Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 35
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
गुडौदनं तिलापूपः प्रतिमा तिलपिष्टजा तिलस्नानं पञ्चपत्रैर् धूपो राजफलत्वचा
guḍaudanaṃ tilāpūpaḥ pratimā tilapiṣṭajā tilasnānaṃ pañcapatrair dhūpo rājaphalatvacā
गुडौदनं तिलापूपश्च, तिलपिष्टनिर्मिता प्रतिमा च विधीयते। तिलोदकेन स्नानं कार्यं, पञ्चपत्रैर्धूपो राजफलत्वचया च धूपनम्।
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","practical_application":"Preparation of specific dāna/vrata/śrāddha-associated items (food, effigy, bath, incense) for appeasement and merit.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Dravya-śuddhi and niyama: specific substances and acts (snāna, dhūpa, dāna) structure inner discipline and ritual efficacy.
Application: Follow standardized material protocol to reduce error in rites and to cultivate steadiness and cleanliness.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Dāna, Vrata, and Śrāddha-associated ritual items)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A neatly arranged ritual tray: jaggery rice, sesame cake, a small sesame-paste effigy, sesame bath pot, and incense made with five leaves and rājaphala bark.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, frontal altar with offerings labeled by form, priest holding dhūpa, stylized leaves (pañcapatra) and bark bundle, calm śānta mood, lamp-lit interior.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted offering vessels, guḍaudana bowl gleaming, tilāpūpa on plate, small pratimā centered, ornate incense holder, rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional still-life composition of the five ritual items, fine outlines, soft washes, minimal background, emphasis on clarity of objects.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed kitchen-ritual crossover scene: attendants preparing guḍaudana and tilāpūpa, priest shaping tilapiṣṭa pratimā, delicate botanical rendering of leaves and bark."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm-instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुडौदनं = गुड + ओदनम्; तिलापूपः = तिल + आपूपः; पञ्चपत्रैर् → पञ्चपत्रैः; राजफलत्वचा = राजफल + त्वचा
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (tiladravya sequences; dhūpa and snāna preliminaries)
FAQs
It lists specific upacāras (ritual requisites) centered on sesame—food offerings (guḍaudana, tilāpūpa), a sesame-paste pratimā, sesame-bath purification, and incense/fumigation with prescribed leaves and rājaphala bark.
Rather than theology alone, it preserves a practical checklist of materials for a specific rite—foods, substances, and aromatics—showing the Agni Purana’s catalog-like transmission of ritual technology and procedure.
Sesame-based offerings and sesame-bath are classically associated with purification and ancestral/merit rites; following the prescribed materials is intended to enhance ritual efficacy and accrue puṇya through correct observance.