Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 15
Dānādi-māhātmya — The Glory of Gifts, Manuscript-Donation, and Purāṇic Transmission
आग्नेयकल्पे तल्लिङ्गमेकादशसहस्रकम् तद्दत्वा शिवमाप्नोति फाल्गुन्यां तिलधेनुमत्
āgneyakalpe talliṅgamekādaśasahasrakam taddatvā śivamāpnoti phālgunyāṃ tiladhenumat
آگنیہ-کلپ میں اُس لِنگ کو (ایکادش سہس्र کے پیمانے پر) بنا کر دان دینا چاہیے؛ اسے دان کرنے سے شیو کی پرابتّی ہوتی ہے، اور پھالگُن کے مہینے میں تِل-دھینو کا دان بھی کرنا چاہیے۔
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Perform Agneya-kalpa related to Śiva-liṅga-dāna; donate prescribed liṅga (specified measure/number) and offer tila-dhenu in Phālguna for Śiva-prāpti.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Agneya-kalpa: Śiva-liṅga-dāna and Phālguna tila-dhenu","lookup_keywords":["Agneya-kalpa","liṅga-dāna","ekādaśa-sahasra","Phālguna","tila-dhenu"],"quick_summary":"A ritual prescription links liṅga-dāna (with a stated measure/quantification) to Śiva-prāpti, and adds the seasonal gift of a sesame-cow in Phālguna as an auxiliary dāna."}
Concept: Ritualized giving (dāna) as upāya for īśvara-prāpti; auxiliary gifts (tila-dhenu) strengthen the vow’s completeness (saṅgraha of dharmāṅgas).
Application: Organize a vow-cycle: prepare a properly made liṅga for donation per local āgamic guidance; in Phālguna add tila-dhenu (sesame + cow symbolism) as a major charity.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Dāna-mahātmya (Śiva-liṅga-dāna and vrata-related gifts)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual donor presents a crafted Śiva-liṅga and a symbolic tila-dhenu offering in Phālguna; priests perform Agneya-kalpa rites with fire and mantras.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, fire-altar glowing, priest in white performing homa, donor holding liṅga wrapped in cloth, tila-dhenu depicted as a cow form made of sesame/black grains and gold accents, temple setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Śiva-liṅga central with gold halo, donor couple offering, ornate fire-altar, tila-dhenu richly decorated, heavy gold embossing and jewel-like highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional composition: labeled ritual items (liṅga, homa-kuṇḍa, tila-dhenu), calm priests, soft palette, fine detailing of offerings.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate donation scene with attendants carrying offerings, detailed textiles, small fire-altar, cow effigy made of sesame shown carefully, architectural pavilion backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tat+liṅgam → talliṅgam; liṅgam+ekādaśa... → liṅgamekādaśa...; tat+datvā → taddatvā; śivam+āpnoti → śivamāpnoti.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa: Dāna-vidhi chapters (tila-dhenu, go-dāna variants); Agni Purāṇa: Śiva-pūjā and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā related passages; Agni Purāṇa: Kalpa-nirdeśa catalogues
FAQs
It prescribes a specific Śaiva dāna within the Agneya-kalpa: donating a prescribed liṅga (as per the stated measure/count) and performing/including the tila-dhenu gift during Phālguna.
It exemplifies the Purāṇa’s catalog of practical religious procedures—kalpa-style ritual directions, calendrical timing (Phālguna), and dāna typologies (tila-dhenu)—integrating worship, charity, and merit-fruit doctrine.
The verse states that gifting the prescribed liṅga (and tila-dhenu in Phālguna) yields high religious merit culminating in “attaining Śiva,” i.e., Śiva’s grace/state/realm as the promised fruit (phala) of the donation.