Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 14
Chapter 40 — भूपरिग्रहो नाम
Bhū-parigraha) / अर्घ्यदानविधानम् (Arghya-dāna-vidhāna
तदधःकोष्ठके दद्यात् सावित्र्यै च कुशोदकं विवस्ते ऽरुणं दद्याच्चन्दनञ्चतुरङ्घ्रिषु
tadadhaḥkoṣṭhake dadyāt sāvitryai ca kuśodakaṃ vivaste 'ruṇaṃ dadyāccandanañcaturaṅghriṣu
在其下之格，当为Sāvitrī安置以kuśa草浸润之水。于衣服之分区，应供奉红布，并于四足（神像或坛图之四足）涂施檀香膏。
Lord Agni (in dialogue with sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Ritual placement of kuśa-infused water for Sāvitrī, offering a red cloth, and applying sandalwood to the four feet—used in mandala/diagram worship and prāyaścitta-adjacent observances.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Sāvitrī-upacāra: Kuśodaka, Aruṇa-vastra, Candanālepa to four feet","lookup_keywords":["Sāvitrī","kuśodaka","aruṇa-vastra","candana","catur-aṅghri"],"quick_summary":"Prescribes specific upacāras: kuśa-purified water for Sāvitrī, red cloth offering, and sandal paste application to the four feet positions of the deity/mandala."}
Concept: Śuddhi (purification) and saṃskāra through kuśa and water; devotion expressed via vastra and gandha upacāras, especially pāda-sevā.
Application: In daily/occasional pūjā, use kuśodaka for sanctification, offer appropriate color-symbolic cloth, and conclude with gandha at the feet to anchor humility and focus.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Sāvitrī/Prāyaścitta-related ritual procedure)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mandala compartment where a priest places kuśa-infused water for Sāvitrī; nearby a folded red cloth is offered; sandal paste is applied at four marked foot-points on the diagram or deity pedestal.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, priest holding kuśa bundle over a water vessel, red cloth offering laid neatly, four foot-marks on a sacred diagram receiving sandal paste, subdued devotional palette and temple ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Sāvitrī worship setting with gold-highlighted water pot and kuśa, rich red textile with gold border, sandal paste at four foot symbols, ornate frame and luminous finish","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional clarity: kuśodaka vessel labeled, red cloth placement, four feet points marked and being anointed with candana, fine linework and gentle colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate ritual interior: officiant preparing kuśodaka, presenting red cloth, applying sandal to four foot-marks on a yantra board, intricate textiles and precise detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अधः + कोष्ठके → अधःकोष्ठके; विवस्ते + अरुणम् → विवस्तेऽरुणम्; दद्यात् + चन्दनम् → दद्याच्चन्दनम्; चन्दनम् + चतुरङ्घ्रिषु → चन्दनञ्चतुरङ्घ्रिषु.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 40 (Sāvitrī/prāyaścitta-related pūjā placements)
FAQs
It gives a precise pūjā-vinyāsa instruction: where to place kuśa-sanitized water for Sāvitrī, to offer a red cloth as a garment-upacāra, and to apply sandalwood to the four feet as part of the worship arrangement.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical liturgical engineering—step-by-step upacāras, spatial placements (koṣṭhaka), and material specifications (kuśodaka, aruṇa-vastra, candana) used in formal Puranic/Tantric-style worship.
Correct placement and offering of purified water, appropriate cloth, and sandalwood are standard purificatory and honorific acts (upacāra) believed to increase mantra efficacy, ritual purity, and merit (puṇya) through disciplined worship.