Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 37
Chapter 93 — वास्तुपूजादिविधानम्
Procedure for Vāstu-worship and Related Rites
ईशानाद्या नवपदाः स्कन्दाद्याः शक्तिकाः स्मृताः चरक्याद्यास्तद्वदेव रज्जुवंशादि पूर्ववत्
īśānādyā navapadāḥ skandādyāḥ śaktikāḥ smṛtāḥ carakyādyāstadvadeva rajjuvaṃśādi pūrvavat
พึงทราบว่า ‘ปทะ’ ทั้งเก้าเริ่มด้วยอีศานะ และหมวด ‘ศักติกา’ ระลึกว่าเริ่มด้วยสกันทะ เช่นเดียวกัน หมวดที่เริ่มด้วยจระกีก็ให้เข้าใจในทำนองเดียวกัน และการจำแนกอย่าง rajju กับ vaṃśa เป็นต้น เป็นไปตามที่อธิบายไว้ก่อนแล้ว
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Vastu","practical_application":"Classifying padas for nyāsa/maṇḍala work: nine-pada set beginning with Īśāna; śaktikā set beginning with Skanda; and applying analogous Carakī-based sets with prior measurement classifications (rajju, vaṃśa).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Pada-Classifications: Īśāna Navapada and Skanda Śaktikā Sets","lookup_keywords":["Īśāna navapada","śaktikā Skanda","Carakī padas","rajju","vaṃśa"],"quick_summary":"Defines how to name and group padas for ritual/architectural mandala usage: the nine-pada series starts from Īśāna, and the śaktikā series from Skanda. Other named sets (Carakī etc.) and measurement classes follow earlier rules."}
Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on correct classification and sequencing (krama) of padas and śakti-loci.
Application: When drawing/using mandalas for nyāsa, begin the ninefold mapping from Īśāna and the śaktikā mapping from Skanda; keep measurement/labeling consistent with earlier standards.
Khanda Section: Isana-kalpa / Mantra-nyasa and Shakti-pada classifications (Tantric-Ritual Vidhi)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mandala diagram with the northeast marked Īśāna as the starting point for nine padas; another ring/cluster labeled śaktikā beginning with Skanda; tools (cord and bamboo rod) shown to indicate continuity with measurement rules.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: compass-like mandala with NE highlighted; Īśāna emblem at start; Skanda emblem initiating śaktikā cluster; ritualist pointing with stylus; bold outlines and temple aesthetic.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted mandala with directional markers; Īśāna in NE corner, Skanda in a prominent petal; rich ornamentation, sacred geometry emphasized.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional mandala chart with clear labels ‘Īśāna—navapada’ and ‘Skanda—śaktikā’; neat geometry, subtle gold, teacher demonstrating sequence.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholar with diagram scroll showing directional grid; NE corner annotated Īśāna; Skanda heading a list of śaktikās; fine calligraphy and measured instruments depicted."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: īśānādyā → īśāna-ādyāḥ; skandādyāḥ unchanged as skanda-ādyāḥ; carakyāstadvadeva → carakya-ādyāḥ tadvat eva.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 93 (earlier explanations of rajju/vaṃśa and Carakī sets); Agni Purana ritual chapters on nyāsa and devatā-krama
FAQs
It gives a technical taxonomy used in ritual manuals: how to enumerate ‘nine padas’ (starting with Īśāna) and ‘śaktikā’ groupings (starting with Skanda), and indicates that additional named series (Carakī-, rajju-, vaṃśa-, etc.) follow the same previously stated enumeration rules.
Rather than narrative, it preserves a compact index-like rule for multiple ritual lists and classifications—showing the Agni Purana’s handbook style where mantra-nyāsa and deity-series are codified through systematic headings (‘ādi…pūrvavat’).
Correct enumeration and placement of deity-padas and śaktis supports accurate mantra-nyāsa and worship procedure; in Purāṇic ritual logic, precision in such classifications is tied to efficacy (siddhi) and the avoidance of ritual error (doṣa).