Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 19
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
उत्तमस्तस्य चार्धर्चो जपेद्वै विविधासने उदयत्यायुरक्ष्यय्यं तेजो मध्यन्दिने जपेत्
uttamastasya cārdharco japedvai vividhāsane udayatyāyurakṣyayyaṃ tejo madhyandine japet
ಇವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಸಾಧಕನು ಆ ಮಂತ್ರವನ್ನು ಅರ್ಧಋಚೆಯೊಡನೆ ವಿವಿಧ ಆಸನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಳಿತು ಜಪಿಸಬೇಕು. ಸೂರ್ಯೋದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಪಿಸಿದರೆ ಅಕ್ಷಯ ಆಯುಷ್ಯ ಲಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಪಿಸಿದರೆ ತೇಜಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ಬಲ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, as the primary Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Time-specific japa (sunrise/midday) with seated postures to cultivate longevity and tejas as part of daily worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kāla-bheda of Japa: Sunrise for Āyuḥ, Midday for Tejas","lookup_keywords":["japa-kala","pratah-japa","madhyahna-japa","ayuḥ","tejas"],"quick_summary":"Recite the mantra with the half-ṛc while seated in varied āsanas; sunrise-japa is prescribed for enduring longevity, midday-japa for radiance and vigor."}
Concept: Kāla-niyama and āsana-niyama amplify mantra-phala (longevity/tejas).
Application: Build a daily sādhanā routine: sunrise japa for āyuḥ-saṃvardhana, midday japa for tejas-bala.
Khanda Section: Mantra-japa & Daily Worship (Puja-vidhi / Japa-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner seated in different āsanas, reciting a mantra at sunrise and again at midday; the sun’s position changes, symbolizing distinct fruits—āyuḥ and tejas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm mineral colors, a yogin seated on a mat in a courtyard shrine, rising sun on the horizon and a second vignette with the sun overhead, palm-leaf manuscript and japa-mālā, serene devotional atmosphere","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated sādhaka with japa-mālā, stylized golden halo of the sun in two registers (sunrise and midday), rich reds and greens, gold foil highlights on solar disc and ornaments","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, clean linework, instructional split-panel composition showing two times of day, labeled sunrise and midday, practitioner in two āsanas, minimal background, emphasis on posture and recitation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed garden terrace, scholar-sādhaka seated with rosary, precise depiction of dawn light and noon shadows in two scenes, delicate textiles and manuscript stand"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: cārdharco → ca + ardha-ṛcaḥ; vividhāsane → vividha-āsane; udayatyāyurakṣyayyaṃ → udayati + āyuḥ + akṣayyam; मध्यन्दिने is taken as madhyandine (loc.).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: japa-vidhi sections on kāla-niyama and mantra-phala (same khanda); Agni Purana: daily worship (nitya-karma) procedures
FAQs
It teaches time- and posture-specific japa: recite the mantra with an auxiliary half-ṛc while seated in prescribed āsanas; sunrise-japa is linked to longevity, and midday-japa to tejas (radiant vitality).
It catalogs practical liturgical technique—how timing (sunrise vs. midday) and method (āsana, ancillary half-ṛc) alter the stated fruits—showing the text’s procedural, manual-like coverage of worship disciplines alongside other sciences.
It frames disciplined japa as a merit-producing act whose fruits manifest as sustained life-force (akṣayya āyuḥ) and spiritual-physical brilliance (tejas), reinforcing the puranic idea that regulated practice yields tangible and subtle benefits.