Agni Purana — Bhuvanakosha & Tirtha-mahatmya, Shloka 16
अध्याय ११७ — श्राद्धकल्पः
The Procedure for Śrāddha
कुरुष्वेत्यभ्यनुज्ञातो जुहुयात्साग्निको ऽनले अनग्निकः पितृहस्ते सपवित्रे तु मन्त्रतः
kuruṣvetyabhyanujñāto juhuyātsāgniko 'nale anagnikaḥ pitṛhaste sapavitre tu mantrataḥ
เมื่อได้รับอนุญาตด้วยถ้อยคำว่า “จงทำเถิด” ผู้รักษาไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์พึงหยอดอาหุติลงในเปลวไฟ; ส่วนผู้มิได้รักษาไฟ พึงสวมปวิตระทำด้วยหญ้ากุศะ แล้วอุทิศบูชาในฝ่ามือที่ยื่นเพื่อปิตฤ พร้อมสวดมนต์ให้ถูกต้อง
Lord Agni (instructional narration in Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Decision rule for śrāddha/homa: how to offer when one maintains sacred fires versus when one is anāgnika; use of pavitra-kuśa ring and pitṛ-hasta offering with mantras.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Anāgnika śrāddha offering: pitṛ-hasta with pavitra vs sāgnika homa","lookup_keywords":["sāgnika","anāgnika","pitṛ-hasta","pavitra-kuśa","mantrataḥ"],"quick_summary":"If the performer keeps sacred fires, oblations go into Agni; if not, offerings are made into the designated hand for Pitṛs using a kuśa pavitra, accompanied by mantras."}
Concept: Adhikāra and circumstance determine correct ritual medium (Agni vs symbolic receptacle); mantra and purity substitute where full śrauta apparatus is absent.
Application: For those without maintained fires, perform śrāddha offerings via pitṛ-hasta with pavitra and correct mantras rather than attempting improper homa.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Śrāddha / Pitṛ-kriyā and Homa Procedure)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two parallel ritual modes: (1) a sāgnika offering ghee into a fire; (2) an anāgnika offering into a hand designated for Pitṛs, wearing a kuśa pavitra ring, reciting mantras.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural split-scene composition: left homa-kuṇḍa with flames and ladle; right close-up of hand with pavitra-kuśa ring receiving offering for Pitṛs; stylized mantra-scroll motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents: sacred fire glowing on one side, on the other a prominently detailed pavitra ring and offering gesture into pitṛ-hasta; ritual vessels ornate.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic clarity: two panels labeled by posture—sāgnika at fire, anāgnika seated offering into hand; fine detailing of kuśa ring and mudrā.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly domestic setting: one figure at brazier-like fire, another seated with priestly hand-gesture; realistic textiles, small inscriptions indicating ‘kurusva’ permission."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kuruṣvety = kuruṣva iti; abhyanujñāto (no split); juhuyātsāgniko = juhuyāt sa-agnikaḥ; 'nale = anale.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 117 (śrāddha/homa procedure context)
FAQs
It gives a procedural rule: a sāgnika offers oblations into the fire, while an anagnika performs the offering into the pitṛ-hasta using a pavitra (kuśa ring), always accompanied by the prescribed mantras.
It preserves a practical contingency in ritual law—how to perform ancestor-related offerings both for those who maintain household fires and for those who do not—showing the text’s coverage of detailed, situation-based ritual protocols.
By ensuring the offering is made in an authorized manner (with permission, correct medium, and mantras), the rite is considered ritually valid—supporting ancestral satisfaction (pitṛ-tṛpti) and the performer’s purification and merit.
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