Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 38
Chapter 64 — कूपादिप्रतिष्ठाकथनं
The Account of the Consecration of Wells and Other Water-Works
चरुं सचमसं हुत्वेति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः उत्थाय इति ख, ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः सुवर्तितमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः यूपस्थानेति मन्त्रत इति ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः तदभ्यर्च्य च गन्धाद्यैर् जगच्छान्तिं समाचरेत् दक्षिणां गुरवे दद्याद्भूगोहेमाम्बुपात्रकं
caruṃ sacamasaṃ hutveti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ utthāya iti kha, ga, gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ suvartitamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ yūpasthāneti mantrata iti ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ tadabhyarcya ca gandhādyair jagacchāntiṃ samācaret dakṣiṇāṃ gurave dadyādbhūgohemāmbupātrakaṃ
เมื่อถวายจรุ (เครื่องบูชาที่หุง) พร้อมชะมสะ (ทัพพี) ลงในไฟแล้ว พึงลุกขึ้นและ—ตามแบบที่ระบุในคัมภีร์พิธีต่างสำนวน—บูชาที่ตำแหน่งยूपะด้วยเครื่องหอมเป็นต้น และประกอบพิธี ‘ชคัจฉานติ’ เพื่อความสงบแห่งโลก แล้วถวายทักษิณาแก่ครู คือ ที่ดิน โค ทองคำ และภาชนะบรรจุน้ำ.
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of the Agni Purana, instructing a sage interlocutor)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Complete yajña by offering caru with camasa, perform post-offering worship and jagacchānti, and fulfill dakṣiṇā obligations to the guru with specified gifts.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Caru-homa, jagacchānti, and dakṣiṇā to guru (land, cow, gold, water-vessel)","lookup_keywords":["caru","camasa","jagacchānti","dakṣiṇā","guru"],"quick_summary":"After the cooked oblation is offered, perform fragrant worship and the world-pacification rite; conclude by giving the officiating teacher the prescribed dakṣiṇā (land, cow, gold, water-filled vessel)."}
Concept: Yajña is completed by śānti and by honoring the guru/ṛtvij through dakṣiṇā; reciprocity sustains sacred knowledge transmission.
Application: Do not end at homa alone—add śānti and fulfill dakṣiṇā as an ethical-ritual closure.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vedic fire ritual and dakṣiṇā protocol)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fire altar with flames; the caru offering is poured with a ladle; after homa, priests rise to offer gandha and flowers; a jagacchānti gesture is performed; finally, gifts—land deed symbol, cow, gold, and a water-filled pot—are presented to the guru.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, blazing homa-kuṇḍa, priest offering caru, then standing with incense and flowers, serene śānti posture, guru seated receiving cow and golden items, water pot prominent, traditional borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-leaf on fire aura, vessels, and gold gift; guru with halo receiving dakṣiṇā, cow adorned, kalasha with reflective highlights, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear sequential narrative in one frame: homa at left, gandha-arcana center, jagacchānti gesture right, dakṣiṇā presentation foreground with labeled items (bhū, go, hema, ambu-pātra).","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed ritual courtyard, fire altar with attendants, fragrant offerings, then a formal gift-giving scene to the guru, cow and gold rendered with fine detail, water vessel gleaming."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Verse contains critical apparatus notes (ख/ग/घ/ङ) which are not padas; analyzed only the main readable Sanskrit. सचमसम् = स-चमसम्; तदभ्यर्च्य = तत् अभ्यर्च्य; गन्धाद्यैः = गन्ध-आद्यैः; जगच्छान्तिम् = जगत्-शान्तिम्; दद्याद्भूगोहेमाम्बुपात्रकम् = दद्यात् भू-गो-हेम-अम्बु-पात्रकम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 64 (homa sequence and concluding rites; dakṣiṇā norms in ritual sections)
FAQs
It prescribes a homa sequence: offer the caru oblation (with the camasa/ladle), then perform worship with gandha etc. and complete a jagacchānti (universal pacification) rite, concluding with specified dakṣiṇā to the guru.
It documents practical ritual mechanics (homa steps, locus like yūpasthāna, mantra-governed procedure) and social-ritual economy (standardized dakṣiṇā items), showing the text’s coverage of both liturgy and dharmic obligations.
Performing jagacchānti after homa is framed as a merit-producing act aimed at appeasement and well-being for the world, while giving dakṣiṇā completes the rite ethically by honoring the guru and sustaining correct transmission of ritual knowledge.