Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 17
Ayuta–Lakṣa–Koṭi Fire-offerings (अयुतलक्षकोटिहोमाः) — Graha-yajña Vidhi
औषधानि च रत्नानि कालस्यावयवाश् च ये सरितः सागराः शैलास्तीर्थानि जलदा नदाः
auṣadhāni ca ratnāni kālasyāvayavāś ca ye saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailāstīrthāni jaladā nadāḥ
Лекарственные травы и драгоценные камни, а также все разделения (составные части) времени; реки, океаны, горы, тиртхи (священные броды), дожденосные облака и ручьи — всё это следует понимать как перечисленные составные элементы мира.
Lord Agni (in discourse to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"World-enumeration used for teaching cosmography and for framing ritual/meditative contemplation of the universe as a structured totality.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: The cosmos can be known through systematic enumeration of its constituents—material, temporal, and geographic.
Application: Use as a contemplative checklist (smaraṇa) in purāṇic study, pilgrimage planning, or ritual sankalpa that invokes ‘all worlds/places’.
Khanda Section: Cosmology & Sacred Geography (Puranic Enumeration of the World)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A panoramic cosmographic tableau: medicinal plants and gem-bearing earth in the foreground, rivers flowing to oceans, mountains rising, tīrtha-ghāṭas with pilgrims, and rain-clouds above—presented as an ordered inventory of the world.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, wide cosmographic landscape with stylized blue-green rivers, layered mountains, sacred tīrtha ghats with small pilgrim figures, rain-bearing clouds, and symbolic clusters of medicinal herbs and gemstones, flat decorative composition, traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central golden-banded earth-mandala with inset vignettes: herbs, gems, rivers, ocean, mountains, tīrtha steps; rich reds and greens, heavy gold leaf outlining the cosmic elements, ornamental borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional cosmography chart-like scene: labeled rivers, oceans, mountains, tīrthas, clouds; delicate linework, muted colors, emphasis on clarity and enumeration.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed naturalistic landscape with winding rivers into a sea, craggy mountains, pilgrims at a ford, botanically rendered herbs and sparkling gem outcrops, layered clouds, fine brushwork and perspective."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कालस्यावयवाः = कालस्य + अवयवाः; शैलास्तीर्थानि = शैलाः + तीर्थानि (visarga sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana cosmography sections on dvīpas, varṣas, lokas, and kāla-vibhāga (time divisions); Agni Purana lists of tīrthas and nadīs in sacred geography chapters
FAQs
It imparts classificatory knowledge used in Purāṇic cosmology and dharma-contexts: identifying key constituents of the world—resources (herbs, gems), temporal divisions (kāla-avayava), and sacred/natural geography (rivers, oceans, mountains, tīrthas, clouds).
By cataloging domains spanning Ayurveda-adjacent materia (auṣadhi), mineral wealth (ratna), temporal science (kāla and its parts), and geography (saritaḥ, sāgara, śaila, tīrtha), it demonstrates the Agni Purāṇa’s compendium-style coverage of practical and sacred knowledge.
Including tīrthas among worldly constituents signals that geography is not merely physical but dharmic: sacred places and waters are recognized as instruments of purification and merit (puṇya) within the cosmic order.