Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 15
Chapter 228 — स्वप्नाध्यायः
Svapnādhāyaḥ / Chapter on Dreams
भूजश् च स्वपनं तद्वत् कार्यां स्नानं द्विजार्चनं तिलैर् होमो हरिब्रह्मशिवार्कगणपूजनं
bhūjaś ca svapanaṃ tadvat kāryāṃ snānaṃ dvijārcanaṃ tilair homo haribrahmaśivārkagaṇapūjanaṃ
भोजन आणि त्याप्रमाणे योग्य निद्रा करावी. स्नान, द्विजांचे (ब्राह्मणांचे) पूजन, तिळांनी होम, तसेच हरि (विष्णु), ब्रह्मा, शिव, सूर्य आणि गण यांचे पूजन करावे।
Lord Agni (narrating the nitya-karma regimen)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Daily regimen combining moderation (food/sleep), purity (bath), social-religious duty (honoring brāhmaṇas), homa with sesame, and multi-deity worship for household stability and merit.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Vata
Concept: Nitya-karma (daily disciplines) integrates bodily regulation, social duty, and worship to stabilize life and merit.
Application: Adopt a sustainable daily schedule: moderate food/sleep, bathe, perform homa, and keep a consistent worship cycle.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vrata & Shaucha—daily purification and worship regimen)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder after bathing offers tila into a small sacred fire, honors a brāhmaṇa, and performs worship before icons of Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva, Sūrya, and Gaṇas arranged on a clean altar.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, domestic shrine with five deities iconically arranged, householder pouring sesame into homa fire, brāhmaṇa receiving respect, strong ritual geometry and warm tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented altar with gold-leaf halos for Viṣṇu, Śiva, Sūrya, and Gaṇeśa/gaṇas, homa fire in foreground with sesame offerings, devotional symmetry and ornate borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, step-by-step ritual scene: bath vessel, homa-kunda, sesame ladle, and deity icons; clean instructional clarity with delicate shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed household courtyard with a small fire-altar, priestly brāhmaṇa seated, worshipper offering sesame, multiple deity images on a platform, fine textiles and utensils"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्विजार्चनं = द्विज + अर्चनम्; तिलैर् होमो = तिलैः + होमः (visarga sandhi); हरिब्रह्मशिवार्कगणपूजनं is a multi-member dvandva/tatpurusha-like compound with final head पूजनम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana pūjā-vidhi and śauca discussions (near adhyāya 228)
FAQs
It prescribes a nitya-karma sequence: regulated eating and sleep, ritual bathing, honoring Brāhmaṇas, sesame-seed homa, and multi-deity worship (Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva, Sūrya, and the Gaṇas).
It condenses household religious practice—personal discipline, purity (śauca), charity/honoring of Brāhmaṇas, fire-ritual technique (tila-homa), and a broad pantheon of worship—showing the text’s practical, manual-like coverage of daily life.
These acts are presented as purificatory and merit-generating: bathing and homa cleanse impurity, dvijārcana supports dharma through honoring sacred learning, and deity worship aligns one’s daily life with auspicious divine order.