Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 13
Chapter 40 — भूपरिग्रहो नाम
Bhū-parigraha) / अर्घ्यदानविधानम् (Arghya-dāna-vidhāna
लड्डुकैश् च मरीचिन्तु पूर्वकोष्ठचतुष्टये सवित्रे रक्तपुष्पाणि ब्रह्माधःकोणकोष्ठके
laḍḍukaiś ca marīcintu pūrvakoṣṭhacatuṣṭaye savitre raktapuṣpāṇi brahmādhaḥkoṇakoṣṭhake
ଲଡ୍ଡୁ ଓ ମରିଚ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୂର୍ବ ଦିଗର ଚାରି କୋଷ୍ଠ ପୂରଣ କରିବା। ସବିତୃ ପାଇଁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାର ତଳ କୋଣ-କୋଷ୍ଠରେ ଲାଲ ଫୁଲ ସ୍ଥାପନ କରିବା।
Lord Agni (in instruction mode to the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Directional/compartmental offering-nyāsa in a yantra/mandala: placing laddus and pepper in eastern cells; red flowers for Savitṛ in a specified corner cell relative to Brahmā.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Mandala-koṣṭhaka dravya-nyāsa: Laddū, Marīci, Rakta-puṣpa for Savitṛ","lookup_keywords":["laddū","marīci (pepper)","pūrvakoṣṭha","Savitṛ","rakta-puṣpa"],"quick_summary":"Specifies what to place in particular mandala compartments: sweets and pepper in the eastern four cells, and red flowers for Savitṛ in a defined corner beneath Brahmā."}
Concept: Bandhu (correspondence) between direction (pūrva), deity (Savitṛ), and dravya (rakta-puṣpa; sweet/kaṭu items) operationalized through mandala placement.
Application: In yantra-pūjā, maintain directional purity and dravya suitability (color/taste symbolism) to strengthen dhyāna and sankalpa focus.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Yantra-Mandala-Vidhi (Tantric placement of offerings in a mandala)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A square mandala divided into compartments; the four eastern cells filled with laddus and pepper; a lower corner cell beneath a Brahmā-marked area holds red flowers for Savitṛ.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, bold compartmental mandala, eastern quadrant highlighted with laddus and pepper motifs, red flower cluster placed in a corner cell labeled Savitṛ, Brahmā marker above, stylized sacred geometry","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gilded mandala grid, heaps of laddus with gold sheen, pepper depicted as dark beads, vivid red flowers in a corner niche for Savitṛ, ornate borders and devotional symmetry","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, diagrammatic clarity: east side compartments neatly filled with laddus and pepper, corner cell with red flowers, small deity emblems for Brahmā and Savitṛ, fine lines and soft shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, top-view ritual board with compartments, attendants placing sweets and pepper in the east, red blossoms arranged in a corner for Savitṛ, delicate calligraphy-like labels"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Suryakant (if available in tradition)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मरीचिम् + तु → मरीचिन्तु (म् + तु → न्तु); ब्रह्मन् + अधः... → ब्रह्माधः... (अनुस्वार/नकार-लोपादि संधि-प्रयोगः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 40 (Yantra-Mandala-Vidhi subsections around koṣṭhaka offerings)
FAQs
It teaches dravya-vinyāsa: the precise placement of specific offerings (laddus, pepper, red flowers) into designated mandala compartments (eastern four cells; lower corner cell beneath Brahmā) for deity-specific worship, especially for Savitṛ.
Beyond myth and theology, it preserves a technical manual-like ritual protocol—mapping substances to spatial mandala positions and deities—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of practical liturgy, yantra/mandala procedure, and applied tantric-ritual detail.
Correct deity-specific placement of offerings is presented as ensuring ritual purity and efficacy (siddhi) of the worship—aligning the practitioner with Savitṛ’s auspicious, purifying solar power and maintaining orderly cosmic correspondence within the mandala.