Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 36
Ayuta–Lakṣa–Koṭi Fire-offerings (अयुतलक्षकोटिहोमाः) — Graha-yajña Vidhi
विषयापहरो नित्यमतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे पूर्ववत् कुण्डमामन्त्र्य लक्षहोमं समाचरेत्
viṣayāpaharo nityamataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me pūrvavat kuṇḍamāmantrya lakṣahomaṃ samācaret
“ഹേ നിത്യ വിഷയാപഹര (ദോഷനിവാരക), എനിക്ക് ശാന്തി നൽകണമേ.” തുടർന്ന് മുൻപുപോലെ കുണ്ഡത്തെ ആമന്ത്രിച്ച് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ലക്ഷഹോമം (ഒരു ലക്ഷം ആഹുതികൾ) ആചരിക്കണം।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Using a śānti-prārthanā to a protective remover of harmful influences, followed by the procedural step of invoking the kuṇḍa and performing a lakṣa-homa for pacification and peace.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Stuti/Prārthanā (direct address)
Concept: Śānti is pursued through combined means: prayerful surrender (prārthanā) and disciplined action (lakṣa-homa) after proper sanctification of the ritual locus.
Application: For ongoing disturbances (doṣa/āpad in a broad sense), perform a śānti-homa: begin with pacificatory invocation, then kuṇḍa-āmantraṇa, then complete the prescribed oblation count.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Shanti-karma and Homa-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner stands before a consecrated fire-pit, hands in prayer addressing a protective force; then performs a large-scale homa with steady offerings, conveying calm restoration and removal of harmful influences.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: serene ritualist before blazing kuṇḍa, stylized protective aura indicating ‘viṣayāpahara’, repeated offering gestures suggesting lakṣa-homa, warm palette and tranquil facial expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: devotional homa scene with gold-highlighted flames and lamps, the prayer line visually implied by raised hands and sacred aura, abundant offerings arranged symmetrically.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: stepwise instructional composition—panel 1 prārthanā, panel 2 kuṇḍa-āmantraṇa, panel 3 homa offerings—clean lines, readable ritual implements.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate courtyard homa with a calm ascetic, detailed vessels and fire, attendants quietly assisting, atmosphere of pacification and order."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुण्डमामन्त्र्य = कुण्डम् आमन्त्र्य (म् + आ); पदच्छेदः: विषय-अपहरः नित्य-मतः शान्तिम् प्रयच्छ मे पूर्ववत् कुण्डम् आमन्त्र्य लक्ष-होमम् समाचरेत्।
Related Themes: Agni Purana: śānti-karma and homa-vidhi passages contiguous to adhyāya 167; Agni Purana: kuṇḍa-āmantraṇa/saṃskāra steps in earlier homa-prayoga
FAQs
It teaches a śānti-prayoga: first petitioning for pacification, then invoking the kuṇḍa with mantras and completing a lakṣa-homa (100,000 oblations) according to the established procedure.
It functions as a compact ritual manual entry—preserving operational details of homa practice (invocation, sequence, and scale of offerings), illustrating the Agni Purana’s coverage of practical liturgy alongside theology and other sciences.
Śānti and lakṣa-homa are framed as powerful appeasement and purification acts—meant to remove afflictions/obstacles and stabilize auspiciousness through sustained, mantra-guided offerings into sacred fire.