Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 4
Chapter 61 — द्वारप्रतिष्ठाध्वजारोहाणादिविधिः
Gateway Installation, Flag Hoisting, and Allied Rites
कुण्डेषु होमयेद्वह्निं समिल्लाजतिलादिभिः दत्वा शय्यादिकञ्चाधो दद्यादाधारशक्तिकां
kuṇḍeṣu homayedvahniṃ samillājatilādibhiḥ datvā śayyādikañcādho dadyādādhāraśaktikāṃ
ในบ่อไฟทั้งหลาย พึงทำโหมะลงสู่อัคนีด้วยไม้เชื้อเพลิงศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ข้าวคั่ว งา และสิ่งอื่น ๆ แล้วเมื่อถวายทานประกอบ เช่น ที่นอนและของคล้ายกันไว้เบื้องล่าง จึงประทานพิธี/อำนาจที่เรียกว่า ‘อาธารศักติกา’
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Homa procedure in multiple kuṇḍas using standard dravyas (samid, lāja, tila) and the ancillary dāna sequence culminating in an empowerment/rite termed Ādhāra-śaktikā.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kuṇḍa-homa with samid–lāja–tila and bestowal of Ādhāra-śaktikā","lookup_keywords":["homa","kuṇḍa","samid","lāja","tila","ādhāra-śaktikā"],"quick_summary":"Perform fire-offerings in the prepared pits with fuel-sticks, parched rice, sesame, etc.; complete the rite with prescribed gifts (bed etc.) and confer the Ādhāra-śaktikā empowerment/procedure."}
Concept: Ritual completeness requires both homa (inner/outer purification through Agni) and dāna (ethical sealing of merit), followed by śakti-nyāsa/empowerment (ādhāra-śakti).
Application: In consecrations, pair oblations with appropriate gifts and conclude with the specified empowerment step rather than stopping at the fire-offering alone.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Homa and ritual procedure / Agni-vidya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Multiple fire-pits with bright flames; priests offering samid, lāja, and tila with ladles; nearby a prepared donation area with a bed and gifts; the officiant concluding with a gesture of empowerment (ādhāra-śakti).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, glowing kuṇḍas with stylized flames, priests in white dhoti offering samid and sesame, offerings arranged neatly, bed and dāna items shown at the lower register, sacred ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central blazing homa-kuṇḍa with gold highlights, priests with ladles, heaps of tila and lāja, ornate vessels, dāna-bed depicted with rich textiles and gold embossing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional layout: labeled dravyas (samid, lāja, tila), sequence of offerings into kuṇḍa, separate panel showing dāna of bed, concluding empowerment gesture.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed yajña scene with multiple kuṇḍas, attendants carrying fuel and sesame, donor presenting a bed and gifts, fine architectural borders and naturalistic flames."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: होमयेद्वह्निं → होमयेत् + वह्निम्; समिल्लाजतिलादिभिः → समित्-लाज-तिल-आदिभिः; शय्यादिकञ्चाधो → शय्या-आदिकम् + च + अधः; दद्यादाधारशक्तिकां → दद्यात् + आधार-शक्तिकाम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Agni-vidyā/homa-dravya lists; Agni Purana dāna-vidhi passages connected to pūjā and pratiṣṭhā
FAQs
It prescribes homa materials (samid, lāja, tila, etc.) and adds an ancillary gifting step (śayyā and related dāna), culminating in bestowing the named supporting rite/empowerment called Ādhāra-śaktikā.
It functions like a procedural ritual manual: it lists specific oblation-substances, integrates dāna (ritual gifting) with sacrifice, and preserves specialized terminology (e.g., Ādhāra-śaktikā), reflecting the text’s wide-ranging, technical coverage of worship-practice.
Correctly performed homa with prescribed offerings, together with dāna, is presented as a reinforcing (ādhāra) act that supports the sacrifice—aimed at purification, merit (puṇya), and stabilizing the efficacy of the rite.