Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 6
Raṇadīkṣā (War-Consecration) — Agni Purāṇa Adhyāya 235
तृतीये ऽहनि दिक्पालान् रुद्रांस्तान् दिक्पतीन्यजेत् ग्रहान् यजेच्चतुर्थे ऽह्नि पञ्चमे चाश्विनौ यजेत्
tṛtīye 'hani dikpālān rudrāṃstān dikpatīnyajet grahān yajeccaturthe 'hni pañcame cāśvinau yajet
മൂന്നാം ദിവസം ദിക്കുകളുടെ രക്ഷകരായ ദിക്പതികളായ ആ രുദ്രന്മാരെ പൂജിക്കണം. നാലാം ദിവസം ഗ്രഹദേവതകളെ, അഞ്ചാം ദിവസം അശ്വിനീദേവന്മാരെ പൂജിക്കണം.
Lord Agni (in dialogue with sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Day-wise sequencing of worship: directional guardians (dikpālas/Rudras), then planetary deities (grahas), then Aśvins—used in multi-day śānti or travel/auspice rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Day-wise devatā-ārādhana: Dikpāla–Graha–Aśvin krama","lookup_keywords":["tṛtīya-ahana","dikpāla-pūjā","graha-yajana","aśvin-pūjā","yajña-krama"],"quick_summary":"A structured ritual calendar: third day for quarter-guardians (Rudra-dikpatis), fourth for grahas, fifth for Aśvins—aligning protection, cosmic timing, and healing/auspice."}
Concept: Ritual order (krama) mirrors cosmic order: directions (space) → grahas (time/fate) → Aśvins (restoration/auspice).
Application: When performing multi-day rites, follow prescribed sequencing to avoid ritual fault (doṣa) and to integrate spatial and temporal protections.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi / Yajña-krama (Devatā-ārādhana and day-wise ritual sequence)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A five-day ritual sequence shown as three panels: worship to the eight directions, then navagraha offerings, then twin Aśvins receiving oblations.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural triptych: dikpālas around a central altar with color-coded quarters; navagrahas in a circular band; Aśvins as twin youthful figures with horse motifs, bold flat colors and temple icon symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central altar with gold-embossed directional guardians at corners, navagraha medallions with gold work, Aśvins with twin halos, rich ornament and jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional plate: labeled quarters, neat navagraha grid, priest offering ghee and flowers, soft pastel palette and fine outlines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature showing a court-sponsored yajña: attendants, offerings, astrological chart for grahas, twin Aśvins depicted in refined style, architectural pavilion backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ऽहनि/ऽह्नि = अहनि/अह्नि (अवग्रह); रुद्रांस्तान् = रुद्रान् + तान्; दिक्पतीन्यजेत् = दिक्पतीन् + यजेत्; यजेच्चतुर्थे = यजेत् + चतुर्थे; चाश्विनौ = च + अश्विनौ
Related Themes: Agni Purana navagraha descriptions/benefits (elsewhere); Agni Purana pūjā-vidhi and bali sections (elsewhere)
FAQs
It prescribes a multi-day yajña/pujā schedule: third day worship of Dikpālas/Rudras as quarter-presiding deities, fourth day worship of Grahas for planetary appeasement, and fifth day worship of the twin Aśvins.
It links ritual praxis (yajana-krama) with cosmological administration (directional guardians) and Jyotiṣa-oriented deity systems (Grahas), showing how the text synthesizes liturgy, theology, and astral doctrine into a single procedural manual.
By honoring direction-guardians, Rudras, planetary deities, and the Aśvins in a prescribed order, the rite aims at purification, removal of obstacles attributed to quarters and planets, and securing auspiciousness and well-being through proper devatā-santṛpti (deity propitiation).