Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 11
Chapter 37 — सर्वदेवपवित्रारोहणविधिः
Procedure for Installing the Pavitra for All Deities
धनधान्यायुरारोग्यप्रदं सम्प्रददामि ते कामदेवमयं सूत्रं सङ्कर्षणमयं वरं
dhanadhānyāyurārogyapradaṃ sampradadāmi te kāmadevamayaṃ sūtraṃ saṅkarṣaṇamayaṃ varaṃ
நான் உனக்கு இந்தச் சிறந்த பவித்ர நூலை அளிக்கிறேன்; இது காமதேவமும் சங்கர்ஷணமும் நிறைந்தது; செல்வம், தானியம், ஆயுள், ஆரோக்கியம் அளிப்பது.
Lord Agni (narrating the ritual/kalpa instruction)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Consecration and wearing of a protective thread/amulet (sūtra/pavitra) invoking specific deities for prosperity, longevity, and health.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kāmadeva–Saṅkarṣaṇa-maya Pavitra-sūtra (Protective Thread)","lookup_keywords":["pavitra-sutra","kāmadeva","saṅkarṣaṇa","rakṣā","ārogya"],"quick_summary":"A consecrated thread infused with Kāmadeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa is bestowed as a protective rite, aimed at wealth, food-security, longevity, and freedom from illness."}
Concept: Deity-infused material supports (sūtra/pavitra) function as upāya for protection and auspicious worldly flourishing when empowered by mantra and intention.
Application: Adopt mantra-dhāraṇā with a physical token to stabilize vow, remembrance, and protective resolve in daily life.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-kalpa (Protective rites and consecrated threads/amulets)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A guru/priest bestows a consecrated protective thread upon a devotee; behind them appear subtle divine forms of Kāmadeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa, signifying the thread’s empowerment and promised boons (grain, wealth, health, longevity).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat warm palette with bold outlines; priest tying a pavitra-sūtra on devotee’s wrist/shoulder; faint haloed Kāmadeva with floral bow and Saṅkarṣaṇa with plough and mace in the background; ritual vessels, lamps, and sacred thread details.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with rich gold leaf; central act of bestowing the sacred thread; ornate jewelry and textile patterns; embossed gold halos for Kāmadeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa; symbolic heaps of grain and coins near the altar to indicate phala.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework and soft shading; instructional clarity on the thread and knot; priest and devotee in calm posture; small icon-panels showing Kāmadeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa attributes; clean temple interior setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, fine detailing; courtly pavilion adapted as ritual space; priest presenting a thread; marginal motifs of flowers (Kāmadeva) and serpent/plough (Saṅkarṣaṇa); subtle depiction of prosperity items (granary, coins) in background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धनधान्यायुरारोग्यप्रदम् = धन + धान्य + आयुस् + आरोग्य + प्रदम् (समास/समाहार).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 37 (Pavitra/Protective rites context); Agni Purana 38 (transition to temple merit; continuity of ritual phala discourse)
FAQs
It teaches the bestowal/usage of a consecrated protective thread (sūtra) ritually empowered with specific deity-potencies (Kāmadeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa) to secure prosperity (wealth and grain) and wellbeing (longevity and health).
Beyond mythology, it preserves applied ritual technology—how deity-identified empowerments are mapped onto tangible ritual objects (threads/amulets) for concrete life-goals (artha and ārogya), illustrating the text’s coverage of practical dharma and protective rites.
Wearing/receiving a properly empowered sūtra is framed as a dharmic means of protection and auspiciousness, aligning the practitioner with divine energies that remove obstacles to health and prosperity and support orderly, merit-bearing living.