Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 4
Chapter 306 — त्रैलोक्यमोहनमन्त्राः
Mantras for Enchanting the Three Worlds
यवं मधुत्रयं पुष्पं फलं दधि समिच्छतं हुत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं शिष्टं प्राशयेत्सघृतं चरुं
yavaṃ madhutrayaṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ dadhi samicchataṃ hutvā pūrṇāhutiṃ śiṣṭaṃ prāśayetsaghṛtaṃ caruṃ
မုယောစပါး၊ ပျားရည်သုံးမျိုး၊ ပန်း၊ အသီးနှင့် ဒဓိ (နို့ချဉ်) ကို သင့်လျော်သော မီးထိုးတံများနှင့်အတူ ဟုတဝါ ပူဇော်ပြီး၊ ပူရ္ဏာဟုတိ (pūrṇāhuti) အဆုံးပူဇော်မှုကို ပြုလုပ်ပြီးနောက်၊ ကျန်ရှိသည့် ရှိဋ္ဌ (śiṣṭa) ဖြစ်သော ဂီ (ghee) နှင့်ရောထားသည့် ချာရု (caru) ကို စားသုံးရမည်။
Lord Agni (Agni Purana narrator) addressing the sage Vasiṣṭha (traditional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Homa/Agnihotra procedure: what to offer, how to conclude with pūrṇāhuti, and how to consume the consecrated remainder (caru) as prasāda.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pūrṇāhuti and Consumption of Śiṣṭa (Caru with Ghṛta)","lookup_keywords":["pūrṇāhuti","caru","ghṛta","homa-dravya","śiṣṭa-prāśana"],"quick_summary":"After offering prescribed dravyas (yava, madhu-traya, puṣpa, phala, dadhi, samidh), perform the concluding oblation and then consume the remaining caru mixed with ghee as sanctified remainder."}
Concept: Yajña as ordered action culminating in pūrṇatā (completion) and sharing/partaking of consecrated remainder.
Application: Maintain ritual completeness (pūrṇāhuti) and treat śiṣṭa as sacred, consumed with discipline rather than as ordinary food.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Agni-hotra & Homa Prayoga / Ritual Procedure)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa altar with fire blazing; offerings of barley, honey, flowers, fruit, curd, and fuel-sticks; the final pūrṇāhuti being poured; afterward the performer reverently partakes of caru mixed with ghee.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, yajña scene: square homa-kuṇḍa with bright stylized flames, priest in white mundu performing pūrṇāhuti, arranged dravyas (yava, madhu vessels, puṣpa, phala, dadhi), warm earthy palette, temple ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: central homa-kuṇḍa with gold-leaf flames, priest offering pūrṇāhuti, ornate vessels for honey and ghee, caru bowl highlighted, rich reds and greens, decorative borders, sacred glow.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: instructional ritual layout—labeled vessels for yava/madhu/dadhi, samidh bundle, sequence showing pūrṇāhuti then prāśana of ghṛta-mixed caru, delicate lines, muted gold accents.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed yajña pavilion, attendants holding fruit/flowers, priest pouring final oblation, then seated consuming caru, fine textiles, architectural canopy, naturalistic vessels and fire."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मधुत्रयम् = मधु-त्रयम् (द्विगु); पूर्णाहुतिम् = पूर्ण-आहुतिम्; प्राशयेत्सघृतं = प्राशयेत् स-घृतम्; समिच्छतं treated as samicchataṃ (present participle) qualifying the offered items.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Puja-vidhi sections on homa-dravya, pūrṇāhuti, and naivedya/prasāda handling
FAQs
It gives a precise homa procedure: offer specified substances (barley, madhutraya, flowers, fruit, curd, and suitable samidh), perform the pūrṇāhuti, and then consume the remaining caru mixed with ghee as the sanctioned remainder (śiṣṭa/prasāda).
It preserves practical ritual engineering—ingredient lists, sequencing (offerings → pūrṇāhuti), and post-rite handling (consuming śiṣṭa)—showing how the Agni Purana functions as a manual of applied religious practice alongside its many other disciplines.
Completing the rite with pūrṇāhuti and consuming the sanctified remainder (śiṣṭa) frames the act as a full sacrifice: offerings are properly concluded, and the devotee receives consecrated food (prasāda), associated with purification and merit through disciplined ritual completion.