Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 49
Pratiṣṭhā-sāmagrī-vidhāna — Prescription of Materials and Conditions for Consecration
फलविंशाष्टमानानि घटो धूपप्रदानकं श्रुक्श्रुवौ पिटकं पीठं व्यजनं शुष्कमिन्धनं
phalaviṃśāṣṭamānāni ghaṭo dhūpapradānakaṃ śrukśruvau piṭakaṃ pīṭhaṃ vyajanaṃ śuṣkamindhanaṃ
จัดเตรียมผลไม้ยี่สิบแปดอย่าง; หม้อน้ำ (ฆฏะ); ภาชนะถวายธูป; ช้อนศรุกและศรูวา; ตะกร้า; ปีฐะ (ที่นั่ง/แท่น); พัด; และฟืนแห้ง (ไม้แห้ง)
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Checklist of yajña-sādhana: fruits count, water pot, incense vessel, sruk-sruva, basket, seat/stand, fan, and dry fuel—ensuring uninterrupted ritual performance.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Yajña-sādhana-sāmagrī: 28 fruits and key implements","lookup_keywords":["phala-28","ghata","dhupa","sruk-sruva","shushka-indhana"],"quick_summary":"Maintain a complete inventory: 28 fruits and essential implements (water pot, incense vessel, ladle/spoon, basket, seat/stand, fan, dry firewood) to support offerings and fire maintenance."}
Concept: Saṃbhāra-sampatti (completeness of requisites) as a limb of right action; negligence in means disrupts dharmic performance.
Application: Use a pre-ritual checklist; ensure fuel dryness for steady agni; keep fan for smoke/ember control and comfort of participants.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Yajña-sādhana and ritual implements)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A neatly arranged ritual inventory: a pile of assorted fruits counted to 28, a water pot, incense vessel with smoke, sruk and sruva, a basket, a low seat/stand, a hand fan, and stacked dry firewood beside the altar.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, still-life arrangement of yajña implements around a homa-kuṇḍa, fruits in a heap, incense smoke curling, fan and firewood stylized, warm earthy palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, opulent still-life with gold detailing on vessels and utensils, fruits rendered jewel-like, incense vessel with decorative motifs, symmetrical layout","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional still-life: each item clearly separated and identifiable—sruk, sruva, ghata, dhupa-patra, pitham, pitaka, vyajana, indhana—fine outlines and soft shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, attendants presenting a tray of fruits and ritual tools, detailed textures of wood and metal, incense smoke delicately painted, courtly interior ritual setting"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: phalaviṃśāṣṭa- = phala + viṃśati + aṣṭa (numeral compounding); śuṣkamindhanaṃ = śuṣkam + indhanam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 95 (extended sāmagrī lists; homa upakaraṇa)
FAQs
It enumerates essential yajña/pujā upakaraṇas—specific counts (28 fruits) and key implements (ghaṭa, dhūpa-vessel, śruk-śruva ladles, basket, pīṭha, fan, and dry fuel) required to properly conduct fire-based worship.
Beyond theology, it preserves a practical, itemized checklist of ritual material culture—standardizing tools, quantities, and offerings—showing the Purāṇa’s handbook-like coverage of liturgy and procedure.
By prescribing correct materials and measures for offerings, it supports ritual correctness (vidhi), which is traditionally held to enhance purity, efficacy of worship, and the accruing of religious merit (puṇya).