Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 29
प्रायश्चित्तानि (Expiations) — Association-Impurity, Purification Rites, and Graded Penance
अनिधायैव तद्द्रव्यं अङ्गे कृत्वा तु संस्थितं शौचं कृत्वान्नमभ्युक्ष्य अर्कस्याग्नेयश् च दर्शयेत्
anidhāyaiva taddravyaṃ aṅge kṛtvā tu saṃsthitaṃ śaucaṃ kṛtvānnamabhyukṣya arkasyāgneyaś ca darśayet
โดยไม่วางสิ่งนั้นลง ให้ประคองไว้กับกายและตั้งมั่น แล้วชำระให้บริสุทธิ์; จากนั้นพรมน้ำเหนืออาหาร และถวายแด่อรกะ (สุริยะ) และอัคนี ณ ทิศอาคเนย์ (ทิศไฟ) ตามพิธี।
Lord Agni (teaching the ritual procedure to the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Ritual handling protocol: keep the substance on one’s body without placing it down, complete śauca, sprinkle food, and offer/present toward Sūrya and Agni in the agneya direction.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Āhāra-abhiseka and Arka–Agni darśana in agneya-dik","lookup_keywords":["anna-abhiseka","arka","agni","agneya-dik","śauca"],"quick_summary":"Maintain ritual continuity by not setting the item down, perform purification, sprinkle the food, and ritually present it to Sūrya and Agni facing the fire-quarter (agneya)."}
Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on disciplined handling (niyama), purification, and correct directional offering to deities sustaining order (Sūrya, Agni).
Application: In household worship/food sanctification, keep items ritually ‘held’, perform śauca, sprinkle (prokṣaṇa), and offer facing agneya.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Ritual Procedures and Purificatory Rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual performer holds a substance against the body, completes purification, sprinkles food, then turns toward the southeast to present it to Sūrya and Agni.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, interior ritual space with marked directions, small homa fire in agneya corner, sun-disc motif for Arka, performer sprinkling food with darbha, warm ochres and reds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, radiant Surya halo with gold leaf, Agni flame altar in southeast, devotee offering sprinkled food, ornate vessels and decorative borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear directional grid (dik-chakra) in background, performer demonstrating ‘not setting down’ posture, stepwise ritual clarity, soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined indoor courtyard, small fire altar at southeast, sun emblem on wall, figure sprinkling food and presenting offering, intricate textiles and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनिधायैव = अनिधाय एव; तद्द्रव्यं = तत्-द्रव्यम्; कृत्वान्नमभ्युक्ष्य = कृत्वा अन्नम् अभ्युक्ष्य; अर्कस्याग्नेयश् च = अर्कस्य आग्नेयः च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 170 (pūjā-vidhi and śauca procedures)
FAQs
It prescribes a precise handling protocol for ritual substances and naivedya: do not set the material down, keep it on one’s person, perform śauca, sprinkle (consecrate) the food, and then ritually present it to Sūrya (Arka) and Agni, oriented to the agneya (fire) direction.
It records minute, procedural liturgical details—purification, consecration by sprinkling, and directional/Devatā-specific presentation—showing the text’s practical coverage of ritual technology alongside its broader theological and cultural subjects.
By combining śauca (purity), abhyukṣaṇa (sanctification), and properly directed offerings to Sūrya and Agni, the act is framed as a discipline of purity and correct devotion, intended to remove ritual impurity and secure merit through properly ordered worship.