Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 33
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
घृताहुतिसहस्रेण तथा लक्ष्मीविनाशनं श्रुवेण देवस्य त्वेति हुत्वापामार्गतण्डुलं
ghṛtāhutisahasreṇa tathā lakṣmīvināśanaṃ śruveṇa devasya tveti hutvāpāmārgataṇḍulaṃ
तथा घृताहुतिसहस्रेण लक्ष्मीविनाशनं (कुर्यात्)। “देवस्य त्वेति” मन्त्रेण श्रुवेणापामार्गतण्डुलं हुत्वा कर्म सिद्ध्यति।
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual applications)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Abhicāra/niṣkṛti-oriented homa procedures: high-count ghee oblations and specific offering (apāmārga-tandula) with a Yajus-formula for targeted ritual effects.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Ghee-sahasrāhuti and Apāmārga-tandula Homa with ‘Devasya tvā’","lookup_keywords":["ghṛtāhuti-sahasra","lakṣmī-vināśana","apāmārga","taṇḍula","devasya tvā"],"quick_summary":"A thousand ghee oblations are prescribed for a stated ‘lakṣmī-vināśana’ effect; offering apāmārga rice-grains with the ladle while reciting ‘devasya tvā’ completes the rite."}
Concept: Ritual causality through precise dravya, mantra, and saṅkhyā (count); the text treats outcomes as rule-governed effects of rite-technology.
Application: If used, requires strict adhikāra, ethical scrutiny, and counterbalancing śānti; in practice, many traditions redirect such procedures toward ‘doṣa-nivṛtti’ rather than harm.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Homa-vidhi (Ritual Procedures and Expitiatory Rites)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist performing a large-count homa: repeated ghee offerings into a blazing fire; then offering apāmārga-mixed rice grains with a ladle while reciting ‘devasya tvā’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, intense fire altar with repeated offering gestures, rhythmic sequence implied by multiple ladles/vessels, apāmārga plant motif near rice bowl, dramatic reds and blacks, ritual seriousness.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, grand homa with gold-highlighted flames and vessels, a thousand-offering abundance suggested by stacked ghee pots, apāmārga rice bowl in foreground, ornate frame emphasizing ritual power.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical depiction of homa steps: ghee āhuti count indicated by tally marks, then apāmārga-taṇḍula offering with ladle; clean composition, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed fire-ritual scene with attendants preparing ghee and grains, precise rendering of ladle and bowls, smoky atmosphere, marginal note cartouche ‘devasya tvā’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"intense","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: घृताहुतिसहस्रेण = घृत + आहुति + सहस्रेण; त्वेति = त्वा + इति; हुत्वापामार्गतण्डुलं = हुत्वा + अपामार्गतण्डुलम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (abhicāra/śānti adjacent mantras and offerings)
FAQs
It prescribes a targeted homa: perform 1,000 ghee oblations, and additionally offer apāmārga-mixed rice grains using the śruva while uttering the offering-formula “devasya tvā,” for a specified effect.
It exemplifies the text’s practical catalog of applied rites—procedural counts (1,000 āhutis), materials (ghee, apāmārga, rice), implements (śruva), and mantric cues—showing how the Purana functions as a manual of ritual technologies alongside its many other disciplines.
The verse encodes a results-oriented (prayoga) rite: it uses offerings and mantra to invoke a forceful reversal of auspiciousness (lakṣmī), reflecting the Purana’s acknowledgment that ritual acts can be directed toward both pacifying and coercive outcomes, with correspondingly heavy karmic implications.