Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 4
Chapter 101 — प्रासादप्रतिष्ठा (Prāsāda-pratiṣṭhā): Consecration and Installation of the Temple
चूतादिपल्लवानाञ्च कृती कृत्यञ्च विन्यसेत् , झ च विन्यसेत् प्रणवेन तु इति ग मधुक्षीरयुतं न्यस्तरत्नादिपञ्चकं तत इति ग गन्धवत्पुष्पधूपितमिति ग , ङ , छ च वह्निकृत पद्मं विन्यसेदिति ख वह्निकूपं यवं न्यसेदिति ग वह्निकूपेषु च न्यसेदिति ज पूरकेण समादाय सकलीकृतविग्रहः
cūtādipallavānāñca kṛtī kṛtyañca vinyaset , jha ca vinyaset praṇavena tu iti ga madhukṣīrayutaṃ nyastaratnādipañcakaṃ tata iti ga gandhavatpuṣpadhūpitamiti ga , ṅa , cha ca vahnikṛta padmaṃ vinyasediti kha vahnikūpaṃ yavaṃ nyasediti ga vahnikūpeṣu ca nyasediti ja pūrakeṇa samādāya sakalīkṛtavigrahaḥ
พึงจัดวางยอดอ่อน เช่น ใบอ่อนมะม่วงเป็นต้น และตั้งเครื่องพิธีคือกฤตี (เช่น ทัพพีบูชา) กับกิจพิธีที่จำเป็น (กฤตยะ) ให้ถูกต้อง อีกทั้งพึงวางพยางค์เมล็ด ‘ฌ’ ร่วมกับปรณวะ (โอม) แล้วพึงตั้ง “ปัญจกะอันประเสริฐเริ่มด้วยรัตนะ” (รัตนาทิปัญจกะ) ที่ผสมน้ำผึ้งและน้ำนม จากนั้นทำให้หอมและชำระให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ด้วยดอกไม้หอมและธูป พึงจัดวางรูปดอกบัวสำหรับอัคนี และในหลุมไฟ (วหฺนิกูปะ) พึงใส่ข้าวบาร์เลย์ (ยวะ) ครั้นรวบรวมด้วยปูรกะแล้ว รูป (วิครหะ) ย่อมเป็นอันสมบูรณ์ (สกลีกรตะ)
Lord Agni (narrating the ritual procedure to the sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"External homa/puja setup: arranging pallavas, implements, seed-syllables, pañcadravya/ratna offerings, lotus-mandala for Agni, and charging the rite with prāṇāyāma (pūraka) to ‘complete’ the invoked form.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Homa-nyāsa with Agni-padma, ratnādi-pañcaka, and prāṇāyāma-sakalīkaraṇa","lookup_keywords":["homa-nyasa","vahni-padma","ratnadi-pancaka","pallava-vinyasa","puraka"],"quick_summary":"Prescribes a stepwise vinyāsa for homa: ritual greenery and implements, bīja with praṇava, pañcadravya/ratna offerings with madhu-kṣīra, fragrant upacāras, Agni-lotus layout, barley in fire-pits, and inner consolidation via pūraka."}
Concept: Sakalīkaraṇa: completing the invoked form by uniting external upacāra with internal prāṇa (pūraka).
Application: Use breath-regulation to stabilize visualization and mantra-nyāsa so the ritual ‘body’ becomes coherent and effective.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Agni-vidhi / Homa-nyasa and mandala-vinyasa procedures)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A consecrated altar space where mango-leaf pallavas and ritual ladles are arranged; a lotus-shaped Agni-mandala is drawn; offerings of gems/precious fivefold substances mixed with honey and milk are placed; incense and flowers perfume the space; barley is set into multiple fire-pits; the practitioner sits in prāṇāyāma (pūraka) to ‘seal’ the rite.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat yet vivid colors, Agni-padma mandala before a homa-kuṇḍa, priest arranging pallavas and ladles, bowls of madhu-kṣīra and ratna-ādi pañcaka, curling incense smoke, sacred geometry emphasized, traditional ornamentation, warm reds and ochres","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on the lotus-mandala and vessels, richly decorated homa altar with pallavas, priest in white dhoti performing vinyāsa, gem-offerings shimmering, incense and flowers, symmetrical composition, devotional luminosity","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework and soft shading, instructional layout showing labeled placements: pallavas, kṛtī (ladles), bīja ‘jha’ with praṇava, ratna-ādi pañcaka with honey-milk, Agni-padma, yava in fire-pits; calm practitioner in pūraka posture","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed ritual pavilion with patterned textiles, multiple small fire-pits with barley, attendants holding incense and flowers, vessels of honey and milk, jewel offerings, precise geometry of lotus-mandala, delicate brushwork and architectural framing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Resolved: pallavānāñca→pallavānām+ca; kṛtyañca→kṛtyam+ca; bodhayecchambhau (in next verse) similar sandhi type. Several letter-names (ga, ṅa, cha, jha, kha, ja) occur as mantra-syllables; treated as nominal items.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa puja-vidhi sections on nyāsa, maṇḍala-vinyāsa, homa-dravya lists, kuṇḍa-lakṣaṇa
FAQs
It teaches a homa/pujā setup procedure: vinyāsa (ritual placement) of sprouts and implements, mantra-nyāsa with Oṃ and a bīja/letter, installation of offerings (honey, milk, and a five-gem set), fumigation with incense and flowers, lotus-maṇḍala placement for Agni, and placing barley in the fire-pits, with completion aided by prāṇāyāma (pūraka).
It exemplifies the Agni Purāṇa’s manual-like coverage of applied ritual technology—materials, spatial arrangement (maṇḍala/lotus), mantra-nyāsa, and even breath-control integration—showing how the text functions as a practical compendium beyond narrative mythology.
Correct vinyāsa and consecration (fragrance, incense, mantra-nyāsa) are treated as purifying acts that stabilize the rite, make the offering fit for Agni, and are believed to enhance the efficacy (siddhi) and merit (puṇya) of the homa by aligning body, breath, and mantra.