Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 13
Chapter 17 — सृष्टिविषयकवर्णनम्
An Account Concerning Creation
वयांसि च ससर्जादौ पर्जन्यञ्चाथ वक्त्रतः ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि निर्ममे यज्ञसिद्धये
vayāṃsi ca sasarjādau parjanyañcātha vaktrataḥ ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni nirmame yajñasiddhaye
အစဉ်အလာ၏အစမှာ သူသည် ငှက်များကို ပထမဦးစွာ ဖန်ဆင်းပြီး၊ ထို့နောက် မိုးနတ် ပရ္ဇည (Parjanya) ကို ထုတ်ပေါ်စေ하였다။ ထို့ပြင် (သူ၏) ပါးစပ်မှ ယဇ္ဉအောင်မြင်စေရန်အတွက် Ṛc ဝေဒသီချင်းများ၊ Yajus မန္တရားဖော်မြူလာများနှင့် Sāman သီချင်းများကို ဖန်တီးတော်မူ하였다။
Lord Agni (as narrator of Agni Purana’s teachings, traditionally to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Explains Vedic origination from the creator’s mouth and the teleology of Veda as yajña-siddhi; used to ground ritual authority and the hierarchy of śruti in teaching contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Origination of Birds, Parjanya, and the Three Vedas for Yajña","lookup_keywords":["Parjanya","Ṛc","Yajus","Sāman","yajñasiddhi"],"quick_summary":"Creation proceeds with living beings and rain-power (Parjanya), and the Vedic triad (Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma) is presented as emanating from the mouth for enabling sacrifice."}
Concept: Śruti as creator-originated and functionally oriented toward yajña; rain (Parjanya) and life are integrated into ṛta-driven sacrificial ecology.
Application: Ritual pedagogy: treat Vedic recitation as a means to yajña-siddhi; cultivate reverence for rain-cycle as dharmic support of life and sacrifice.
Khanda Section: Sarga-Prakarana (Cosmogony and Vedic Origination)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The creator brings forth flocks of birds, manifests Parjanya as a rain-bearing deity, and from the mouth emanate three streams of sacred sound—Ṛc, Yajus, and Sāman—visualized as luminous syllabic ribbons.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, creator figure with open mouth emitting three colored sound-streams labeled Ṛc/Yajus/Sāman, Parjanya as cloud-crowned deity pouring rain, stylized birds in rhythmic rows, temple-mural palette and iconographic clarity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central creator with gold halo, three gilded scroll-like bands of mantra emerging from mouth, Parjanya with ornate crown and rain pearls, birds rendered decoratively, heavy gold work and symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, fine lines and gentle shading, didactic composition: three distinct mantra-streams, Parjanya shown with cloud motif and rain, birds in natural poses, subtle gold highlights.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, naturalistic birds, Parjanya as personified rain amid detailed clouds, delicate calligraphic bands for Ṛc/Yajus/Sāman emerging from creator’s mouth, intricate border and pastel sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Megh","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: ससर्जादौ→ससर्ज आदौ; पर्जन्यञ्चाथ→पर्जन्यम् च अथ; यज्ञसिद्धये→यज्ञ-सिद्धये.
Related Themes: Agni Purana yajña-related chapters (homa, mantra, pūjā-vidhi) that presuppose Ṛc/Yajus/Sāman usage; Agni Purana sarga passages on speech/mouth as source of śruti
FAQs
It states that the three principal Vedic mantra-corpora—Ṛc, Yajus, and Sāman—originate as sacred utterance (from the mouth) and are specifically intended for yajña-siddhi, i.e., making ritual performance effective and complete.
By linking creation (sṛṣṭi), deities of natural function (Parjanya/rain), and the technical foundations of ritual (Vedic mantra classes), it integrates cosmology, theology, and applied sacrificial science in a single teaching.
It frames Vedic mantra as divinely grounded speech whose correct use supports yajña, a primary means of purification and merit (puṇya) through sustaining cosmic and social order.