Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 7
Chapter 70 — वृक्षादिप्रतिष्ठाकथनम्
Consecration of Trees and Related Objects
वारुणमनुमिर्वररिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः वृक्षवेदीशकुम्भैस्तु इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः क्षीरेण भोजनं दद्याद्यावद्दिनचतुष्टयं होमस्तिलाद्यैः कार्यस्तु पलाशसमिधैस् तथा
vāruṇamanumirvarariti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ vṛkṣavedīśakumbhaistu iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ kṣīreṇa bhojanaṃ dadyādyāvaddinacatuṣṭayaṃ homastilādyaiḥ kāryastu palāśasamidhais tathā
‘วารุณมนุมิรวรระ’—เป็นข้อความต่างฉบับในคัมภีร์ที่ทำเครื่องหมายไว้; และ ‘ด้วยเวทีไม้และหม้อกุมภะ’—ก็เป็นข้อความต่างฉบับที่ทำเครื่องหมายไว้เช่นกัน. พึงถวายภัตตาหารปรุงด้วยน้ำนมตลอดสี่วัน; และพึงประกอบโหมะด้วยงาเป็นต้น โดยใช้ฟืนสมิธจากไม้ปะลาศะ
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s standard narration to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Performance of a multi-day ritual observance involving milk-based feeding (kṣīra-bhojana-dāna) and homa with specified offerings and fuel (tila, palāśa-samid).","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Four-day kṣīra-bhojana-dāna and tila-homa with palāśa samidh (with manuscript variants)","lookup_keywords":["kṣīra-bhojana","catur-dina","tila-homa","palāśa-samid","pāṭhabheda"],"quick_summary":"Give milk-prepared food for four days and perform homa with sesame offerings using palāśa fuel; the verse also preserves noted manuscript variants for the rite’s wording/implements."}
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on correct materials, duration, and disciplined offering; textual transmission (pāṭhabheda) is acknowledged within practice.
Application: Follow specified duration (four days), offerings (tila), and fuel (palāśa); preserve/consult manuscript readings when performing lineage-specific rites.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Homa-vidhi (Ritual Procedures and Vedic Offerings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual setting with a vedi and kumbha; priests perform homa offering sesame into fire fed by palāśa sticks, while devotees distribute milk-cooked food for four consecutive days; marginal note indicates manuscript variant readings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, homa fire with stylized flames, palāśa branches as samidh, sesame offerings, kumbha near wooden vedi, attendants serving milk-based food, subtle depiction of palm-leaf manuscript with marked variant","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on kumbha and ritual vessels, central homa scene with palāśa samidh and tila offerings, side panel showing distribution of kṣīra-bhojana over four days","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean didactic composition: vedi, kumbha, palāśa sticks, sesame ladle, and a sequence motif for four days of milk-food donation; include a small scribe noting pāṭhabheda","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed yajña courtyard with scholars consulting a manuscript, homa with sesame offerings and palāśa fuel, servants carrying bowls of milk-prepared food, fine textile patterns"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्याद्यावत् → दद्यात् + यावत्; दिनचतुष्टयं → दिन-चतुष्टयम्; होमस्तिलाद्यैः → होमः + तिल-आद्यैः; कार्यस्तु → कार्यः + तु; समिधैस् तथा → समिधैः + तथा. प्रारम्भे पाठचिह्न/पाठभेद-वाक्यांशाः (ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः) सम्पादकीय-टिप्पण्यः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 70 (Homa-vidhi and dakṣiṇā context)
FAQs
It prescribes a four-day observance involving milk-based feeding (dāna/anna-sevā) and a homa using sesame-type oblations, specifically fueled by palāśa samidh, with notes on manuscript variants tied to a Varuṇa-related rite.
It functions like a compact ritual manual: specifying duration (four days), materials (milk-food, sesame oblations), and ritual implements/fuel (kumbha, vedi, palāśa samidh), illustrating the Agni Purana’s practical, procedural coverage beyond narrative theology.
Milk-based feeding and properly fueled homa are classic purificatory and propitiatory acts; when aligned with a deity-specific rite (here, Varuṇa), they are understood to remove ritual impurity and secure divine favor through disciplined, time-bound performance.