Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 85
Adhivāsana-vidhi
Procedure for Preliminary Consecration in Vāstu–Pratiṣṭhā / Īśāna-kalpa
पञ्चकुण्डात्मके यागे मूर्तीः पञ्चाथवा न्यसेत् पृथिवीजलतेजांसि वायुमाकाशमेव च
pañcakuṇḍātmake yāge mūrtīḥ pañcāthavā nyaset pṛthivījalatejāṃsi vāyumākāśameva ca
Dalam yajña yang terdiri daripada lima kund (lubang api), hendaklah dipasang lima murti, iaitu Bumi, Air, Api, Angin, dan juga Akasa (eter).
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s ritual sections)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Pañcakunda-yāga layout: installing pañca-bhūta mūrtis/kalashas/yantras in five fire-pits to stabilize elemental balance in ritual space.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pañcakunda-yāga: Pañcabhūta-mūrti-nyāsa","lookup_keywords":["pañcakunda","pañcabhūta","mūrti-nyāsa","yāga","bhūta-sthāpana"],"quick_summary":"In a five-fire-pit sacrifice, install five elemental embodiments—earth, water, fire, wind, and ether—so the ritual field mirrors the cosmic elements."}
Concept: Microcosm–macrocosm correspondence: ritual space is made congruent with pañcabhūta structure.
Application: Use elemental installation to purify and stabilize the practitioner’s environment and inner bhūta-balance during worship.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Yajna-vidhi (Agneya-vidya: ritual arrangement of fire-altars and elemental installations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yajña-maṇḍapa with five fire-pits arranged symmetrically; each pit marked by an elemental emblem—earth (brown square/lotus), water (silver pot/waves), fire (flame), wind (banner), ether (blue space/ākāśa symbol). Priests perform nyāsa and offerings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat vivid colors, pañcakunda yajña scene inside a mandapa, five homa-kundas with distinct pañcabhūta symbols, priests in white dhoti, sacred geometry borders, serene adbhuta mood","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central pañcakunda altar with gold-leaf highlights on flames and kalaśas, embossed ornaments, rich reds and greens, five elemental icons labeled subtly, devotional ritual ambience","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, clean linework and soft shading, instructional layout of five fire-pits with annotated elemental emblems, priest performing nyāsa gestures, calm symmetrical composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed pavilion architecture, five small fire-altars in a courtyard, attendants holding kalaśas and fans, delicate patterns, naturalistic flames and vessels, precise ceremonial arrangement"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चाथवा = पञ्च + अथवा; वायुमाकाशमेव = वायुम् + आकाशम् + एव; पृथिवीजलतेजांसि इति इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः (पृथिवी + जल + तेजांसि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 96 (pūjā-vidhi/tantric nyāsa context); Agni Purana sections on maṇḍala, nyāsa, and yajña-vidhi (adjacent chapters)
FAQs
It teaches the pañcakuṇḍa-yāga procedure of performing nyāsa/installation of five elemental embodiments (pañca-mahābhūta) as ritual presences aligned with the five fire-pits.
By codifying a precise altar-ritual protocol (multi-kuṇḍa yajña with elemental installations), it demonstrates the text’s coverage of practical liturgy and cosmological mapping—linking ritual engineering, metaphysics (elements), and worship methodology.
Installing the five elements sacralizes the rite as a microcosm of the universe, aiming at purification and harmonization of the worshipper with cosmic principles, thereby enhancing ritual efficacy (śuddhi and puṇya).