Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 20
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
धात्रे दक्षे विधात्रे च गङ्गाञ्च यमुनां तथा शङ्खपद्मनिधी पूज्य मध्ये वास्त्वपसारणं सारङ्गायेति भूतानां भूतशुद्धिं स्थितश् चरेत्
dhātre dakṣe vidhātre ca gaṅgāñca yamunāṃ tathā śaṅkhapadmanidhī pūjya madhye vāstvapasāraṇaṃ sāraṅgāyeti bhūtānāṃ bhūtaśuddhiṃ sthitaś caret
धाता, दक्ष व विधाता तसेच गंगा‑यमुना आणि शंख‑पद्म या निधी‑देवतांची पूजा करून, घर/स्थळाच्या मध्यभागी उभे राहून ‘वास्त्वपसारण’ हा विधी करावा. ‘सारङ्गाये’ मंत्राचा जप करीत भूतशुद्धी करून विघ्नकारी उपस्थिती दूर करावी.
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s instructional narration, typically to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Gṛha-pratiṣṭhā/plot-purification: invoking protective deities and performing vāstu-apasāraṇa to remove doṣa/obstructions before residence, installation, or worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vāstu-apasāraṇa with Bhūta-śuddhi (site expulsion and purification)","lookup_keywords":["vāstu-apasāraṇa","bhūta-śuddhi","gṛha-pratiṣṭhā","Śaṅkha-Padma-nidhi","sāraṅgāya mantra"],"quick_summary":"After worshipping specified deities and sacred rivers, the officiant stands at the center of the site and performs vāstu-expulsion, using a mantra-formula to purify and remove obstructive presences."}
Concept: External space (vāstu) is harmonized by devatā-smarana and mantra-kriyā; purity is established by centering (madhya-sthāna) and removal of impediments.
Application: Use as a standardized pre-ritual for house/temple entry, installation, or remedial vāstu rites when disturbances are felt.
Khanda Section: Vāstu-śāstra / Gṛha-pratiṣṭhā and Bhūta-śuddhi (Ritual purification and expulsion rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: River
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A consecration scene: the officiant stands at the center of a marked vāstu-maṇḍala, offering worship to Dhātṛ–Dakṣa–Vidhātṛ, Gaṅgā–Yamunā, and Śaṅkha–Padma, then performing an expulsion/purification rite with mantra recitation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat bold colors, central priest on a geometric vāstu-maṇḍala (brahmasthāna), small icon-panels of Dhātṛ Dakṣa Vidhātṛ, Gaṅgā and Yamunā as river goddesses, Śaṅkha and Padma as treasure-deities, ritual lamps, sacred kalasha, serene purification mood","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on deities and ornaments, priest at center of square vāstu diagram, Gaṅgā-Yamunā flanking, Śaṅkha-Padma with jeweled pots, rich temple interior, embossed aureoles, consecration atmosphere","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, instructional layout showing the center-point of the site, priest standing in madhya, labeled deities around, minimal background, emphasis on ritual sequence and symmetry","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed courtyard with a chalked square maṇḍala, officiant in white at center reciting, attendants holding offerings, river-goddess motifs on side panels, fine architectural borders, subdued devotional palette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गङ्गाञ्च = गङ्गाम् + च; वास्त्वपसारणम् = वास्तु + अपसारणम्; सारङ्गायेति = सारङ्गाय + इति; स्थितश् = स्थितः (visarga sandhi before c).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (Gṛha-pratiṣṭhā, bhūta-śuddhi, nyāsa)
FAQs
It prescribes a Vāstu-śānti sequence: worship specific deities and nidhis, then perform “vāstv-apasāraṇa” from the center of the site, using the recitation cue “sāraṅgāya,” to accomplish bhūta-śuddhi (ritual purification/removal of obstructive presences).
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied ritual technology—here, a practical Vāstu manual for defect-removal and site purification—showing its coverage of domestic/architectural rites as part of its encyclopedic scope.
By honoring creator/ordinating deities and sacred rivers, then purifying the space through bhūta-śuddhi, the rite is intended to remove unseen impediments, restore auspiciousness to the dwelling, and support dharmic, unobstructed living and worship.