Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 39
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
वसन्तेति च हुत्वाज्यं आदित्याद्वरमाप्नुयात् सुपर्णोसीति चेत्यस्य कर्मव्याहृतिवद्भवेत्
vasanteti ca hutvājyaṃ ādityādvaramāpnuyāt suparṇosīti cetyasya karmavyāhṛtivadbhavet
“வஸந்தே…” என்று தொடங்கும் மந்திரத்தை உச்சரித்து நெய் ஆஹுதி செய்தால் ஆதித்யன் (சூரியன்) அருளும் வரம் கிடைக்கும். “ஸுபர்ணோऽஸி” மந்திரத்தின் கர்மப் பயன்பாடு கர்மவ்யாஹ்ருதிகளைப் போலவே செய்யப்பட வேண்டும்.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Homa with ghee using a ‘vasanta-’ mantra to obtain a boon from Āditya; instruction that ‘suparṇo ’si’ is to be applied like karmavyāhṛtis (operational vyāhṛti usage).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Āditya-varaprada ‘vasanta-’ ghr̥ta-homa; ‘suparṇo ’si’ employed as karmavyāhṛti","lookup_keywords":["vasanta mantra","ghṛta-homa","Āditya vara","suparṇo 'si","karmavyāhṛti"],"quick_summary":"Offer ghee with the ‘vasanta-’ mantra for solar boon; apply ‘suparṇo ’si’ in ritual exactly as one would apply karmavyāhṛti formulas—i.e., as an operative utterance tied to the act."}
Concept: Mantra is not merely praise but a functional operator (kriyāṅga) in yajña; correct viniyoga (application) determines ritual efficacy.
Application: When adapting mantras, preserve their viniyoga: utter them at the exact action-point (offering/placing) as with karmavyāhṛtis; use solar-oriented homa for clarity, authority, and auspicious boons.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Homa-vidhi (Vedic mantra-prayoga and oblation procedure)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ghee oblation poured into a homa fire at dawn, the Sun (Āditya) rising behind; a side inset shows a ritualist uttering ‘suparṇo ’si’ at the precise moment of an operative act, annotated like a manual.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dawn gradient sky, large stylized solar disc, homa-kunda with bright flames, priest pouring ghṛta, mantra glyphs ‘vasanta…’ floating, inset panel showing ‘suparṇo ’si’ as action-linked utterance.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf Sun with radiating spokes, gold-highlighted ghee stream and flames, Āditya granting boon gesture, ornate frame, small cartouche explaining ‘karmavyāhṛti-vat’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical instructional layout: step 1 ghṛta-homa with ‘vasanta-’, step 2 demonstration of ‘suparṇo ’si’ viniyoga like vyāhṛtis, clean lines and labeled implements.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, sunrise homa in palace courtyard, detailed vessels (sruk/sruva), realistic ghee sheen, Sun rendered with halo, marginal notes in calligraphic panels about operative mantra usage."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Suryakant","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vasante + iti → vasanteti; hutvā + ājyam → hutvājyaṃ; ādityāt + varam → ādityādvaram; suparṇaḥ + asi + iti → suparṇosīti; ca + iti → ceti; vyāhṛti + vat → vyāhṛtivat.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (homa-vidhi and mantra-viniyoga notes); Agni Purana yajña and vyāhṛti discussions in Puja-vidhi
FAQs
It prescribes a specific homa-application: offer ghee while reciting the “vasanta-” mantra to gain Āditya’s boon, and apply the “suparṇo ’si” mantra according to the standard karmavyāhṛti-style ritual usage.
It functions like a compact ritual manual entry, cataloging mantra-to-result mappings (mantra-prayoga) and standardized procedural rules (karmavyāhṛti method), illustrating the text’s practical coverage of liturgy alongside theology.
The act links precise mantra-recitation with a sattvic offering (ghee) to invoke solar grace (Āditya-anugraha), implying that correct ritual performance yields merit and fulfills lawful desires through divine sanction.