Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 21
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धूपदीपे चेति ट करकोदनमिति ख पीतवस्त्रं ददेद्रक्तस्रग्गन्धौ तैलदीपकः त्रिविधं पायसम्मद्यं तिलमासञ्चतुर्विधम्
dhūpadīpe ceti ṭa karakodanamiti kha pītavastraṃ dadedraktasraggandhau tailadīpakaḥ trividhaṃ pāyasammadyaṃ tilamāsañcaturvidham
ధూపం, దీపం—ఇది ‘ట-వర్గం’; ‘కరకోదనం’ను ‘ఖ-వర్గం’ అంటారు. పసుపు వస్త్రం ఇవ్వాలి; ఎర్ర మాల, సుగంధం అర్పించాలి; నూనె దీపం వెలిగించాలి. పాయసం, మద్యం మూడు విధాలు; నువ్వులు, మాషం నాలుగు విధాలు।
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition of Agni Purana, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Ritual worship logistics: classification of offerings (incense/lamp etc.) and prescribed dāna/upacāra items including garments, garlands, scents, foods, and grains.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Upacāra-dāna list: dhūpa-dīpa, vastra, srag-gandha, taila-dīpaka, pāyasa/madya, tila/māṣa varieties","lookup_keywords":["upacāra","dhūpa-dīpa","pītavastra","tailadīpa","tila-māṣa"],"quick_summary":"Specifies standard worship offerings and dāna items—incense, lamps, yellow cloth, red garland and fragrance, oil lamp, and categorized food/grain offerings."}
Concept: Dāna and upacāra as structured supports of worship—right items, right categories, right presentation.
Application: Use as a checklist for pūjā provisioning and for standardized offerings in household/temple rites.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Dāna & Upacāra offerings in ritual worship)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual altar with incense and oil lamps, a folded yellow garment, red garland and perfume, bowls of pāyasa and madya, and heaps of sesame and black-gram arranged in categories for offering.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; temple interior with lamp stands, priest arranging offerings, vivid reds/yellows, stylized garlands and vessels, symmetrical layout emphasizing categories.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting; richly ornamented altar with gold leaf on lamp flames and vessels, yellow cloth prominently displayed, red garland and perfume bottles, opulent devotional still-life.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style; clean instructional still-life of upacāra items with careful detailing—incense holder, oil lamp, food bowls, grains—balanced composition for learning.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; courtly ritual table scene with meticulous objects—textiles, lamps, sweets—fine patterns, subdued elegance, attendants presenting offerings."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dhūpadīpe → dhūpa + dīpe (dvandva, loc dual); ceti → ca + iti; dadedraktasraggandhau → dadet + rakta-srak-gandhau; tilamāsañcaturvidham → tila-māsam + ca + catur-vidham. Text contains marker syllables ṭa/kha.
Related Themes: Agni Purana pūjā-vidhi sections (adjacent to 298.22 and other ritual catalogues)
FAQs
It enumerates specific upacāras (incense, lamp, cloth, garland, perfume) and classifies certain offerings (pāyasa, madya, tila, māṣa) by technical categories and counts (threefold/fourfold), useful for standardized pūjā and dāna procedures.
Beyond narrative theology, it preserves a practical taxonomy of ritual materials—class labels, item-names, and quantitative typologies—showing the text’s handbook-like cataloging of worship protocol, gifts, and food-offerings.
Offering properly specified upacāras and dāna items is presented as a merit-generating act (puṇya) that supports purification, ritual correctness, and the devotional completion of worship.