Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 6
Chapter 63 — सुदर्शनचक्रादिप्रतिष्ठाकथनं
Procedure for Consecrating the Sudarśana Discus and Other Divine Emblems
प्रासादे स्थापयेद्विष्णुं गृहे वा मण्डपे ऽपि वा वामनं चैव वैकुण्ठं हयास्यमनिरुद्धकं
prāsāde sthāpayedviṣṇuṃ gṛhe vā maṇḍape 'pi vā vāmanaṃ caiva vaikuṇṭhaṃ hayāsyamaniruddhakaṃ
พึงประดิษฐานพระวิษณุในปราสาท (วัด) หรือในเรือน หรือแม้ในมณฑปพิธี ได้แก่ในปางวามนะ ปางไวกุณฐะ ปางหยายัสยะ (หัยครีวะ) และปางอนิรุทธะ.
Lord Agni (in dialogue to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana narration frame)
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Concept: Deity-presence is ritually established through proper site and form (rūpa) selection.
Application: Helps householders and temple authorities decide where and which Viṣṇu form to install for daily worship and festivals.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vishnu-pratishtha and temple/mandapa installation rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sthāpayedviṣṇuṃ = sthāpayet viṣṇum; maṇḍape 'pi = maṇḍape api; caiva = ca eva; hayāsyamaniruddhakaṃ = hayāsya-aniruddhakam (dvandva).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 63 (pratiṣṭhā and pūjā-vidhi sequence)
FAQs
It gives pratishṭhā guidance: Viṣṇu’s image may be ritually installed not only in a formal temple (prāsāda) but also in a house shrine or a consecrated maṇḍapa, specifying acceptable Vaiṣṇava forms (Vāmana, Vaikuṇṭha, Hayagrīva, Aniruddha).
By cataloging practical installation options (temple/house/mandapa) and enumerating multiple theological-iconographic forms of Viṣṇu, it integrates ritual procedure, sacred architecture usage, and sectarian iconography—typical of the Agni Purana’s broad, manual-like coverage.
Installing Viṣṇu in a properly sanctified space establishes a stable locus for daily worship (nitya-pūjā), supporting purification, devotion (bhakti), and merit (puṇya) through sustained, correctly oriented ritual practice.