Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 30
Chapter 93 — वास्तुपूजादिविधानम्
Procedure for Vāstu-worship and Related Rites
उदीच्यां पिलिपिञ्जाय रक्तान्नं कुसुमानि च यजेद्वा सकलं वास्तुं कुशदध्यक्षतेर्जलैः
udīcyāṃ pilipiñjāya raktānnaṃ kusumāni ca yajedvā sakalaṃ vāstuṃ kuśadadhyakṣaterjalaiḥ
ในทิศเหนือพึงบูชาปิลิปิญชะด้วยอาหารสีแดงและดอกไม้; หรือไม่ก็พึงชำระและสถาปนาพื้นที่วาสตุทั้งหมดด้วยการประพรมด้วยน้ำที่ผสมหญ้ากุศะ นมเปรี้ยว และข้าวอักษตะ (เมล็ดไม่หัก)۔
Lord Agni (in Agni Purana’s instructional narration to the sages, commonly framed as Agni teaching Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi / Shuddhi-kriya","practical_application":"Directional appeasement and site-consecration: offering to a northern entity and/or purifying a plot by sprinkling sanctified water with kuśa, curd, and akṣata.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Udīcī-diśi Pilipiñja-pūjā & vāstu-prokṣaṇa (kuśa-dadhi-akṣata-jala)","lookup_keywords":["Pilipiñja north offering","rakta-anna kusuma","vāstu prokṣaṇa","kuśa dadhi akṣata jala"],"quick_summary":"Worship Pilipiñja in the northern quarter with red food and flowers; alternatively consecrate the whole site by sprinkling water mixed with kuśa, curd, and unbroken rice."}
Concept: Śuddhi (purification) and saṃskāra (consecration) as prerequisites for stable habitation and construction.
Application: Before building/entering, perform prokṣaṇa with kuśa-dadhi-akṣata water to ritually ‘stabilize’ the site and reduce obstacles.
Khanda Section: Vāstu-vidyā (Directional deities, appeasement rites, and purification of a dwelling-site)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Dwelling-site / plot (vāstu-kṣetra)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vāstu-site is sprinkled with sanctified water containing kuśa, curd, and unbroken rice; in the north, a small altar receives red food and flowers for Pilipiñja.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, rectangular plot with directional compass, priest holding prokṣaṇa vessel and kuśa bundle, droplets stylized, north-side altar with red rice and flowers, flat composition and bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted kalaśa and sprinkling spoon, ornate border, north altar with red naivedya and flowers, luminous halos for protective beings, rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional layout: site grid, priest sprinkling, bowl labeled kuśa-dadhi-akṣata-jala, north corner offering plate with red food and blossoms, delicate shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, garden-like plot as vāstu-site, detailed vessel and kuśa grass, attendants holding offerings, north corner emphasized with red dish and flowers, fine architectural detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रक्तान्नम् = रक्त-अन्नम्; यजेद्वा = यजेत् + वा; कुशदध्यक्षतेर्जलैः = कुश-दधि-अक्षत-उदकैः (जलैः = उदकैः अर्थसाम्येन).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 93 (vāstu-diśā devatā, bali, prokṣaṇa and appeasement)
FAQs
It prescribes a vāstu-śānti procedure: in the north, worship Pilipiñja with red food and flowers, or purify/consecrate the whole site by sprinkling water infused with kuśa, curd, and akṣata.
It exemplifies the Purana’s practical manuals—here, vāstu-vidyā—by giving actionable, recipe-like ritual instructions (offerings, direction, and consecratory sprinkling media) alongside broader religious teaching.
Such directed offerings and site-sprinkling function as śānti (appeasement) and śuddhi (purification), aiming to remove inauspicious influences in the dwelling and stabilize prosperity and well-being for the occupants.