Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 11

Vināyaka-snāna (The Vinayaka Bath) — Obstacle-Removal and Consecratory Bathing Rite

Devanagari script

भगमिन्द्रश् च वायुश् च भगं सप्तर्षयो ददुः यत्ते केशेषु दौर्भाग्यं सीमन्ते यच्च मूर्धनि

Transliteration

bhagamindraś ca vāyuś ca bhagaṃ saptarṣayo daduḥ yatte keśeṣu daurbhāgyaṃ sīmante yacca mūrdhani

Translation

ఇంద్రుడు, వాయువు మరియు సప్తర్షులు నీకు ‘భగ’ (సౌభాగ్యం) ప్రసాదించారు. నీ కేశాలలో, జుట్టు విడత (సీమంత) వద్ద, మరియు శిరోమధ్యంలో ఉన్న ఏ దురదృష్టమూ—అది అంతా నశించుగాక.

Word by Word

• भगम्: Bhaga
• भगम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वायुः: Vāyu (Wind)
• वायुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भगम्: Bhaga
• भगम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound) ‘सप्त-ऋषि’

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: whatever / that which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• केशेषु: in (your) hair
• केशेषु: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• दौर्भाग्यम्: misfortune / ill-luck
• दौर्भाग्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सीमन्ते: in the hair-parting (sīmanta)
• सीमन्ते: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: whatever / that which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मूर्धनि: on the head / at the crown
• मूर्धनि: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana teachings in a mantra-prayoga context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भगमिन्द्रः = भगम् + इन्द्रः; वायुश् = वायुः (visarga before c); सप्तर्षयः = सप्त + ऋषयः (dvigu); यत्ते = यत् + ते; यच्च = यत् + च.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vayu
• Saptarishi
• Bhaga

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It gives a rakṣā-prayoga (protective mantra application) invoking Indra, Vāyu, and the Saptarṣis to confer bhaga (auspicious fortune) and to remove daurbhāgya (ill-luck) specifically associated with the hair, hair-parting (sīmanta), and crown of the head.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

Alongside theology and mythology, the Agni Purana preserves practical liturgical material—mantras aimed at concrete human concerns like misfortune-removal and prosperity—showing its coverage of applied ritual technology (prayoga) and protective rites (rakṣā).

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

By invoking deities and ṛṣis as sources of auspicious merit, the verse frames misfortune as a removable impurity/inauspicious influence; the intended karmic effect is purification and the restoration of śrī (prosperity) and auspiciousness centered on the head as a locus of blessing.