक्ते: O (one) endowed with all seeds
• सर्व-वीज-समायुक्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वीज (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्+आ+युक्त (कृदन्त, युज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि वीजानि येन समायुक्तः/समायुक्ता (विशेषण)

• सर्व-रत्न-औषधैः: with all jewels and herbs
• सर्व-रत्न-औषधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—रत्नानि च औषधयः च (द्वन्द्व)

• वृते: surrounded/covered
• वृते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत (कृदन्त; वृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्—‘आवृत/परिवृत’

Speaker

Lord Agni (narrating a mantra-formula within the chapter’s ritual instructions)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वरत्नौषधैर् → सर्व-रत्न-औषधैः (द्वन्द्व; रत्न+औषध sandhi); काश्यपदायादे → काश्यप-आयादे.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Bhadra
• Bīja (seed mantras)
• Ratna (gems)
• Auṣadhi (medicinal herbs)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It gives a protective-invocation formula: addressing a power/personified deity as “Bhadra,” invoking Kaśyapa-lineage authority, and calling upon “all bījas” (seed syllables) plus ratna–auṣadhi (gems and medicinal substances) as ritual supports for auspicious intent and protection.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

The verse blends mantra-śāstra (bīja-syllable technology) with material correspondences (gems and herbs), showing how the Agni Purana integrates ritual, proto-tantric mantra practice, and healing materia into a single applied instruction-set.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

By sanctifying one’s “mati” (resolve) as bhadra (auspicious) through mantra and purificatory supports, the rite is framed to remove obstacles, stabilize intention, and generate protective merit aligned with dharmic, beneficent outcomes.