Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 40
The Description of the Sarvatobhadra Maṇḍala (सर्वतोभद्रमण्डलकथनम्)
वराहं पूजयित्वा च पूर्वपद्मे ततः क्रमात् व्यूहान् सम्पूजयेत्तावत् यावत् षड्विंशमो भवेत्
varāhaṃ pūjayitvā ca pūrvapadme tataḥ kramāt vyūhān sampūjayettāvat yāvat ṣaḍviṃśamo bhavet
ਪੂਰਬੀ ਪਦਮ-ਆਸਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਾਹ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਕੇ, ਫਿਰ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਵ੍ਯੂਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ; ਜਦ ਤੱਕ ਛੱਬੀਵਾਂ ਸਥਾਨ/ਦੇਵਤਾ ਨਾ ਆ ਜਾਵੇ, ਤਦ ਤੱਕ ਪੂਜਾ-ਕ੍ਰਮ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ।
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana narration frame)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पूर्वपद्मे = पूर्व-पद्मे; सम्पूजयेत्तावत् = सम्पूजयेत् तावत्; षड्विंशमो = षड्विंशमः (पुं. प्रथमा एक.).
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It gives a precise ritual sequence (krama) for worship: place and worship Varāha at the eastern lotus position first, then perform ordered worship of the Vyūhas until the count reaches the twenty-sixth placement/deity in the prescribed scheme.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves practical liturgical procedure—mandala/lotus-based deity placement, sequential archana, and enumerated worship counts—showing the Agni Purana as a manual of temple and household ritual alongside theology.
Performing worship in the correct order and placement is presented as ensuring ritual completeness (sampūjā), aligning devotion with the cosmos-ordered emanations (Vyūhas), and thereby increasing the efficacy (phala) and purity of the rite.