Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 12
Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhāna
The Procedure for Installing the Pavitra
वह्नौ हुत्वाग्निवर्तिभ्यो विष्ण्वादिभ्यः पवित्रकम् प्रार्च्य पूर्णाहुतिं दद्यात् प्रायश्चित्ताय मूलतः
vahnau hutvāgnivartibhyo viṣṇvādibhyaḥ pavitrakam prārcya pūrṇāhutiṃ dadyāt prāyaścittāya mūlataḥ
既已向火中献供，应以净仪（pavitraka）礼敬司掌火道者（阿耆尼之眷属）以及毗湿奴等诸神；随后，为从根本作忏悔净除（prāyaścitta），当献上终末的圆满供献——满供（pūrṇāhuti）。
Lord Agni (teaching ritual procedure)
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Concept: Prāyaścitta restores ritual and moral order; pūrṇāhuti signifies saṃpūrṇatā (completion) and reconciliation of doṣa.
Application: When a pūjā/homa is interrupted or errors occur, conclude with prescribed expiatory steps and a proper pūrṇāhuti rather than leaving the rite ‘open’.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Prāyaścitta and Homa Procedures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhaya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homa in progress: flames rising from a square fire altar, offerings being poured, invocation of Agni’s retinue and Viṣṇu, followed by the solemn final pūrṇāhuti for expiation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, square homa-kuṇḍa with stylized flames, priest offering ghee with ladle, small symbolic figures for Agni’s attendants and Viṣṇu, smoky sacred ambience, emphasis on purification","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, brilliant gold flames and altar borders, priest performing pūrṇāhuti with ornate vessels, Viṣṇu icon nearby, rich reds and gold, ceremonial completion mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear depiction of homa implements (sruk, sruva, ājya-pātra), step labeled ‘pūrṇāhuti’, calm instructional layout around the fire altar","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed fire ritual scene in a pavilion, attendants holding vessels, flames rendered delicately, Vishnu emblem/banner present, concluding offering moment captured"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: hutvāgnivartibhyo = hutvā + agnivartibhyaḥ; viṣṇvādibhyaḥ = viṣṇu-ādibhyaḥ; pūrṇāhutiṃ = pūrṇa-āhutim.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 36 (homa and prāyaścitta closures; pūrṇāhuti rules)
FAQs
It prescribes an expiatory homa sequence: offer into the fire, worship Agni’s associated powers and Viṣṇu with a pavitraka-based purification, and conclude with the pūrṇāhuti as the decisive expiatory act.
It functions as a compact ritual manual entry—codifying practical homa steps, deity-invocation order, and the technical role of pūrṇāhuti—showing the text’s breadth beyond myth into procedural liturgy.
The verse frames pūrṇāhuti, preceded by worship and purification, as a root-level expiation (prāyaścitta) intended to cleanse ritual fault and restore spiritual purity and merit.