Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 3
Trailokya-mohinī Śrī-Lakṣmī-ādi-pūjā and Durgā-yoga
Protective and Siddhi Rites
श्रीगेहे विष्णुगेहे वा श्रियं पूज्य धनं लभेत् आज्याक्तैस्तण्डुलैर् लक्षं जुहुयात् खादिरानले
śrīgehe viṣṇugehe vā śriyaṃ pūjya dhanaṃ labhet ājyāktaistaṇḍulair lakṣaṃ juhuyāt khādirānale
Sa dambana ni Śrī (Lakṣmī) o sa dambana ni Viṣṇu, kapag sinamba si Śrī ay nakakamit ang kayamanan. Dapat maghandog ng isang daang libong alay (homa) ng mga butil ng bigas na pinahiran ng ghee sa apoy na mula sa kahoy na khadira.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Lakṣmī-upāsanā with homa to cultivate śrī (prosperity) through prescribed offerings, count, and fuel-wood.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Śrī is approached through bhakti + karma (pūjā/homa) with niyama (count, dravya, agni).
Application: Maintain ritual discipline (saṅkhyā-niyama) and purity of offerings to structure a focused prosperity sādhana.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Śrī/Lakṣmī-upāsanā and Homa-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee in a Śrī or Viṣṇu shrine performs a homa: a square fire-pit blazing with khadira wood while ghee-anointed rice grains are offered in counted oblations; Śrī’s altar is decorated with lotuses and lamps.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, inner sanctum of Śrī-Viṣṇu shrine, priest offering ājya-tandula into homa-kuṇḍa with khadira logs, warm ochres and reds, stylized lamps, lotus motifs, serene auspicious mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Lakṣmī altar with gold leaf ornaments, homa-kuṇḍa in foreground, priest offering ghee-smeared rice, rich reds and greens, heavy jewelry details, glowing aureoles, prosperity symbolism.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional ritual scene: labeled homa items (ājya, tandula, khadira), neat composition, soft shading, calm shrine interior, emphasis on procedure and count discipline.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly patron commissioning a Lakṣmī-homa in a pavilion-like shrine, detailed fire-pit and offerings, fine textiles, precise depiction of rice grains and ghee ladle, delicate borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीगेहे=श्री-गेहे; विष्णुगेहे=विष्णु-गेहे; आज्याक्तैस्तण्डुलैर=आज्य-आक्तैः तण्डुलैः; खादिरानले=खादिर-अनले.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa Puja-vidhi sections on homa-dravya, agni-pratiṣṭhā, and Lakṣmī-upāsanā in the same khanda
FAQs
It prescribes a prosperity-focused homa: worship Śrī (Lakṣmī) in a Śrī or Viṣṇu shrine, then perform 100,000 oblations of ghee-smeared rice into a khadira-wood fire.
It exemplifies the Agni Purāṇa’s practical ritual manuals (pūjā-vidhi and homa-vidhi), giving precise materials (ghee, rice, khadira fuel) and counts (lakṣa) alongside the intended result (dhanalābha/wealth).
By honoring Śrī as the divine principle of auspiciousness and sustaining a disciplined homa, the practitioner is said to generate puṇya and invoke prosperity through consecrated offering and devotion.