Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 16
Chapter 34 — होमादिविधिः
The Procedure for Homa and Related Rites
सपञ्चरत्नवस्त्राढ्यकुम्भे गन्धादिभिर्हरिम् वर्धन्यां हेमगर्भायां यजेदस्त्रञ्च वामतः
sapañcaratnavastrāḍhyakumbhe gandhādibhirharim vardhanyāṃ hemagarbhāyāṃ yajedastrañca vāmataḥ
ရတနာငါးပါးနှင့် အဝတ်အထည်တို့ဖြင့် ပြည့်စုံသော ကುಂಬ္ဘအတွင်း၌ ဟရီ (ဗိဿနု) ကို နံ့သာနှင့် အခြားပူဇော်ပစ္စည်းများဖြင့် ပူဇော်ရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် အတွင်း၌ ရွှေပါသော မင်္ဂလာဝဓနီအိုးတွင်လည်း အက်စတြ (astra) မန္တရကို ဘယ်ဘက်၌ ထား၍ ပူဇော်ရမည်။
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Vaiṣṇava kalasha-arcana with pañcaratna and vastra symbolism; astra-mantra worship in a gold-lined vardhanī placed to the left for protective enclosure and ritual completeness.","sutra_style":true}
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Weapon Type: Astra (protective weapon principle)
Concept: Upacāra (offerings/ornamentation) and rakṣā (protection) are paired: beauty/auspiciousness for the deity-seat and weapon-mantra for safeguarding the rite.
Application: In kalasha-pūjā, enhance the kumbha with auspicious symbols (cloth, gems) while separately establishing protective mantra-support (astra) in its own vessel and correct side placement.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vaishnava worship and ritual procedure)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A richly decorated kumbha draped with cloth and set with five gems is worshipped with fragrant offerings to Hari; beside it, to the left, stands a gold-lined vardhanī where the astra-mantra is honored as a radiant protective presence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, ornate kalasha with gem motifs and cloth, priest offering gandha, left-side vardhanī glowing with golden interior, stylized conch-disc symbols for Hari, protective aura for astra.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, heavy gold leaf on the hemagarbhā vardhanī interior and kalasha ornaments, pañcaratna depicted as jewel studs, rich reds/greens, priest with incense and sandal paste, luminous astra emblem.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, refined depiction of ritual objects: gem-set kalasha, cloth drape, left-positioned gold-lined vardhanī, clear instructional composition with delicate gold work.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, close attention to vessels and textiles, gem-studded kalasha, priest applying perfume/sandal, left-side gold-lined sprinkler vessel with radiant calligraphic astra motif, architectural niche backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गन्धादिभिर्हरिम् → gandhādibhiḥ harim; यजेदस्त्रञ्च → yajet astram ca.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 34 (kalasha-alaṅkāra, gandha-upacāra, astra-vidhi, vāma/dakṣiṇa placement rules)
FAQs
It prescribes a specific Hari-pūjā setup: worship in a kumbha furnished with pañcaratna and cloth, use of a vardhanī vessel with gold within, and the separate worship/placement of the astra (protective weapon-mantra) on the left.
It documents precise liturgical logistics—vessel-types, materials (pañcaratna, cloth, gold), offerings (gandha, etc.), and spatial placement (vāmataḥ)—showing the text’s practical coverage of temple/household ritual technology alongside its many other disciplines.
Correctly arranging the kalasha worship and honoring the astra as protective sacred power is taught as a means to sanctify the rite, invoke auspicious increase (vardhanī), and secure ritual protection while worshipping Hari.