Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 13
नगरादिवास्तुकथनं
Discourse on Vāstu for Cities and Related Settlements
चरकीं स्कन्दविकटं विदारीं पूतनां क्रमात् जम्मं पापं पिलिपिच्छं यजेदीशादिवाह्यतः
carakīṃ skandavikaṭaṃ vidārīṃ pūtanāṃ kramāt jammaṃ pāpaṃ pilipicchaṃ yajedīśādivāhyataḥ
ตามลำดับพึงบูชายัญ/โหมะแก่ จารกี, สกันทะ-วิกฏ, วิทารี, และปูตนา; แล้วแก่ ชัมมะ, ปาปะ, และปิลิปิจฉะ—เริ่มจากหมู่ที่มีอีศะเป็นประธานในวงนอก เพื่อขับไล่เคราะห์ร้ายและอุปัทวะ.
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Rakṣā-karman: offering/propitiation to named afflicting beings (bhūta/bāla-graha type) in a fixed order starting from Īśa to expel harm.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Rakṣā-yāga Order: Carakī to Pilipiccha (Īśa-ādi)","lookup_keywords":["rakṣā","bāla-graha","pūtanā","skanda-vikaṭa","homa"],"quick_summary":"Prescribes a sequential offering to specific entities—Carakī, Skanda-vikaṭa, Vidārī, Pūtanā, Jamma, Pāpa, Pilipiccha—beginning from the Īśa group, for driving away afflictions."}
Concept: Afflictions are neutralized through niyama (order), bali/homa, and invoking higher guardianship (Īśa-ādi krama).
Application: Use sequence discipline in rakṣā rites to avoid ‘vyatyaya’ (ritual misplacement) and to focus the rite on expulsion (vāhana/apanayana) of harm.
Khanda Section: Isana-kalpa / Raksha-Mantra (Protective rites and appeasement of grahas, bhutas, and balagrahas)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa altar with a priest offering oblations while seven named affliction-entities are shown at the periphery being appeased and driven away, arranged in a directional order starting from Īśa.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of a fiery homa-kuṇḍa, priest in white, peripheral dark-toned graha-figures labeled Carakī, Skanda-vikaṭa, Vidārī, Pūtanā, Jamma, Pāpa, Pilipiccha; strong outlines and ritual intensity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold flames and ornate altar; Skanda-vikaṭa depicted with martial ornaments; other entities smaller at borders, being pacified by offerings; rich reds and gold.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional scene: clear depiction of homa steps, ladle, ghee, and directional placement marks ‘Īśa-ādi’; entities shown symbolically to emphasize sequence.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a nighttime protective rite in a courtyard; detailed fire altar, attendants, and faint spectral figures at margins; elegant calligraphy naming each entity in order."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्कन्दविकटं = स्कन्द-विकटम्; यजेदीशादिवाह्यतः = यजेत् ईश-आदि-वाह्यतः
Related Themes: Agni Purana 105 (rakṣā-mantra and graha/bhūta appeasement sequence)
FAQs
It prescribes a sequential appeasement/expulsion rite: making homa-style offerings to specific named balagrahas/obstructive beings (Carakī, Skanda-vikaṭa, Vidārī, Pūtanā, etc.) under the presiding order “headed by Īśa,” to ward off their harmful influence.
It catalogs specialized names of afflicting entities and embeds them into a practical ritual protocol (ordered worship/offerings). Such lists function like a ritual-therapeutic index—linking demonology, health-protection, and liturgical procedure—typical of the Agni Purana’s compendium style.
By propitiating and expelling inauspicious forces through sanctioned offerings, the practitioner seeks purification from pāpa (sin/inauspiciousness), protection of life (especially against disease/child-afflictions), and restoration of auspicious order under divine oversight (Īśa).