Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 3
Trailokya-mohinī Śrī-Lakṣmī-ādi-pūjā and Durgā-yoga
Protective and Siddhi Rites
श्रीगेहे विष्णुगेहे वा श्रियं पूज्य धनं लभेत् आज्याक्तैस्तण्डुलैर् लक्षं जुहुयात् खादिरानले
śrīgehe viṣṇugehe vā śriyaṃ pūjya dhanaṃ labhet ājyāktaistaṇḍulair lakṣaṃ juhuyāt khādirānale
В святилище Шри (Лакшми) или в святилище Вишну, почтив Шри, обретают богатство. Следует совершить сто тысяч подношений (хома) рисовыми зёрнами, смазанными гхи, в огонь на древесине кхадиры.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Lakṣmī-upāsanā with homa to cultivate śrī (prosperity) through prescribed offerings, count, and fuel-wood.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śrī-pūjā with khadira-agni and ghee-anointed rice oblations (lakṣa-homa)","lookup_keywords":["Śrī-pūjā","lakṣa-homa","ājya-tandula","khadira-agni","dhana-siddhi"],"quick_summary":"Worship Śrī in a Śrī- or Viṣṇu-shrine and perform a lakṣa-count homa using ghee-smeared rice into a khadira-wood fire as a prosperity rite."}
Concept: Śrī is approached through bhakti + karma (pūjā/homa) with niyama (count, dravya, agni).
Application: Maintain ritual discipline (saṅkhyā-niyama) and purity of offerings to structure a focused prosperity sādhana.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Śrī/Lakṣmī-upāsanā and Homa-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee in a Śrī or Viṣṇu shrine performs a homa: a square fire-pit blazing with khadira wood while ghee-anointed rice grains are offered in counted oblations; Śrī’s altar is decorated with lotuses and lamps.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, inner sanctum of Śrī-Viṣṇu shrine, priest offering ājya-tandula into homa-kuṇḍa with khadira logs, warm ochres and reds, stylized lamps, lotus motifs, serene auspicious mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Lakṣmī altar with gold leaf ornaments, homa-kuṇḍa in foreground, priest offering ghee-smeared rice, rich reds and greens, heavy jewelry details, glowing aureoles, prosperity symbolism.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional ritual scene: labeled homa items (ājya, tandula, khadira), neat composition, soft shading, calm shrine interior, emphasis on procedure and count discipline.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly patron commissioning a Lakṣmī-homa in a pavilion-like shrine, detailed fire-pit and offerings, fine textiles, precise depiction of rice grains and ghee ladle, delicate borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीगेहे=श्री-गेहे; विष्णुगेहे=विष्णु-गेहे; आज्याक्तैस्तण्डुलैर=आज्य-आक्तैः तण्डुलैः; खादिरानले=खादिर-अनले.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa Puja-vidhi sections on homa-dravya, agni-pratiṣṭhā, and Lakṣmī-upāsanā in the same khanda
FAQs
It prescribes a prosperity-focused homa: worship Śrī (Lakṣmī) in a Śrī or Viṣṇu shrine, then perform 100,000 oblations of ghee-smeared rice into a khadira-wood fire.
It exemplifies the Agni Purāṇa’s practical ritual manuals (pūjā-vidhi and homa-vidhi), giving precise materials (ghee, rice, khadira fuel) and counts (lakṣa) alongside the intended result (dhanalābha/wealth).
By honoring Śrī as the divine principle of auspiciousness and sustaining a disciplined homa, the practitioner is said to generate puṇya and invoke prosperity through consecrated offering and devotion.