Agni Purana — Bhuvanakosha & Tirtha-mahatmya, Shloka 22
Chapter 116 — गयायात्राविधिः (Gayā-yātrā-vidhiḥ) | The Procedure for the Gayā Pilgrimage
ठोत्र झ पुस्तके ऽधिको ऽस्ति प्रेतादिरूपमुक्ता इति ख , ग , घ , ङ , ज च कुलमुद्धृत्य लोकभागिति ग , ज च वशिष्ठेशमित्यादिः, कुलमुद्धृत्य नाकभागित्यन्तः पाठो झ पुस्तके नास्ति देवैर् वैमानिक इति छ द्वादशादित्यमभ्यर्य वह्निं रेवन्तमिन्द्रकम् रोगादिमुक्तः स्वर्गी स्याच्छ्रीकपर्दिविनायकम्
ṭhotra jha pustake 'dhiko 'sti pretādirūpamuktā iti kha , ga , gha , ṅa , ja ca kulamuddhṛtya lokabhāgiti ga , ja ca vaśiṣṭheśamityādiḥ, kulamuddhṛtya nākabhāgityantaḥ pāṭho jha pustake nāsti devair vaimānika iti cha dvādaśādityamabhyarya vahniṃ revantamindrakam rogādimuktaḥ svargī syācchrīkapardivināyakam
ദ്വാദശ ആദിത്യന്മാരെയും വഹ്നി (അഗ്നി), രേവന്തൻ, ഇന്ദ്രൻ, ശ്രീകപർദി-വിനായകൻ എന്നിവരെയും വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിച്ചാൽ, മനുഷ്യൻ രോഗാദി പീഡകളിൽ നിന്ന് മുക്തനായി, മരണാനന്തരം സ്വർഗ്ഗം പ്രാപിച്ച് ദേവന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിൽ വിമാനം സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നവനാകും.
Lord Agni (Agni Purana’s primary narrator) addressing the sage Vasiṣṭha (standard dialogue frame).
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Multi-deity worship (Dvādaśa-Āditya, Agni, Revanta, Indra, Śrīkapardi-Vināyaka) for roga-nivṛtti and svarga/vaimānika attainment; also reflects textual-variant awareness in transmission.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Devatā-samuccaya-pūjā: Dvādaśa-Āditya–Agni–Revanta–Indra–Śrīkapardi-Vināyaka for Roga-mukti and Svarga","lookup_keywords":["Dvādaśa Āditya","Agni","Revanta","Indra","Vināyaka","roga-mukti"],"quick_summary":"The verse lists a cluster of deities whose worship is said to free one from diseases/afflictions and grant heavenly, vimāna-going status; it also preserves notes on variant readings across manuscripts."}
Concept: Samuccaya-bhakti (combined worship) is framed as a pragmatic sādhanā for removing afflictions and securing auspicious posthumous states.
Application: Adopt a multi-deity pūjā cycle (especially solar set) as a periodic vow for health-protection and auspiciousness.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Devata-stotra-phala (Mantra-japa and deity-worship benefits)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand pantheon worship scene: a ring of twelve solar deities above, Agni as a flame-bodied presence, Revanta on horseback, Indra enthroned with vajra, and Vināyaka auspiciously placed; illness/darkness dissolves; a vimāna appears in the sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, circular mandala of twelve Ādityas, central Agni flames, Indra with vajra, Revanta on horse, Vināyaka with ornate crown, devotee offering lamps, dark roga-clouds dispersing, traditional bold outlines and warm palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, multi-deity panel with gold-leaf halos, solar mandala of 12, Agni in red-gold flames, Indra regal, Revanta on horse, Vināyaka richly ornamented, embossed gold detailing, celestial vimāna above.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic yet elegant arrangement of the deity set (12 Ādityas as a wheel), clear pūjā implements, subtle depiction of healing/affliction removal, soft shading and fine linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, composite celestial court: Indra’s assembly with Agni and solar deities in a sky mandala, Revanta riding, Vināyaka at the margin as remover of obstacles, devotee below, fine detailing and layered composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Suryakant (where used for solar themes)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: This item is largely a critical/apparatus note with manuscript sigla; sandhi resolved where applicable: 'pustake 'dhikaḥ 'sti' = pustake adhikaḥ asti; kulam uddhṛtya → kulamuddhṛtya; dvādaśa-ādityam abhyarcya → dvādaśādityamabhyarcya; syāt śrī- → syācchrī- (t + ś → cch).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 116 (devatā-stotra-phala cluster); Agni Purana sections on Āditya-stuti and Gaṇeśa/Vināyaka worship (where present in the text’s stotra compilations)
FAQs
It gives a phala-śruti tied to abhyarcana (formal worship) of a specific set of deities—Twelve Ādityas, Agni, Revanta, Indra, and Vināyaka—stating the practical result: removal of disease and attainment of heaven.
It exemplifies the Purāṇa’s catalog-style coverage of worship-lists and their outcomes (ritual procedure + promised results), integrating devotional practice with wellbeing (health) and post-mortem cosmology (svarga, vaimānika status).
The act of worship is presented as purificatory merit (puṇya) that alleviates suffering in this life (rogādi) and yields an elevated afterlife state (svarga and celestial ‘vimāna’ association).
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