Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 27
Ayuta–Lakṣa–Koṭi Fire-offerings (अयुतलक्षकोटिहोमाः) — Graha-yajña Vidhi
यस्मात्त्वं स्सर्वयज्ञानामङ्गत्वेन व्यवस्थितः योनिर्विभावसोर्नित्यमतः शान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
yasmāttvaṃ ssarvayajñānāmaṅgatvena vyavasthitaḥ yonirvibhāvasornityamataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me
यस्मात् त्वं सर्वयज्ञानाम् अङ्गत्वेन व्यवस्थितः, विभावसोः नित्यं योनिः; अतः मे शान्तिं प्रयच्छ।
Lord Agni (narrative context), verse voiced as a devotee’s supplication within a śānti-mantra/prayer
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Used as a śānti-prayoga invocation in pūjā/ homa to propitiate Agni as yajña-aṅga and to seek inner and outer peace before ritual action.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Agni-śānti: Agni as limb of all yajñas and source of fire","lookup_keywords":["Agni-śānti","yajñāṅga","Vibhāvasu","śānti-prayoga","pūjā-vidhi"],"quick_summary":"Invoke Agni as the indispensable component of every sacrifice and as the perennial source of fire; request śānti as the ritual’s protective and harmonizing outcome."}
Concept: Agni as the sustaining principle of yajña and as the manifest gateway of divine presence; śānti as the fruit of right ritual alignment.
Application: Begin rites with Agni-śānti to remove obstacles (vighna) and stabilize mind, speech, and action for successful worship.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Agni-vidya (Shanti-prayoga; invocatory peace prayer to Agni as yajña-aṅga and source of fire)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual altar with kindled fire; the worshipper offers āhuti while reciting a peace-invocation to Agni as the limb of all sacrifices.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, Agni as radiant deity emerging from flames above a vedi, priests in white dhoti offering ghee, warm ochres and reds, stylized lotus borders, serene śānti mood","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Agni in aureole of flames with gold foil highlights, small yajña-vedi below, devotee offering ladle of ghee, rich reds and greens, embossed ornaments, inscription-like mantra band","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework showing homa-vedi geometry, Agni flame stylized, priest performing āhuti, soft palette, instructional clarity with calm devotional ambience","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed courtyard yajña scene with brazier/vedi, delicate flame rendering, attendant priests, manuscript-like margins, subdued yet luminous palette emphasizing ritual precision"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"pacificatory","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्मात्+त्वम्→यस्मात्त्वं; सर्वयज्ञानाम्+अङ्गत्वेन→सर्वयज्ञानामङ्गत्वेन; योनिः+विभावसोः→योनिर्विभावसोः; ssarva- in IAST reflects orthographic doubling; taken as सर्व-.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: pūjā-vidhi sections on śānti-prayoga and agni-stuti (same khanda context)
FAQs
It frames Agni as the indispensable aṅga (operative limb) of every yajña and uses that doctrinal basis to justify a śānti-prayoga request—invoking Agni as the ever-present source of sacrificial fire to bestow pacification.
By embedding practical ritual logic (why a deity is invoked and what function he performs in the rite) into concise mantra-style language, it exemplifies the text’s handbook character—linking theology, ritual mechanics, and applied outcomes (śānti).
Recognizing Agni as the universal mediator of offerings and praying for śānti is meant to remove disturbances (upadrava), stabilize the mind and environment, and support auspicious completion of rites—thereby enhancing merit and purification.