Agni Purana — Bhuvanakosha & Tirtha-mahatmya, Shloka 37
अध्याय ११५ — गयायात्राविधिः
Procedure for the Pilgrimage to Gayā
अतो देव इति ख , ग , घ , छ च नारायणमिति ख , ग , ङ च श्राद्धदः पिण्डद इति ख मतङ्गेशञ्च सिद्धेशमिति ज ब्रह्मतीर्थेत्रेति ख तत्कूर्पयूपयोर्मध्ये श्राद्धं कुलशतोद्धृतौ महाबोधतुरुं नत्वा धर्मवान् स्वर्गलोकभाक्
ato deva iti kha , ga , gha , cha ca nārāyaṇamiti kha , ga , ṅa ca śrāddhadaḥ piṇḍada iti kha mataṅgeśañca siddheśamiti ja brahmatīrthetreti kha tatkūrpayūpayormadhye śrāddhaṃ kulaśatoddhṛtau mahābodhaturuṃ natvā dharmavān svargalokabhāk
จากนั้นพึงสวดว่า “อโต เทวะ…” และ “นารายณัม…”. ในบางสำนวนมีเพิ่มว่า “ผู้ให้ศราทธะ ผู้ให้ปิณฑะ” และกล่าวถึงมตังคเษะ สิทเธศะ รวมทั้งพรหมตีรถะด้วย. เมื่อประกอบศราทธะ ณ ช่องว่างระหว่างกูรปะกับยูปะ ย่อมยังสกุลให้ยกขึ้นได้ถึงร้อยชั่วคน; และเมื่อกราบนอบน้อมต่อโพธิ์ใหญ่ (มหาโพธิ) ผู้ทรงธรรมย่อมบรรลุสวรรค์โลก.
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s primary narration) instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Guides performance of śrāddha at specified tīrtha-locations with prescribed recitations to secure ancestral uplift and personal merit.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śrāddha between Kūrpa–Yūpa and homage to Mahābodhi","lookup_keywords":["śrāddha","Kūrpa","Yūpa","Mahābodhi","kuloddhāra"],"quick_summary":"Performing śrāddha in the ritually marked space between Kūrpa and Yūpa, with specified recitations and homage to the great Bodhi-tree, is said to uplift a hundred generations and grant heavenly attainment."}
Alamkara Type: Arthavada (stuti of rite/phalaśruti)
Concept: Pitṛ-ṛṇa discharge through śrāddha and tīrtha-sevā yields both lineage-benefit and personal gati.
Application: Undertake śrāddha with correct place, mantra/recitation, and namaskāra to sacred loci to integrate family-duty with spiritual aspiration.
Khanda Section: Shraddha-vidhi (Pitṛ-kārya and Tīrtha-māhātmya: rites for ancestors and the merit of sacred places)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Śānta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pilgrim performs śrāddha between two sacred markers (Kūrpa and Yūpa), offering piṇḍa and water, then bows before a towering Bodhi-tree; tīrtha landscape with priests and ritual vessels.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, earthy reds and greens, stylized sacred grove; devotee in white dhoti offering piṇḍa between two marked posts, large Bodhi-tree with halo-like aura, calm priests, ritual vessels, flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf highlights; central Bodhi-tree with ornate aureole, devotee performing śrāddha near a gilded yūpa-post, rich textiles, temple-tīrtha setting, embossed ornaments on ritual items.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework; instructional depiction of śrāddha layout—Kūrpa and Yūpa labeled, devotee holding kuśa and water-pot, piṇḍa plate, Bodhi-tree in background, soft pastel palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed landscape; pilgrim and Brahmin officiant performing śrāddha between two posts, inscriptions on banners, Bodhi-tree rendered botanically, attendants carrying offerings, fine architectural border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatkūrpayūpayormadhye → tat kūrpa-yūpayoḥ madhye; mahābodhaturuṃ → mahābodha-taruṃ; svargalokabhāk → svarga-loka-bhāk. The initial manuscript notes (deva iti…, nārāyaṇam iti…, etc.) are editorial variants and not part of the main syntactic verse analyzed here.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 115 (Śrāddha-vidhi / Tīrtha-māhātmya sequence)
FAQs
It specifies a śrāddha performance at a precise sacred locus—‘between Kūrpa and Yūpa’—and indicates accompanying invocations (e.g., Nārāyaṇa), emphasizing correct place-linked procedure for piṇḍa and śrāddha offerings.
It integrates mantra-variants across recensions, tīrtha-topography (Brahma-tīrtha, Mataṅgeśa, Siddheśa), and ritual phala-śruti (measurable merit), showing the text’s catalog-like coverage of rites, sacred geography, and results.
The verse promises major ancestral benefit—uplifting ‘a hundred generations’—and personal merit culminating in Svarga, framing śrāddha and reverence to sacred sites (like the Mahābodhi tree) as powerful purificatory and merit-generating acts.
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