Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 1
Chapter 164: नवग्रहहोमः
Navagraha Fire-Offering
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे श्राद्धकल्पो नाम त्रिषष्ट्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः अथ चतुःषष्ट्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः नवग्रहहोमः पुष्कर उवाच श्रीकामः शान्तिकामो वा ग्रहयज्ञं समारभेत् वृष्ट्यायुःपुष्टिकामो वा तथैवाभिचरन् पुनः
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe śrāddhakalpo nāma triṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha catuḥṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ navagrahahomaḥ puṣkara uvāca śrīkāmaḥ śāntikāmo vā grahayajñaṃ samārabhet vṛṣṭyāyuḥpuṣṭikāmo vā tathaivābhicaran punaḥ
Так в «Агни-махапуране» (Agni Mahāpurāṇa) завершается сто шестьдесят третья глава, именуемая «Обряд шраддхи». Ныне начинается сто шестьдесят четвертая глава: «Огненное приношение девяти планетам (Navagraha-homa)». Пушкара (Puṣkara) сказал: «Кто желает процветания или желает умиротворения и устранения бедствий, пусть приступит к планетарной жертве (graha-yajña). Так же и тот, кто желает дождя, долголетия и укрепляющего питания, может совершать её; и далее, даже тот, кто занимается обрядами абхичары (abhicāra) — с принуждающим или враждебным намерением, — может начать этот обряд».
Puṣkara
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Introduces navagraha-homa as a remedial/goal-oriented rite for prosperity, pacification, rain, longevity, nourishment, and even aggressive ritual aims; used in calendrical-astrological remediation and temple/household śānti programs.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Navagraha-homa (Planetary fire-offering) — aims and eligibility","lookup_keywords":["navagraha-homa","graha-yajña","śānti","vṛṣṭi","abhicāra"],"quick_summary":"The chapter transition announces a planetary sacrifice prescribed for multiple intents—śrī (prosperity), śānti (pacification), vṛṣṭi (rain), āyuḥ (longevity), puṣṭi (nourishment), and even abhicāra—showing the Agni Purāṇa’s ritual-astrological toolkit."}
Concept: Grahas are approached through yajña as actionable forces affecting life outcomes; ritual becomes a technology for harmonizing (śānti) or directing circumstances.
Application: Commission/perform navagraha-homa with a clear saṅkalpa (goal) under competent guidance, especially for śānti, puṣṭi, and community rain rites.
Khanda Section: Ritual Manuals (Karma-kāṇḍa) — Śrāddha-kalpa & Jyotiṣa-based Śānti (Navagraha-homa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yajña-śālā with a homa-kuṇḍa blazing; nine grahas represented as deities or symbols around the fire while the priest recites; the scene conveys multiple intents—prosperity, peace, rain, longevity, nourishment.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, navagraha arranged in a circular mandala around a central homa fire, priest (ṛtvik) with ladle offering ghee, stylized graha icons with distinct colors, sacred geometry and temple-hall backdrop","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central homa-kuṇḍa with gold-leaf flames and ornaments, navagraha deities in ornate halos around, priest and patron with offerings, rich gold detailing emphasizing śrī and śānti","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear instructional navagraha-homa layout: square kuṇḍa, positions of nine grahas marked, priest performing āhuti, labeled implements (sruk, ājyapātra), calm palette for didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed ritual pavilion with fire altar, astrologer-priest holding a manuscript, patrons seated, nine planetary emblems in the sky band, fine architectural and textile detail"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्य् → इति (before vowel); शततमो ऽध्यायः → शततमः अध्यायः; चतुःषष्ट्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः → चतुःषष्ट्यधिकशततमः अध्यायः; वृष्ट्यायुःपुष्टिकामो → वृष्टि-आयुः-पुष्टि-कामः; तथैवाभिचरन् → तथा एव अभिचरन्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 163 (Śrāddha-kalpa conclusion colophon); Agni Purana 164 (Navagraha-homa chapter opening; subsequent homa details expected)
FAQs
It introduces the Navagraha-homa (planetary fire-offering) as a Jyotiṣa-based śānti rite, stating its practical aims: prosperity, pacification of afflictions, rain, longevity, and nourishment (and noting it may also be employed in coercive/abhicāra contexts).
It marks a thematic shift from Śrāddha (ancestral ritual law) to Navagraha-homa (astral/planetary remedial ritual), showing how the Agni Purāṇa catalogs multiple applied disciplines—dharma-ritual manuals alongside Jyotiṣa-oriented remedial ceremonies.
By prescribing graha-yajña for śānti and well-being (prosperity, rain, longevity, nourishment), it frames planetary propitiation as a means to reduce obstacles and secure auspicious karmic outcomes through regulated Vedic-style offerings.