Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 45
Vāsudevādi-pratimā-lakṣaṇa-vidhiḥ
Iconographic and Iconometric Procedure for Vāsudeva and the Vyūha Forms
परिणाहोत्र कोषाग्रं कर्तव्यञ्चतुरङ्गुलम् षडङ्गुलपरीणाहौ वृषणौ परिकीर्तितौ
pariṇāhotra koṣāgraṃ kartavyañcaturaṅgulam ṣaḍaṅgulaparīṇāhau vṛṣaṇau parikīrtitau
ตามปริณาหะ (เส้นรอบวง) ปลายโคษากระ (ปลายหนังหุ้มปลาย) พึงทำให้เป็นสี่อังคุล. และอัณฑะทั้งสอง (วฤษณะ) กล่าวว่ามีเส้นรอบวงหกอังคุล.
Lord Agni (narrating the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instructions to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Shilpa","practical_application":"Using anatomical circumference standards (pariṇāha) for either śārīra-based proportion study or for realistic/iconometrically consistent modeling of genital anatomy; also useful as comparative anthropometry in traditional pedagogy.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Koṣāgra and Vṛṣaṇa Pariṇāha (Circumference Measures)","lookup_keywords":["śārīra","pariṇāha","koṣāgra","vṛṣaṇa","aṅgula"],"quick_summary":"States circumference measures: foreskin tip (koṣāgra) at 4 aṅgulas and testicles at 6 aṅgulas, presenting a śārīra-style proportional datum."}
Concept: Śārīra-jñāna (body-knowledge) expressed through measurable standards
Application: Employ circumference (pariṇāha) alongside length measures when modeling rounded anatomy or when teaching traditional body-proportion systems.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Śārīra (Anatomical measurements and bodily proportions)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher demonstrates circumference measurement with a cord around a cylindrical model, labeling koṣāgra as 4 aṅgulas and vṛṣaṇa as 6 aṅgulas, presented as a technical anatomy lesson.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, guru instructing students with a measuring cord around a model form, clear aṅgula ticks, earthy tones, didactic temple-school setting","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, instructional tableau with gold-highlighted measuring cord and scale, stylized anatomical model, ornate border, emphasis on labeled numbers","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean anatomical proportion diagram emphasizing pariṇāha (circumference) with cord loops and annotations 4 and 6 aṅgulas, soft shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, classroom/atelier scene with cord measurement around a model, precise calligraphic labels for koṣāgra and vṛṣaṇa, refined detail"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कर्तव्यञ्चतुरङ्गुलम् = कर्तव्यम् + चतुरङ्गुलम्; कोषाग्रम् = कोष + अग्रम्; ‘परिणाहोत्र’ likely for ‘परिणाहोऽत्र’ (visarga sandhi)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 44 (pramāṇa and bodily measures; overlap of śilpa and śārīra topics)
FAQs
It imparts Śārīra/Ayurvedic pramāṇa-vidyā: standardized anatomical measurement in aṅgulas, specifying circumferential measures for the koṣāgra (preputial tip) and vṛṣaṇau (testicles).
By recording precise bodily metrics in classical units (aṅgula), it shows the Agni Purana preserving technical medical-anatomical material alongside theology and ritual—typical of its wide-ranging, encyclopedic scope.
Such measurements primarily serve practical śāstric purposes (health, anatomy, and normative description of the body); indirectly, they support purity and disciplined living by aligning bodily understanding with śāstra-based order (dharma).