Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 7
Chapter 37 — सर्वदेवपवित्रारोहणविधिः
Procedure for Installing the Pavitra for All Deities
पवित्रीकरणार्थाय वर्षपूजाफलप्रदं शिवदेव नमस्तुभ्यं गृह्णीष्वेदं पवित्रकं
pavitrīkaraṇārthāya varṣapūjāphalapradaṃ śivadeva namastubhyaṃ gṛhṇīṣvedaṃ pavitrakaṃ
పవిత్రీకరణార్థమై, సంవత్సరపూజ ఫలప్రదమైనదిగా—హే శివదేవా! నీకు నమస్కారం; ఈ పవిత్రకాన్ని స్వీకరించుము.
Lord Agni (instructing ritual procedure, addressed to the practitioner; invocation directed to Śiva)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Recite while offering/placing the pavitraka on Śiva-liṅga or Śiva-mūrti during pavitrāropaṇa; frames the rite as purification and as securing the merit of year-long worship.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Pavitraka-samarpaṇa to Śiva for varṣa-pūjā-phala","lookup_keywords":["pavitraka","śiva","pavitrīkaraṇa","varṣa-pūjā","pavitrāropaṇa"],"quick_summary":"Offering-mantra presenting the pavitraka to Śiva, explicitly stating its purpose: purification and the fruition of annual worship."}
Concept: Ritual purity (pavitrīkaraṇa) is linked with continuity of worship (varṣa-pūjā) and its phala; devotion is formalized through offering and acknowledgment of divine agency.
Application: Use this mantra at the moment of offering to align intention (śuddhi + phala) with the act (samarpaṇa).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Ritual Worship Procedures / Pavitraka-dharana)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a Śiva temple sanctum, a priest offers a looped pavitraka-thread/garland to a Śiva-liṅga, with lamps, bilva leaves, and a calm devotional atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Śiva-liṅga in garbhagṛha, priest placing a white/golden pavitraka loop, oil lamps glowing, stylized bilva leaves, deep earthy palette, sacred geometry borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Śiva (or liṅga with ornate prabhāmaṇḍala) richly decorated, pavitraka highlighted with gold embossing, devotee in añjali, temple arch with gold leaf.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear ritual depiction—hands placing pavitraka around liṅga, vessels (pañcapātra, arghya), neat composition, soft colors and fine lines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate shrine interior with hanging lamps, priest offering pavitraka to liṅga, attendants holding trays, detailed textiles and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पवित्रीकरणार्थाय = पवित्रीकरण + अर्थाय (तत्पुरुष); नमस्तुभ्यम् → नमः + तुभ्यम्; गृह्णीष्वेदम् → गृह्णीष्व + इदम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 37 (pavitraka rites; annual observances)
FAQs
It gives the acceptance-mantra used while offering/placing the pavitraka (a sanctifying sacred thread/ring/garland) to Śiva, explicitly stating its function: purification and conferral of the merit of year-long worship.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves a practical liturgical formula and ritual intent-statement (saṅkalpa-like phrasing) for temple/home worship—showing the text’s coverage of procedural religion alongside other sciences.
The verse frames the pavitraka as a purifier and as a means to obtain the full puṇya (merit) of sustained annual devotion, emphasizing sanctification of worship and the devotee’s karmic accrual through correct offering.