Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 10
Chapter 164: नवग्रहहोमः
Navagraha Fire-Offering
गुडौदनं पायसं च हविष्यं क्षीरयष्टिकं दध्योदनं हविः पूपान् मांसं चित्रान्नमेव च
guḍaudanaṃ pāyasaṃ ca haviṣyaṃ kṣīrayaṣṭikaṃ dadhyodanaṃ haviḥ pūpān māṃsaṃ citrānnameva ca
ਗੁੜ ਵਾਲਾ ਓਦਨ (ਮਿੱਠਾ ਚੌਲ), ਪਾਇਸ, ਹਵਿਸ਼੍ਯ, ਦੁੱਧ ਦੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ, ਦਹੀਂ-ਓਦਨ, ਘਿਉ-ਹਵਿ, ਪੂਪ (ਪੁਆ/ਕੇਕ), ਮਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਚਿਤ੍ਰਾਨ্ন—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਅਰਪਣਯੋਗ ਹਨ।
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Specifies naivedya/havis items suitable for offering—guiding menu planning for pūjā, homa, and subsequent distribution as prasāda.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Naivedya and havis items for offering","lookup_keywords":["naivedya","guḍaudana","pāyasa","pūpa","māṃsa","citrānna"],"quick_summary":"Lists acceptable offerings ranging from sweet rice and milk dishes to cakes, ghee-havis, meat, and assorted foods—supporting ritual appropriateness and completeness."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Īśvara-arpana through anna (food) sanctifies livelihood and transforms consumption into yajña (offering-first ethic).
Application: Prepare naivedya according to deity/vrata custom; keep separate vessels for offering; offer with cleanliness and then distribute as prasāda.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Naivedya-nivedana (Ritual offerings and food oblations)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A spread of ritual foods—jaggery rice, pāyasa, milk sweets, curd-rice, ghee oblations, cakes, meat dish, and assorted rice preparations—arranged before a deity or homa fire for offering.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, offering table with banana leaves and brass vessels, stylized heaps of guḍaudana and citrānna, white pāyasa in bowls, ghee lamp glow, priest presenting naivedya before sanctum","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, deity niche with gold halo, elaborate naivedya platter with gold highlights, rich textiles, ornate vessels, emphasis on abundance and sacred presentation","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional layout of different naivedya items labeled, soft colors, detailed vessels, priest performing nivedana mudrā","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, royal kitchen-to-altar procession, attendants carrying trays of sweets and dishes, fine detail on food textures, architectural shrine backdrop"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional-offering","suggested_raga":"Bhoopali","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुडौदनम् = गुड + ओदनम्; दध्योदनम् = दधि + ओदनम्; चित्रान्नम् = चित्र + अन्नम्; एव च separate (no sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Naivedya-nivedana and bali sections (contextual); Agni Purana: Dāna and brāhmaṇa-bhojana passages following (164.11 context)
FAQs
It enumerates acceptable naivedya and havis items—specific cooked foods and oblations (including ghee and cakes) suitable for worship and fire-offering contexts.
By cataloging practical ritual details—what foods are sanctioned as offerings—it functions like a liturgical manual alongside the text’s many other domains (rites, dharma, arts, and sciences).
Offering prescribed naivedya/havis is treated as a regulated act of devotion that purifies the worshipper and supports merit (puṇya) through correct ritual observance.