Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 10
Chapter 300 — सूर्यार्चनम्
Worship of Sūrya
आग्नेयादिषु कोणेषु कुजमन्दाहिकेतवः स्नात्वा विधिवदादित्यमाराध्यार्घ्यपुरःसरं
āgneyādiṣu koṇeṣu kujamandāhiketavaḥ snātvā vidhivadādityamārādhyārghyapuraḥsaraṃ
आग्नेय इत्यादी कोनदिशांत कुज, मंद, राहू व केतूचे उपासक विधिपूर्वक स्नान करोत; नंतर अर्घ्य अर्पून आदित्य (सूर्य) याची पूजा करावी।
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Daily/occasional sandhya-snana and graha-related purification: bathe with directional awareness, then offer arghya and worship Aditya to stabilize graha influences and begin rites auspiciously.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Dik-koṇa snāna and Āditya-arghya in Graha-upāsanā","lookup_keywords":["dik-puja","arghya","aditya-upasana","kuja","rahu-ketu"],"quick_summary":"Bathe with attention to the corner-directions associated with certain grahas, then worship the Sun after offering arghya. The sequence frames graha-upāsanā under Aditya as the visible regulator of time and purity."}
Concept: Ritual sequencing: purification (snāna) → offering (arghya) → devatā-upāsanā, with Aditya as the presiding purifier over graha rites.
Application: Use as a template for morning rites or graha-śānti: do bodily purification first, then arghya, then the main worship.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Dik-puja, Graha/Aditya-upasana, Sandhya-snana rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A worshipper bathing and then standing facing the Sun, offering arghya with joined hands; corner-directions subtly marked, with graha symbols (Mars, Saturn, Rāhu, Ketu) indicated near the koṇas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat warm palette, a devotee at a riverbank after snāna offering arghya to radiant Aditya, corner-direction motifs and graha emblems in the borders, traditional ornaments and lotus patterns","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central golden Aditya with halo and ornate arch, devotee below offering arghya, rich reds and greens, gold leaf highlights, small graha icons in the four corner panels","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework, instructional composition: sequence panels showing snāna in corner-directions then arghya to Sun, soft pastel background, delicate detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, river ghāt scene with a kneeling devotee offering arghya to the rising sun, precise architecture and landscape, marginalia showing Mars/Saturn/Rahu/Ketu symbols in corners"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आग्नेयादिषु = आग्नेय-आदिषु; विधिवदादित्यमाराध्य = विधिवत् + आदित्यम् + आराध्य; अर्घ्यपुरःसरं = अर्घ्य-पुरःसरम्; कुजमन्दाहिकेतवः treated as dvandva list of ग्रह-names.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Puja-vidhi sections on sandhyā, arghya, dik-pūjā, graha-upāsanā (same khanda context)
FAQs
It prescribes a ritual sequence: bathe in the prescribed corner-directions (koṇas) and then perform Sun-worship beginning with arghya (water oblation), integrating directional purity with Aditya-upāsanā.
It combines multiple domains—dik-ritual (spatial/directional discipline), graha nomenclature (Kuja, Śani, Rāhu, Ketu), and Aditya worship—showing how the Agni Purana catalogs practical procedures spanning ritual practice and jyotiṣa-linked devotional routines.
Bathing (snāna) and offering arghya to the Sun are purification and propitiation acts; they are taught as merit-producing disciplines that remove ritual impurity and align the practitioner with auspicious solar order (dharma and tejas).