Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 38
Chapter 34 — होमादिविधिः
The Procedure for Homa and Related Rites
पञ्चाधिकांस्तु जुहुयात् प्रणवान्मुष्टिमुद्रया पुनराघारौ जुहुयाद्वाय्वग्न्यन्तं ततः श्रपेत्
pañcādhikāṃstu juhuyāt praṇavānmuṣṭimudrayā punarāghārau juhuyādvāyvagnyantaṃ tataḥ śrapet
သတ်မှတ်ထားသော အရေအတွက်ထက် ၅ ခု ပို၍ အာဟုတိ (ပူဇော်ခြင်း) ပြုရမည်။ ထိုအခါ ပရဏဝ (Oṁ) ကို ရွတ်ဆိုကာ မုဋ္ဌိမုဒြာ (လက်မုဋ္ဌိအမူအရာ) ကို ချုပ်ထားရမည်။ ထို့နောက် အာဃာရ (Āghāra) ပူဇော်မှု နှစ်ကြိမ်ကို ထပ်မံပြု၍ ဝါယုနှင့် အဂ္နိ ဖြင့် အဆုံးသတ်သော မန္တရများကို ရွတ်ဆိုရမည်။ ထို့နောက် ပူဇော်အစားအစာကို ချက်ရမည်။
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Operational homa-count adjustment and mudrā use: add five oblations with Oṁ and Muṣṭi-mudrā; repeat āghāra offerings with Vāyu/Agni endings; proceed to cooking the havis/naivedya.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Homa-saṅkhyā-vṛddhi, Praṇava-Muṣṭi-mudrā, and Āghāra-punarāvṛtti","lookup_keywords":["panchadhika-homa","pranava","musti-mudra","aghara","vayu-agni"],"quick_summary":"Increase the oblation count by five while uttering Oṁ with Muṣṭi-mudrā; then repeat the two āghāra oblations using formulas concluding with Vāyu and Agni, and only then cook/prepare the offering."}
Concept: Kriyā-śuddhi through correct saṅkhyā (counts), mudrā, and sequencing; Praṇava as universal seal for offerings.
Application: Maintain ritual integrity: counts, gestures, and āghāra repetition function as ‘error-correction’ and sanctification before preparing havis.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Agni-karya and Homa Prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A priest performs homa, right hand in Muṣṭi-mudrā while chanting Oṁ; extra five offerings are counted on a rosary; two āghāra oblations are poured; a pot on a small hearth indicates cooking the offering afterward.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, priest with Muṣṭi-mudrā, stylized flames, two distinct āghāra pours shown as paired arcs, counting beads, cooking vessel nearby, warm ritual palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on the fire and ladle, priest’s fist-mudrā prominent, five extra offerings symbolized by five golden drops, āghāra pair emphasized, ornate vessels","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear step-by-step tableau: (1) Oṁ + Muṣṭi-mudrā (2) five additional oblations (3) two āghāras (4) cooking pot; fine lines and gentle colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly precision: priest seated by fire altar, assistant noting counts, delicate depiction of ladle and ghee stream, paired āghāra actions, cooking pot and utensils detailed"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चाधिकान्+तु→पञ्चाधिकांस्तु; प्रणवान्+मुष्टिमुद्रया→प्रणवान्मुष्टिमुद्रया; पुनः+आघारौ→पुनराघारौ; जुहुयात्+वाय्वग्न्यन्तम्→जुहुयाद्वाय्वग्न्यन्तम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 34 (Agni-kārya, āghāra, mudrā, homa prayoga)
FAQs
It gives a precise homa-prayoga: add five extra oblations, chant Oṁ while using Muṣṭi-mudrā, repeat the two āghāra ghee-offerings with mantras concluding in Vāyu and Agni, and then proceed to cook/prepare the ritual food offering.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves operational ritual details—counts of offerings, specific mudrā usage, and sequencing of āghāra and cooking—showing the text’s role as a practical manual for pūjā and homa alongside its broader teachings.
Correct sequencing with Praṇava, āghāra, and deity-linked conclusions (Vāyu–Agni) is presented as ensuring ritual purity, proper consecration of the offering, and the intended merit (puṇya) from a correctly executed fire-sacrifice.