Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 42
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
शतम् य इति चैतेन हुत्वा पर्णफलाणि च आरोग्यं श्रियमाप्नोति जीवितञ्च चिरन्तथा
śatam ya iti caitena hutvā parṇaphalāṇi ca ārogyaṃ śriyamāpnoti jīvitañca cirantathā
‘शतं य…’ या मंत्राने पाने व फळे अग्नीत अर्पण केल्यास आरोग्य व श्री (समृद्धी) प्राप्त होते आणि दीर्घायुष्यही मिळते.
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Integration of material wellbeing (health, wealth, longevity) with yajña-technology; nature’s produce becomes a medium of sacred exchange.
Application: Use ritual as a disciplined wellness vow—regular homa, regulated diet, and gratitude toward plant resources.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Ritual-Remedial Homa / Arogya-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fire altar with offerings of fresh leaves and fruits; the practitioner recites the ‘śatam ya…’ mantra seeking health, prosperity, and long life.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized homa fire, heaps of green leaves and bright fruits, priest in calm posture, aura of healing, lotus and vine motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-highlighted flames, neatly arranged fruits and leaves in offering plates, auspicious symbols of śrī, rich ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic scene: labeled offerings (patra, phala), measured placement into fire, serene domestic yajña-śālā setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, realistic fruit baskets and foliage, small fire altar, refined interior courtyard, subtle expressions of hope and wellbeing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bageshree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैतेन = च + एतेन; श्रियमाप्नोति = श्रियम् + आप्नोति; जीवितञ्च = जीवितम् + च; चिरन्तथा = चिरम् + तथा.
Related Themes: Agni Purana āyurveda-related prayogas linking mantra/homa with health outcomes; Agni Purana lists of dravya for homa and their phala (where enumerated)
FAQs
It prescribes a mantra-based homa: offering leaves and fruits into the sacred fire while reciting the mantra indicated by the incipit ‘śatam ya…’ to obtain health, prosperity, and long life.
Alongside theology and dharma, the Agni Purāṇa preserves practical, results-oriented procedures—here a ritual-therapeutic application (homa as remedial practice) aligned with Ayurvedic aims like ārogya (health) and dīrghāyuḥ (longevity).
The act links disciplined oblation and mantra-recitation with auspicious outcomes, presenting health, fortune, and longevity as fruits of meritorious, purified action performed through Agni (the consecrated fire).