Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 3
Chapter 37 — सर्वदेवपवित्रारोहणविधिः
Procedure for Installing the Pavitra for All Deities
जगत्सृजे नमस्तुभ्यं गृह्णीष्वेदं पवित्रकं पवित्रारोपणमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः जगत्सूते इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः पवित्रीकरणार्थाय वर्षपूजाफलप्रदं
jagatsṛje namastubhyaṃ gṛhṇīṣvedaṃ pavitrakaṃ pavitrāropaṇamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ jagatsūte iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ pavitrīkaraṇārthāya varṣapūjāphalapradaṃ
اے جگت کے سೃجک/خالق، آپ کو نمسکار۔ مہربانی فرما کر یہ پویترک قبول کیجیے۔ اس عمل کو “پویتر آروہن” کہا جاتا ہے۔ یہ تطہیر کے لیے کیا جاتا ہے اور سال بھر کی پوجا کا پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha on ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","practical_application":"Annual pavitrāropaṇa as a purificatory rite that ‘seals’ or completes the year’s worship, offered with a formal acceptance-request to the deity.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Pavitrāropaṇa as year-fruit-bestowing purification rite","lookup_keywords":["pavitrāropaṇa","pavitrīkaraṇa","varṣa-pūjā-phala","jagat-sṛj","gṛhṇīṣva"],"quick_summary":"Offer the pavitraka with salutations to the cosmic creator; the rite is explicitly framed as purification and as conferring the accumulated merit/fruit of the year’s worship."}
Alamkara Type: Sambodhana (direct address)
Concept: Periodic rites function as śuddhi (purification) and as saṃgraha (consolidation) of accrued religious merit across time.
Application: Use annual observances to review, renew, and ritually ‘complete’ ongoing practices; treat them as corrective/atoning closures for lapses in daily worship.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Vrata & Pavitra-dhāraṇa / Annual worship procedures)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The devotee offers a pavitraka to the deity, with a gesture of request ‘please accept’; the scene emphasizes annual completion—calendar/seasonal motifs, garlands, and a purified altar.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, deity enthroned with serene face, devotee presenting pavitraka, subtle symbols of yearly cycle (lotus, sun disc), ritual purity motifs, warm earthy tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, deity with gold halo, devotee offering pavitraka on a plate, gold-foil accents on ornaments and offering, festive yet solemn annual-rite ambiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic layout: priest tying/placing pavitraka near deity image, accompanying text-scroll motif ‘pavitrāropaṇa’, clean altar arrangement, gentle colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined temple-court scene: offering of cord, attendants holding flower trays, a scribe-like figure noting annual rite, intricate textiles and architectural detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: namastubhyaṃ→namaḥ tubhyam; gṛhṇīṣvedaṃ→gṛhṇīṣva idam. Editorial apparatus words (kha/ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ) are treated as indeclinable sigla + nominal note.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 36-37 (pavitra rites); Agni Purāṇa (vrata and annual observance sections)
FAQs
It prescribes the offering/investing of a pavitraka (purificatory cord/amulet) to the deity, explicitly naming the rite as pavitrāropaṇa and stating its purpose as ritual purification.
Beyond mythic narrative, it records a concrete temple/household worship procedure—complete with rite-name (pavitrāropaṇa), liturgical address, and stated result—showing the Agni Purana functioning as a practical ritual handbook.
The verse frames pavitrāropaṇa as a purifier (pavitrīkaraṇa) and as conferring the accumulated merit of year-long worship (varṣapūjā-phala), i.e., a consolidating and sanctifying act for one’s devotional practice.