Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 29
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
शोषणाद्यैर् देहशुद्धिं कुर्यादेवम् क्रमात्ततः शुष्कं कलेवरं ध्यायेत् पादाद्यञ्च शिखान्तकम्
śoṣaṇādyair dehaśuddhiṃ kuryādevam kramāttataḥ śuṣkaṃ kalevaraṃ dhyāyet pādādyañca śikhāntakam
Sa mga pagsasanay na nagsisimula sa “pagpapatuyo” (śoṣaṇa) at iba pa, dapat isagawa nang sunod-sunod ang paglilinis ng katawan. Pagkaraan, dapat pagnilayan ang katawan na tuyong-tuyo, mula paa pataas hanggang tuktok ng ulo.
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Yoga","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Deha-śuddhi through sequential internal practices beginning with śoṣaṇa (drying): visualize the body as desiccated from feet to crown to detach identification and prepare for deeper antaryāga/laya.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Vairāgya through deha-bhāvanā: contemplating bodily impermanence/purity processes to loosen ahaṃkāra and enable inner worship and mokṣa-oriented meditation.
Application: Use stepwise visualization (feet-to-crown) as a systematic scan to dissolve body-identification and stabilize equanimity before mantra/nyāsa/dhyāna.
Khanda Section: Yoga & Moksha-vidya (Dhyana / Antaryaga / Shava-sadhana style deha-śuddhi)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin performs deha-śuddhi, visualizing the body progressively drying from the feet up to the crown, as if becoming a desiccated shell for inner purification.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, seated yogin with subtle internal shading showing gradual drying from feet to head in graded tones; austere background, emphasis on inner process and restraint","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, meditating figure with subdued palette; gold used sparingly to outline the body while inner areas appear parchment-dry; devotional yet ascetic mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, step-by-step instructional panels: feet, legs, torso, neck, head each shown drying in sequence; fine linework and clear staging","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, contemplative yogin in quiet cell; faint translucent overlay of the body turning dry from bottom to top; delicate, somber color scheme"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शोषणाद्यैर् = शोषण-आद्यैः; कुर्यादेवम् = कुर्यात् + एवम्; क्रमात्ततः = क्रमात् + ततः; पादाद्यञ्च = पाद-आद्यम् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (bhūta-śuddhi and antaryāga preliminaries; subsequent nyāsa/dhyāna steps likely follow)
FAQs
It teaches a staged yogic purification (deha-śuddhi) using visualization practices beginning with śoṣaṇa—mentally ‘drying up’ the body—followed by a systematic contemplation from the feet up to the crown.
Alongside ritual, dharma, and other sciences, the Agni Purāṇa preserves practical inner-techniques of yoga/meditation—here, a precise sequential method of bodily visualization used for purification and detachment.
By contemplating the body as dry and perishable, the practitioner cultivates dispassion and inner purity, supporting liberation-oriented practice by reducing attachment to the physical form.