Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 15
Kapilādipūjāvidhāna — Procedure for Worship Beginning with Kapilā
चुल्ल्या दक्षिणबाहौ च यजेद्धर्माय वै नमः वामबाहावधर्माय काञ्जिकादिकभाण्डके
cullyā dakṣiṇabāhau ca yajeddharmāya vai namaḥ vāmabāhāvadharmāya kāñjikādikabhāṇḍake
ที่เตาไฟ (จุลลี) ด้านขวา/แขนขวา พึงบูชาด้วยมนต์ว่า “ธรรมาไย ไว นมะห์” คือ “ขอนอบน้อมแด่ธรรมะ” ส่วนด้านซ้าย/แขนซ้าย พึงบูชา “อธรรมะ”; และในภาชนะต่าง ๆ เช่น หม้อคัญชิกะ (น้ำข้าวเปรี้ยว) เป็นต้น ก็พึงกำหนดและบูชาพลังที่เหมาะสมเช่นกัน.
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Nyāsa/āṅganyāsa-style domestic pūjā: assigning Dharma–Adharma to right/left sides and extending worship to kitchen implements and vessels to sacralize the household space.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Dharma–Adharma Nyāsa on Hearth, Arms, and Vessels","lookup_keywords":["cullī","dharma-adharma","dakṣiṇa-vāma bāhu","kāñjikā-bhāṇḍa","gṛha-pūjā"],"quick_summary":"Worship/assign Dharma on the right side and Adharma on the left, beginning from the hearth and extending to kitchen containers like the sour-gruel pot, integrating moral polarities into protective domestic ritual."}
Concept: Adhyātma–bāhya śuddhi through nyāsa: aligning right/left (pravṛtti/nivṛtti; dharma/adharma) within the lived domestic sphere.
Application: Use consistent right/left placements and mantra-addressing to stabilize ritual attention and maintain disciplined household conduct.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Ritual Worship Procedures / Nyasa-Anganyasa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A consecrated household kitchen: the hearth (cullī) with vessels including a sour-gruel pot; the officiant touches right and left arms in nyāsa while offering flowers/water to Dharma and Adharma.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, a sacred kitchen-hearth with ritual lamps, priest performing nyāsa on right/left arms, labeled Dharma and Adharma, vessels arranged neatly, stylized ornamentation, flat perspective.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on the hearth flames and ritual vessels, priest in traditional attire doing right/left nyāsa, small iconographic emblems for Dharma (white, orderly) and Adharma (dark, restrained), rich red background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework showing the sequence: hearth, right arm mantra to Dharma, left arm to Adharma, then worship of kāñjikā pot and other containers; instructional panel composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic interior with tiled floor, copper/earthen vessels, priest seated near hearth, subtle calligraphy cartouches for 'Dharma' and 'Adharma', delicate shading and textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चुल्ल्या → चुल्ल्याः (genitive sg.); यजेद्धर्माय → यजेत् धर्माय; वामबाहावधर्माय → वामबाहौ अधर्माय; काञ्जिकादिकभाण्डके → काञ्जिक-आदि-भाण्डके (compound).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 77 (pūjā-vidhi/nyāsa and gṛha-devatā placements); Agni Purana Vāstu-bali sections (house-protection offerings)
FAQs
It teaches a nyāsa-style placement/worship: invoking Dharma on the right side/arm associated with the hearth, and Adharma on the left side/arm, extending the ritual assignment to domestic vessels (e.g., a kāñjika pot).
It preserves highly practical, minute ritual directions—mapping ethical principles (Dharma/Adharma) onto bodily sides and everyday implements—showing how the text integrates theology, mantra practice, and household ritual technology.
By ritually affirming Dharma (and consciously acknowledging/containing Adharma) through mantra and placement, the practitioner symbolically aligns actions around the hearth—daily sustenance and offerings—with righteousness and purification.