Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 24
Māheśvara-snāna: Lakṣa/Koṭi-homa, Protective Baths, Unguents, and Graha-Śānti
ग्रहानभ्यर्च्य गायत्र्या सर्वशान्तिः क्रमाद्भवेत्
grahānabhyarcya gāyatryā sarvaśāntiḥ kramādbhavet
ଗାୟତ୍ରୀ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ଗ୍ରହମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ଅଭ୍ୟର୍ଚ୍ଚନା କଲେ କ୍ରମେ ସର୍ବଶାନ୍ତି ହୁଏ।
Lord Agni (in discourse to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Grahapūjā/śānti-karma using Gāyatrī mantra as the principal recitation to pacify planetary afflictions progressively (krama).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Grahapūjā with Gāyatrī for Sarva-śānti (complete pacification)","lookup_keywords":["graha-pūjā","gāyatrī","sarva-śānti","śānti-karma","krama"],"quick_summary":"By worshipping the planets with the Gāyatrī mantra, comprehensive pacification is said to arise gradually and in proper sequence."}
Concept: Mantra-upāsanā harmonizes graha influences; śānti is attained by steady, ordered practice rather than abrupt means.
Application: For graha-related anxieties/ritual needs, perform navagraha worship with disciplined Gāyatrī japa and offerings over a planned sequence (krama) to cultivate steadiness and calm.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi & Jyotisha (Grahapuja / Shanti-karma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A navagraha altar with nine planetary icons in order; a practitioner recites Gāyatrī with a japa-mālā, offering water/flowers as pacification proceeds stepwise.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, nine grahas arranged in a band, devotee seated with mālā, stylized cosmic backdrop, calm palette with luminous highlights around the grahas","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, navagraha panel with gold-leaf halos, central devotee with mālā, ornate lamps, rich jewel tones, symmetrical shrine setting","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional navagraha layout labeled in sequence, practitioner chanting Gāyatrī, clean lines and soft colors emphasizing order (krama)","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, astrologer-priest in a quiet chamber before a navagraha chart and small icons, reciting with rosary, subtle night-sky motif through an archway"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ग्रहानभ्यर्च्य = ग्रहान् + अभ्यर्च्य; शान्तिः = (visarga before consonant); क्रमाद्भवेत् = क्रमात् + भवेत् (त् + भ् → द्भ्)।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 266 (graha-śānti and pūjā-vidhi passages)
FAQs
It teaches a graha-śānti application: propitiate the planetary deities (grahas) specifically through the Gāyatrī mantra as the operative means to pacify afflictions.
It exemplifies the text’s practical, cross-disciplinary coverage by giving an applied Jyotiṣa-based remedial rite (graha-śānti) integrated with mainstream Vedic mantra practice (Gāyatrī), showing how the Purāṇa functions as a handbook of ritual solutions.
Worship of the grahas with Gāyatrī is presented as a purifier and harmonizer: it gradually neutralizes obstacles and unrest attributed to planetary influences, yielding ordered restoration of peace and auspiciousness.