Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 15
Chapter 228 — स्वप्नाध्यायः
Svapnādhāyaḥ / Chapter on Dreams
भूजश् च स्वपनं तद्वत् कार्यां स्नानं द्विजार्चनं तिलैर् होमो हरिब्रह्मशिवार्कगणपूजनं
bhūjaś ca svapanaṃ tadvat kāryāṃ snānaṃ dvijārcanaṃ tilair homo haribrahmaśivārkagaṇapūjanaṃ
พึงบริโภคอาหารและพึงนอนหลับให้พอเหมาะ. พึงอาบน้ำชำระกาย บูชาทวิชะ (พราหมณ์) ทำโหมะด้วยงา และบูชาพระหริ (วิษณุ) พระพรหม พระศิวะ พระอาทิตย์ และหมู่คณะคณะเทพ (คณะ/คณ) ด้วย।
Lord Agni (narrating the nitya-karma regimen)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Daily regimen combining moderation (food/sleep), purity (bath), social-religious duty (honoring brāhmaṇas), homa with sesame, and multi-deity worship for household stability and merit.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Nitya-śauca-pūjā-vidhi with tila-homa and pañcāyatana-like worship","lookup_keywords":["snāna","dvijārcana","tila-homa","hari-brahma-śiva","sūrya-gaṇa-pūjā"],"quick_summary":"Prescribes a practical daily routine: measured eating and sleep, bathing, honoring brāhmaṇas, sesame fire-offering, and worship of major deities (Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva, Sūrya, Gaṇas) to sustain purity and auspiciousness."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Nitya-karma (daily disciplines) integrates bodily regulation, social duty, and worship to stabilize life and merit.
Application: Adopt a sustainable daily schedule: moderate food/sleep, bathe, perform homa, and keep a consistent worship cycle.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vrata & Shaucha—daily purification and worship regimen)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder after bathing offers tila into a small sacred fire, honors a brāhmaṇa, and performs worship before icons of Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva, Sūrya, and Gaṇas arranged on a clean altar.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, domestic shrine with five deities iconically arranged, householder pouring sesame into homa fire, brāhmaṇa receiving respect, strong ritual geometry and warm tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented altar with gold-leaf halos for Viṣṇu, Śiva, Sūrya, and Gaṇeśa/gaṇas, homa fire in foreground with sesame offerings, devotional symmetry and ornate borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, step-by-step ritual scene: bath vessel, homa-kunda, sesame ladle, and deity icons; clean instructional clarity with delicate shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed household courtyard with a small fire-altar, priestly brāhmaṇa seated, worshipper offering sesame, multiple deity images on a platform, fine textiles and utensils"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्विजार्चनं = द्विज + अर्चनम्; तिलैर् होमो = तिलैः + होमः (visarga sandhi); हरिब्रह्मशिवार्कगणपूजनं is a multi-member dvandva/tatpurusha-like compound with final head पूजनम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana pūjā-vidhi and śauca discussions (near adhyāya 228)
FAQs
It prescribes a nitya-karma sequence: regulated eating and sleep, ritual bathing, honoring Brāhmaṇas, sesame-seed homa, and multi-deity worship (Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva, Sūrya, and the Gaṇas).
It condenses household religious practice—personal discipline, purity (śauca), charity/honoring of Brāhmaṇas, fire-ritual technique (tila-homa), and a broad pantheon of worship—showing the text’s practical, manual-like coverage of daily life.
These acts are presented as purificatory and merit-generating: bathing and homa cleanse impurity, dvijārcana supports dharma through honoring sacred learning, and deity worship aligns one’s daily life with auspicious divine order.