Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 25
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
रुद्राणाञ्च तथा जप्यं सर्वाघविनिसूदनं सर्वकर्मकरो होमस् तथा सर्वत्र शन्तिदः
rudrāṇāñca tathā japyaṃ sarvāghavinisūdanaṃ sarvakarmakaro homas tathā sarvatra śantidaḥ
ထို့အတူ ရုဒ္ဒရမန်တရားများကို ဂျပ (japa) ဖြင့် ရွတ်ဆိုကျင့်သုံးရမည်။ ၎င်းသည် အပြစ်အားလုံးကို ဖျက်ဆီးသည်။ ဟိုးမ (homa) မီးပူဇော်ခြင်းသည် ကర్మပွဲအမျိုးမျိုးကို ပြီးမြောက်စေပြီး နေရာတိုင်း၌ ငြိမ်းချမ်းမှုကို ပေးတော်မူသည်။
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional dialogue style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Daily/occasional Rudra-mantra japa and Rudra-homa as a general-purpose prayoga for pāpa-kṣaya, siddhi of intended rites, and sarva-śānti in household/community settings.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Mantra-japa and homa as transformative acts: pāpa-kṣaya and establishment of śānti through disciplined ritual action.
Application: Adopt regular japa; employ homa at beginnings of major works, during disturbances, or for communal harmony.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-japa and Homa (Rudra-mantra prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist seated near a consecrated fire altar, counting rudrākṣa beads for Rudra-japa while offerings are poured into the flames; attendants maintain calm, with symbols of peace in the four directions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style: Rudra-homa scene with square vedi, bright ochres and greens, stylized flames, priest with rudrākṣa-mālā, calm guardians at four directions, minimal background, sacred geometry accents.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: central homa-kunda with gold-leaf flames, priest performing āhuti, Rudra suggested as a subtle aureoled presence above, ornate borders, rich reds, heavy jewelry detailing on attendants.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: instructional ritual layout—homa-kunda, ladle, ghee pot, japa-mālā, labeled directions, soft pastel palette, fine linework, serene domestic/temple setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate courtyard homa with detailed textiles, brass vessels, smoke curling upward, a scholar-priest doing japa, onlookers in quiet reverence, fine architectural detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रुद्राणाञ्च = रुद्राणाम् + च; होमस् = होमः (visarga before t- often written as स्); शन्तिदः = शान्तिदः (spelling variant).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (Pūjā-vidhi / Mantra-japa / Homa context); Agni Purana śānti-kalpa and rakṣā-mantra sections (elsewhere in the text)
FAQs
It prescribes Rudra-mantra japa and homa as practical ritual means: japa for expiation (sin-destruction) and homa as a rite that can accomplish or support all sacramental actions, yielding pacification.
By summarizing core applied ritual technology—mantra-recitation (japa) and fire-offering (homa)—and explicitly stating their cross-functional use (sarva-karma-kara), it exemplifies the text’s compendium style of giving portable methods usable across many rites and contexts.
Rudra-japa is presented as universally purificatory (removing all agha), while homa is framed as a universal ritual enabler that culminates in śānti—inner and outer pacification—extending “everywhere” (sarvatra).