Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 33

Utpāta-śānti

Pacification of Portents

Devanagari script

द्विजदेवादिपूजाभ्यः शान्तिर्जप्यैस्तु होमतः

Transliteration

dvijadevādipūjābhyaḥ śāntirjapyaistu homataḥ

Translation

Sự an tức, trấn an (śānti) đạt được nhờ phụng thờ các Bà-la-môn và chư thiên (cùng các bậc đáng tôn kính khác); và cũng nhờ trì tụng (japa) cùng lễ cúng lửa (homa).

Word by Word

• द्विज-देव-आदि-पूजाभ्यः: from worship of brahmins, gods, etc.
• द्विज-देव-आदि-पूजाभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + देव + आदि + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन (feminine ablative plural); तत्पुरुष (from worship of brahmins, gods, etc.)

• शान्तिः: pacification, appeasement
• शान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (feminine nominative singular)

• जप्यैः: by recitations (japa)
• जप्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जप् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (instrumental plural; ‘by/with things to be recited’, i.e., japa-formulas)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• होमतः: from/through oblation (homa)
• होमतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (ablative singular); हेतौ/साधनार्थे (from/through the homa)

Speaker

Lord Agni (teaching the ritual means of śānti to the sage Vasiṣṭha)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: Temple/Household

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शान्तिर्जप्यैस्तु = शान्तिः + जप्यैः + तु.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brahmin)
• Deva (gods)
• Japa
• Homa
• Śānti

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It prescribes core śānti-prayogas: honoring Brahmins and deities through pūjā, and employing mantra-japa and homa as practical methods to pacify misfortune and ritual impurities.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

It exemplifies the Agni Purana’s ritual-technology catalog: concise, actionable guidance that integrates social-religious acts (dvija-pūjā), mantra discipline (japa), and sacrificial procedure (homa) into a unified śānti framework.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

By combining reverence (pūjā), disciplined recitation (japa), and consecrated offerings (homa), the verse indicates purification and appeasement—reducing adverse karmic effects and restoring auspiciousness (śānti).