Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 25
Utpāta-śānti
Pacification of Portents
होमः प्रसूतिवैकृत्ये जपो विप्रादिपूजनं यानि यानान्ययुक्तानि युक्तानि न वहन्ति च
homaḥ prasūtivaikṛtye japo viprādipūjanaṃ yāni yānānyayuktāni yuktāni na vahanti ca
प्रसूतिवैकृत्ये होमं कुर्यात्, जपं च विधाय, विप्रादीन् पूजयेत्तथा। यानानि च यान्ययुक्तानि, युक्तान्यपि न वहन्ति भारम्॥
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Obstetric crisis-management by combining ritual appeasement (homa, japa, vipra-pujana) with the practical principle that proper preparation/fit is essential for safe delivery outcomes.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Prasūti-vaikṛtya śānti: homa–japa–vipra-pūjana and the ‘proper fitting’ maxim","lookup_keywords":["prasūti-vaikṛtya","garbhiṇī-roga","homa","japa","vipra-pūjana"],"quick_summary":"For childbirth abnormalities, the text prescribes homa, mantra-japa, and honoring Brahmins/elders as remedial rites. It adds a practical maxim: what is improperly prepared cannot bear its function even if adjusted later—urging timely, correct measures."}
Alamkara Type: Dṛṣṭānta (illustrative maxim)
Concept: Timely right means (upāya) and proper preparation are essential; ritual and ethical support function as protective sādhanā in liminal life-events.
Application: Apply ‘do it correctly at the outset’ to medical/ritual protocols; mobilize community support and disciplined recitation during high-risk childbirth.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Garbhini-roga & Prasuti-vikara: obstetrics and childbirth disorders; remedial rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A birthing chamber with attendants; a nearby sacred fire altar where a priest performs homa while another recites japa; elders/Brahmins being honored with offerings; a symbolic cart/vehicle shown improperly fitted to illustrate the maxim.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, warm earthy palette, stylized figures: a prasūti scene with a small homa-kuṇḍa, priest offering ghee, women attendants, auspicious motifs, didactic inset of a misfitted cart wheel.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf: central homa altar and priest, mother protected by divine aura, ornate lamps and vessels, gold-highlighted offerings, small vignette of a cart with loose yoke as moral symbol.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework: instructional composition showing steps—homa, japa beads, honoring Brahmins with dakṣiṇā—plus a labeled diagram-like cart/yoke ‘proper fit’ metaphor.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior: birthing room and adjacent courtyard homa, attendants in patterned textiles, priest with ladle, elders receiving gifts; marginal illustration of a cart with misaligned harness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यानान्ययुक्तानि = यानानि + अयुक्तानि (स्वर-सन्धिः: इ + अ → य).
Related Themes: Agni Purana—Ayurveda sections on garbhiṇī-paricaryā and prasūti-vidhi (same khanda context); Agni Purana—Śānti/Prāyaścitta style remedies in allied chapters
FAQs
It prescribes remedial measures for difficult or abnormal childbirth: perform homa, do mantra-japa, and honor Brahmins/elders as a śānti-prayoga (pacificatory rite) alongside practical care.
It blends Ayurvedic-obstetric concern (prasūti-vaikṛtya) with ritual therapeutics (homa, japa, vipra-pūjā), showing how the Agni Purāṇa integrates medicine, dharma, and applied religious rites in a single instructional stream.
Homa and japa are presented as purificatory and obstacle-removing acts, while vipra-pūjā supports auspiciousness and merit (puṇya), aiming to pacify adverse influences believed to affect childbirth outcomes.