Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 42
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
भोजनञ्चाप्नुयाच्छतमिति ख , ग , घ , ज च नित्यमन्नमुपस्थितमिति क , छ च आरातीनां हरेत् प्राणान् रक्षांस्यपि विनाशयेत् उपतिष्ठेत् स्वयं वह्निं परित्यृचा दिने दिने
bhojanañcāpnuyācchatamiti kha , ga , gha , ja ca nityamannamupasthitamiti ka , cha ca ārātīnāṃ haret prāṇān rakṣāṃsyapi vināśayet upatiṣṭhet svayaṃ vahniṃ parityṛcā dine dine
‘کھانا سو گنا ملتا ہے’—یہ خ، گ، گھ اور ج روایتوں میں ہے؛ اور ‘کھانا ہمیشہ حاضر ہے’—یہ ک اور چھ روایتوں میں ہے۔ (روزانہ حاضری سے) وہ دشمنوں کے پران چھین لے اور خبیث ارواح کو بھی نیست و نابود کرے؛ اس لیے ایک دن بھی ترک کیے بغیر ہر روز خود آگنی کی خدمت و حاضری کرے۔
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Daily agni-upāsanā for prosperity (food security) and protection: variant readings promise abundant food; regular attendance to fire is said to destroy hostile forces and malevolent spirits.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Agni-upāsanā: annaprāpti and rakṣā with pāṭha-bheda notes","lookup_keywords":["annaprāpti","pāṭha-bheda","ārāti-prāṇa-haraṇa","rakṣas-vināśa","vahni-upāsanā"],"quick_summary":"The verse records recension-variants promising abundant food and states that daily attendance upon the sacred fire grants sustenance and acts as a protective rite against enemies and harmful beings."}
Concept: Nitya-karma (daily observance) as both sustenance-support and protective order; continuity (‘parityṛcā’) is essential.
Application: Maintain a daily fire-attendance routine with purity and regularity; treat it as both prosperity-practice (anna) and protective discipline (rakṣā).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Agni-upasana and protective rites)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A person tends the sacred fire daily; inscriptions/scrolls show variant readings about food abundance; enemies and dark spirits recoil as the fire blazes steadily.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, strong stylized flames, devotee offering and tending fire daily, side panels with script-like pāṭha-bheda markers (kha ga gha ja / ka cha), shadowy rakṣasas dissolving at the fire’s edge, abundant food vessels depicted nearby","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Agni as sacred presence in the kunda with gold-highlighted flames, devotee with offerings, heaps of grain and food vessels symbolizing ‘hundredfold food’, enemies/spirits pushed to margins, rich gold work","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, semi-diagrammatic: daily routine around fire, labeled variant readings, food stores illustrated, protective boundary around the ritual space, fine line detail","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic courtyard with fire altar, pantry/food abundance shown, faint spectral figures fleeing smoke and light, meticulous objects (ghee pot, ladle, grain sacks)"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"protective","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भोजनञ्चाप्नुयाच्छतमिति → भोजनम् + च + आप्नुयात् + शतम् + इति; नित्यमन्नमुपस्थितमिति → नित्यम् + अन्नम् + उपस्थितम् + इति; रक्षांस्यपि → रक्षांसि + अपि
Related Themes: Agni Purana 258 (agni-upāsanā and rakṣā); Agni Purana passages on nitya-karma, homa, and rakṣā-mantras elsewhere
FAQs
It teaches the practical result and necessity of daily Agni-sevā (attending/worshipping the sacred fire): prosperity in food and protective efficacy—repelling hostile forces and destroying harmful spirits.
It exemplifies the text’s manual-like coverage of applied religion: concise, outcome-oriented instructions (prosperity + protection) tied to a specific daily rite, alongside variant readings preserved across recensions.
Regular, uninterrupted service of Agni is presented as a merit-bearing discipline that sustains livelihood (anna) and purifies/fortifies one’s life-force, while neutralizing obstructive and malevolent influences.