Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 5
Chapter 93 — वास्तुपूजादिविधानम्
Procedure for Vāstu-worship and Related Rites
अस्य देहे समारूढा देवताः पूजिताः शुभाः अष्टौ कोणाधिपास्तत्र कोणार्धेष्वष्टसु स्थिताः
asya dehe samārūḍhā devatāḥ pūjitāḥ śubhāḥ aṣṭau koṇādhipāstatra koṇārdheṣvaṣṭasu sthitāḥ
บนกายนี้ได้อัญเชิญและสถาปนาเทวะผู้เป็นมงคล แล้วบูชาตามพิธีอย่างถูกต้อง ที่นั้นเจ้าแห่งมุมทั้งแปดประจำอยู่ในเขตมุมกึ่งกลางทั้งแปดประการ।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Installing and worshipping dikpālas/koṇādhipas on the body or mandala to create a protective spatial grid for puja, homa, or temple/site consecration.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Koṇādhipa placement: eight corner-lords in the intermediate directions","lookup_keywords":["koṇādhipa","aṣṭa-dikpāla","mandala-nyasa","intermediate-directions","deha-mandala"],"quick_summary":"Treat the body/mandala as a sacred site: after installing deities, place the eight corner-lords in the eight intermediate regions to complete the protective directional circuit."}
Concept: Spatial sacralization: divinity is distributed through ordered loci (corners/intermediate directions), making the practitioner’s body or ritual field a complete cosmos.
Application: In puja, visualize and honor corner-guardians to ‘close’ the mandala and reduce ritual obstacles (vighna).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Vastu–Mandala–Devatā-nyāsa (Deity installation on the body and directional deities)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A human figure or square mandala with eight intercardinal points highlighted, each occupied by a corner-lord; deities shown as luminous presences installed upon the body/field and being worshipped.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, mandala diagram around a standing figure, eight intercardinal guardians in stylized forms, bold outlines, saturated colors, temple-wall composition with symmetrical balance","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central figure as the worship-field, eight corner-lords in medallions around, heavy gold embossing on directional frames, auspicious motifs (lotus, conch)","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: square mandala with labeled corners and intermediate directions, delicate shading, minimal background, emphasis on placement clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, geometric plan view of a mandala with eight corner figures, fine calligraphic labels, architectural border suggesting a pavilion, intricate detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोणाधिपास्तत्र = कोणाधिपाः + तत्र; कोणार्धेष्वष्टसु = कोणार्धेषु + अष्टसु.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 93 (Vastu–Mandala–Devatā-nyāsa sequence)
FAQs
It teaches deha-nyāsa/mandala-nyāsa: visualizing and ritually installing auspicious deities upon the practitioner’s body, specifically positioning the eight corner-rulers in their respective intermediate directional zones.
By encoding Vāstu–mandala and tantric-ritual mapping (directional geometry + deity taxonomy) into practical worship instructions, it demonstrates how the Agni Purana integrates architecture/space-science with liturgy and yogic ritual technique.
Treating the body as a sacred mandala purifies the practitioner, stabilizes protective directional energies, and is intended to make worship efficacious by aligning inner (body) and outer (cosmic directions) order.