Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 28
Pratiṣṭhā-Kalaśa-Śodhana-Ukti (Instruction on Purifying the Consecration Pitcher) — Chapter 85
पूर्वोक्तविधिना कुर्यादधिकारसमर्पणं ॐ हां रसशुल्कं गृहाण स्वाहा निःशेषदग्धपाशस्य पशोरस्य हरे त्वया
pūrvoktavidhinā kuryādadhikārasamarpaṇaṃ oṃ hāṃ rasaśulkaṃ gṛhāṇa svāhā niḥśeṣadagdhapāśasya paśorasya hare tvayā
മുൻപറഞ്ഞ വിധിപ്രകാരം അധികാരസമർപ്പണം നടത്തണം— “ഓം ഹാം രസശുൽകം ഗൃഹാണ സ്വാഹാ। നിഃശേഷദഗ്ധപാശസ്യ പശോരസ്യ ഹരേ ത്വയാ” എന്ന്; അർത്ഥം: ഹേ ഹര, പൂർണ്ണമായി ദഗ്ധമായ ബന്ധനങ്ങളുള്ള ഈ പശുവിന്റെ ബന്ധങ്ങൾ നിനക്കാൽ നീങ്ങട്ടെ.
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s standard frame, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Adhikāra-samarpaṇa (ritual entitlement/agency surrender) within homa: offering a specified 'rasa-śulka' oblation with svāhā and petitioning Hara (Śiva) to remove bonds of the paśu (sacrificial subject) after they are 'burned' (dagdha-pāśa).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Adhikāra-samarpaṇa mantra: rasa-śulka grahaṇa and dagdha-pāśa-mocana to Hara","lookup_keywords":["adhikāra-samarpaṇa","rasa-śulka","svāhā","Hara","dagdha-pāśa"],"quick_summary":"The mantra formalizes surrender of ritual agency and offers a 'rasa-fee' oblation, requesting Śiva to remove the remaining bonds of the paśu once they are ritually burned."}
Concept: Adhikāra (doership/entitlement) is surrendered; liberation is framed as burning and removal of pāśa (bondage) by divine grace (Hara).
Application: Conclude or stabilize a rite by explicitly offering the due oblation and relinquishing doership, aligning the ritual’s fruit with bond-release rather than personal grasping.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi / Homa-Mantra-Prayoga (Ritual procedure and mantra-application)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual surrender: the priest offers a special oblation termed 'rasa-śulka' into fire, while invoking Hara to remove the bonds of the paśu that have been burned away.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Śiva (Hara) subtly present above the homa fire, bonds (pāśa) depicted as dark cords turning to ash, priest offering oblation labeled 'oṃ hāṃ ... svāhā', solemn palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Śiva with gold halo receiving oblation flames, cords dissolving into golden embers, ornate altar vessels, rich jewel tones and gold work","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, instructional depiction of 'adhikāra-samarpaṇa' moment: offering into fire, text ribbon with mantra, bonds shown as fading lines around a symbolic paśu figure","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined fire-altar scene, calligraphic mantra cartouche, symbolic cords burning, Śiva indicated in a cloud vignette as recipient of prayer"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यादधिकारसमर्पणं = कुर्यात् + अधिकारसमर्पणम्; निःशेषदग्धपाशस्य = निःशेष-दग्ध-पाशस्य (समास).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 85 (earlier method: pūrvokta-vidhi); Agni Purana 85 (paśu/pāśa terminology in pratiṣṭhā-homa context)
FAQs
It gives a specific mantra-prayoga for adhikāra-samarpaṇa—formally transferring/renouncing ritual entitlement—using the bīja “hāṃ,” an offering cue “svāhā,” and an invocation to Hara for releasing the paśu’s bonds.
Beyond mythology, it preserves operational ritual technology: exact mantras, offering terminology (śulka as a prescribed due), and procedural steps for homa and purification—showing the text’s coverage of practical liturgy alongside broader dharma and theology.
The act symbolizes purification and release: the “bonds” (pāśa) of the paśu/offerer are declared burned away by fire, and Hara is invoked as the remover—signifying liberation from constraining karmic ties through correctly performed sacrifice.