Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 6
Raṇadīkṣā (War-Consecration) — Agni Purāṇa Adhyāya 235
तृतीये ऽहनि दिक्पालान् रुद्रांस्तान् दिक्पतीन्यजेत् ग्रहान् यजेच्चतुर्थे ऽह्नि पञ्चमे चाश्विनौ यजेत्
tṛtīye 'hani dikpālān rudrāṃstān dikpatīnyajet grahān yajeccaturthe 'hni pañcame cāśvinau yajet
No terceiro dia, deve-se adorar os guardiões das direções—os Rudras que presidem aos quadrantes. No quarto dia, deve-se adorar os Grahas (divindades planetárias), e no quinto dia, deve-se adorar os Aśvins.
Lord Agni (in dialogue with sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Day-wise sequencing of worship: directional guardians (dikpālas/Rudras), then planetary deities (grahas), then Aśvins—used in multi-day śānti or travel/auspice rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Day-wise devatā-ārādhana: Dikpāla–Graha–Aśvin krama","lookup_keywords":["tṛtīya-ahana","dikpāla-pūjā","graha-yajana","aśvin-pūjā","yajña-krama"],"quick_summary":"A structured ritual calendar: third day for quarter-guardians (Rudra-dikpatis), fourth for grahas, fifth for Aśvins—aligning protection, cosmic timing, and healing/auspice."}
Concept: Ritual order (krama) mirrors cosmic order: directions (space) → grahas (time/fate) → Aśvins (restoration/auspice).
Application: When performing multi-day rites, follow prescribed sequencing to avoid ritual fault (doṣa) and to integrate spatial and temporal protections.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi / Yajña-krama (Devatā-ārādhana and day-wise ritual sequence)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ऽहनि/ऽह्नि = अहनि/अह्नि (अवग्रह); रुद्रांस्तान् = रुद्रान् + तान्; दिक्पतीन्यजेत् = दिक्पतीन् + यजेत्; यजेच्चतुर्थे = यजेत् + चतुर्थे; चाश्विनौ = च + अश्विनौ
Related Themes: Agni Purana navagraha descriptions/benefits (elsewhere); Agni Purana pūjā-vidhi and bali sections (elsewhere)
FAQs
It prescribes a multi-day yajña/pujā schedule: third day worship of Dikpālas/Rudras as quarter-presiding deities, fourth day worship of Grahas for planetary appeasement, and fifth day worship of the twin Aśvins.
It links ritual praxis (yajana-krama) with cosmological administration (directional guardians) and Jyotiṣa-oriented deity systems (Grahas), showing how the text synthesizes liturgy, theology, and astral doctrine into a single procedural manual.
By honoring direction-guardians, Rudras, planetary deities, and the Aśvins in a prescribed order, the rite aims at purification, removal of obstacles attributed to quarters and planets, and securing auspiciousness and well-being through proper devatā-santṛpti (deity propitiation).