Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 26
Chapter 34 — होमादिविधिः
The Procedure for Homa and Related Rites
अर्घ्योदकेन सम्प्रोक्ष्य योनिमुद्राम्प्रदर्शयेत् ध्यात्वाग्निरूपञ्चाग्निन्तु योन्यां कुण्डे क्षिपेन्नरः
arghyodakena samprokṣya yonimudrāmpradarśayet dhyātvāgnirūpañcāgnintu yonyāṃ kuṇḍe kṣipennaraḥ
အရ္ဃျရေ (arghya-water) ဖြင့် နေရာနှင့် ကိရိယာများကို ပက်ဖျန်းသန့်စင်ပြီးနောက်၊ ယိုးနီမုဒြာ (Yoni-mudrā) ကို ပြသရမည်။ ထို့နောက် အဂ္နိ (Agni) ၏ ရုပ်သဏ္ဌာန်ကို စိတ်တွင် သမားတော်မူ၍၊ မီးကို ယိုးနီ (yoni) အရင်း/ခံကန်ထဲသို့ ထည့်သွင်းကာ ကုဏ္ဍ (kuṇḍa) မီးကန်ထဲသို့ ချရမည်။
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard narration frame)
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Concept: Ritual action is empowered by inner visualization: dhyāna of Agni and mudrā together ‘install’ sacred agency into the material fire.
Application: Before lighting/placing fire, perform prokṣaṇa and mudrā, then consciously visualize Agni; treat ignition as a consecration, not mere kindling.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Agni-vidhi / Homa-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa setup: the practitioner sprinkles arghya-water around the kuṇḍa, forms yoni-mudrā with hands, visualizes Agni, then places the kindled fire into the yoni-holder and transfers it into the fire-pit where flames rise.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, glowing kuṇḍa with stylized flames, priest sprinkling water with spoon, hands forming yoni-mudrā, faint divine Agni form emerging in aura, deep reds and browns, lamp-lit sanctity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Agni as radiant deity above the kuṇḍa with gold leaf halo, priest performing yoni-mudrā, arghya-water sprinkling captured as pearls, ornate ritual vessels, rich gold detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, stepwise instructional scene: prokṣaṇa around kuṇḍa, yoni-mudrā hand diagram inset, Agni-dhyāna icon inset, then fire placed into yoni and kuṇḍa, clean composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed homa pavilion, priest sprinkling water, precise hand gesture for yoni-mudrā, attendants holding firebrand and vessels, flames rendered naturalistically, subtle divine Agni apparition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: arghyodakena → arghya-udakena; yonimudrāmpradarśayet → yoni-mudrām pradarśayet; dhyātvāgnirūpaṃ → dhyātvā agni-rūpam; -ñcāgnintu → ca agnim tu; kṣipennaraḥ → kṣipet naraḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 34 (Agni-vidhi/homa-prayoga; mudrā and dhyāna steps)
FAQs
It teaches a concrete homa sequence: purification by sprinkling with arghya-water, performing the Yoni-mudrā, visualizing Agni’s form (dhyāna), and ritually installing/introducing the consecrated fire into the designated seat and into the homa-kuṇḍa.
Beyond theology, it preserves hands-on liturgical technology—specific actions (samprokṣaṇa), mudrā-usage, visualization, and fire-handling—showing the text’s coverage of practical ritual science alongside broader Purāṇic narrative and doctrine.
The sprinkling and mudrā establish ritual purity and correct ‘installation’ (saṃskāra) of Agni; meditative visualization aligns the performer’s intention with the deity, making the offering act efficacious and merit-bearing (puṇya) rather than merely physical fire-lighting.