Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 37
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
अश्वयुक्शुक्लपक्षस्य पञ्चदश्यां यजेद्धरिं हरिरुद्रमजं सूर्यं श्रियमग्निं घृतेन च
aśvayukśuklapakṣasya pañcadaśyāṃ yajeddhariṃ harirudramajaṃ sūryaṃ śriyamagniṃ ghṛtena ca
அஸ்வயுஜ மாதத்தின் சுக்லபக்ஷ பஞ்சதசி (பௌர்ணமி) நாளில் ஹரியை வழிபட வேண்டும். மேலும் ஹரி, ருத்ரன், அஜன் (பிரம்மா), சூரியன், ஸ்ரீ (லக்ஷ்மி), அக்னி ஆகியோருக்கு நெய் ஆஹுதியால் ஆராதனை செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Calendar-based full-moon worship in Aśvayuj (Śarad Pūrṇimā context): multi-deity pūjā with ghee oblations to align household ritual with tithi.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Aśvayuj-śukla-pañcadaśī: Hari-ādi devatā-pūjā with ghṛta-homa","lookup_keywords":["Aśvayuj","śukla pañcadaśī","Hari-pūjā","ghṛta-homa","Śrī Sūrya Agni Rudra"],"quick_summary":"On the bright-fortnight full-moon of Aśvayuj, perform worship centered on Hari while also honoring Rudra, Brahmā (Aja), Sūrya, Śrī, and Agni, using ghee as the principal oblation."}
Concept: Naimittika-kāla (sacred time) makes worship efficacious; many deities are honored without breaking Hari-centered devotion.
Application: Maintain vrata/pūjā calendar; integrate homa (ghṛta) with pūjā to complete the rite.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vrata & Tithi-based Worship Procedures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A full-moon night Aśvayuj pūjā: a householder before a fire-altar offering ghee, with icons/kalasha representing Hari, Rudra, Brahmā, Sūrya, Śrī, and Agni.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm ochres and reds, central Viṣṇu with Śrī, surrounding panels for Rudra, Brahmā, Sūrya, Agni; priest offering ghṛta into homa-kuṇḍa; full moon in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf: Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa enthroned, small vignettes of Rudra, Brahmā, Sūrya, Agni; foreground homa with ghee ladle, ornate arch and halo work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clean linework instructional ritual scene—homa-kuṇḍa, ghṛta āhuti, labeled deity placements; subdued palette, emphasis on procedure.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: courtly domestic shrine scene under moonlight, detailed utensils (sruva, ājya-pātra), attendants holding lamps, small deity emblems around the altar."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यजेद्धरिं = यजेत् + हरिम् (त् + ह → द्ध); श्रियमग्निं = श्रियम् + अग्निम् (म् + अ → म); हरिरुद्रम् treated as द्वन्द्व (हरि + रुद्र) in accusative collective.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Puja-vidhi sections on tithi-vrata and homa procedures; Agni Purana: Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa worship passages
FAQs
It prescribes a tithi-specific observance: on Aśvayuj bright-fortnight Pūrṇimā, perform devatā-pūjā/homa to Hari and associated deities, using ghee as the primary offering.
It exemplifies the text’s practical ritual cataloging—mapping calendar time (month, pakṣa, tithi) to concrete worship targets and offerings—one of the Purana’s many procedural knowledge domains alongside polity, medicine, and arts.
Observing Pūrṇimā worship with ghee oblations is presented as a meritorious act that harmonizes devotion across major deities and supports prosperity (Śrī) and purification through Agni-mediated offering.