Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 18
Sāma-vidhāna
Procedure of the Sāman Hymns
गव्येषुणेति यो नित्यं सायं प्रातरतन्त्रितः उपस्थानं गवां कुर्यात्तस्य स्युस्ताः सदा गृहे यथा मृगमतीत्येतत् स्त्रीणां सौभाग्यवर्धनं येन चेहदिदञ्चैव गर्भलाभकरं भवेत्
gavyeṣuṇeti yo nityaṃ sāyaṃ prātaratantritaḥ upasthānaṃ gavāṃ kuryāttasya syustāḥ sadā gṛhe yathā mṛgamatītyetat strīṇāṃ saubhāgyavardhanaṃ yena cehadidañcaiva garbhalābhakaraṃ bhavet
സന്ധ്യയും പ്രഭാതവും ഏകാഗ്രമായി നിത്യ “ഗവ്യേഷുണേ” എന്നു ജപിക്കുകയും, പശുക്കൾക്ക് ഭക്തിപൂർവ്വം ഉപസ്ഥാനം നടത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നവന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ പശുക്കൾ എപ്പോഴും നിലനിൽക്കും. “യഥാ മൃഗമതീ” എന്ന ഈ ആചാരം സ്ത്രീകളുടെ സൗഭാഗ്യം വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതെന്ന് പറയുന്നു; ഇതിലൂടെ ഇഹലോകത്തിലും പരലോകത്തിലും ഗർഭലാഭം/സന്താനലാഭം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Twice-daily cow-veneration with a specific formula to secure cattle-wealth at home; women’s saubhāgya and conception/progeny support through an auspicious observance.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Gavopāsanā with ‘gavyeṣuṇe’ mantra for go-sampad and saubhāgya/garbha-lābha","lookup_keywords":["gavyeṣuṇe","gavopāsanā","go-sampad","saubhāgya","garbha-lābha"],"quick_summary":"Morning-evening mantra-recitation with attentive cow-attendance is prescribed for sustaining cows in the household and for enhancing women’s marital auspiciousness and fertility."}
Concept: Gosevā as gṛhastha-dharma yielding both artha (livestock prosperity) and putra/garbha-phala.
Application: Integrate daily reverential care of cows with mantra-japa; treat attention (anālasya/atandra) as essential to efficacy.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-prayoga (Protective rites and domestic auspicious observances)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At dawn and dusk, a householder respectfully attends cows in a cowshed, reciting ‘gavyeṣuṇe’; women in the household receive saubhāgya symbolism (maṅgala-sūtra, sindūra) and a fertility blessing motif.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, serene cowshed with lamp-lit dusk and rosy dawn panels, devotee with folded hands near cows, stylized sacred cow motifs, gentle women’s saubhāgya symbols, temple-mural ornamentation","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central sacred cow with gold-leaf ornaments, devotee offering flowers, Lakṣmī-like prosperity cues, rich textiles, glowing lamps for morning/evening","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional domestic scene: labeled times ‘prātaḥ’ and ‘sāyam’, devotee posture, cows arranged neatly, minimal background, soft colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, pastoral courtyard with detailed cattle, attendants, women observing from veranda, calligraphic mantra cartouche, delicate foliage"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gavyeṣuṇeti → gavyeṣuṇā + iti (mantra-quote; form uncertain); prātaratantritaḥ → prātaḥ + atantritaḥ; kuryāttasya → kuryāt + tasya; mṛgamatītyetat → mṛgamatī + iti + etat; cehadidañcaiva → ca + iha + idam + ca + eva.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 260 (domestic auspicious observances)
FAQs
It teaches a specific mantra-prayoga and daily discipline: chanting “gavyeṣuṇe” morning and evening, coupled with gavām-upasthāna (reverential service to cows) to secure household prosperity and fertility-related benefits.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical, household-level ritual technologies—mantras, timings (prātaḥ/sāyam), and intended results (wealth in cattle, saubhāgya, garbha-lābha)—showing its coverage of lived religion and social wellbeing practices.
By attentive daily reverence to cows—treated as a sacred, merit-bearing act—the practitioner is said to accrue auspiciousness (saubhāgya), prosperity, and progeny-fruit, with benefits described as extending to both this life and the hereafter.