Brahma-sthāna (Homa)
Brahmasthāna · brahma-sthāna, “the seat of the Brahmā priest”
Brahmasthāna has other meanings too: see all meanings of Brahmasthāna.
Grammar: neuter noun; a compound of brahma (here the Brahmā, the priest who oversees a yajña or homa) and sthāna (place, seat): “the place of the Brahmā”.
Meaning: the seat of the Brahmā priest at a homa, from where the rite is overseen and the offerings are made into Agni.
In the scriptures: the Brahma Purāṇa uses the word at the wedding of Bhagavān Śiva and Devī Pārvatī. Brahmā tells the munis that after he had adorned Śailaputrī with every ornament and led her into the city, he stood in the brahma-sthāna with Īśvara and asked: “For your wedding I will perform the homa, offering ājya and other havis into Agni. Give me your command.” Śiva answered: “O Sureśvara, whatever is to be done, do all of it as you wish; I will do everything just as you say.” Then Brahmā took kuśa and joined the hands of the Deva and the Devī. The great mantras of the śruti took bodily form and were present, Agni himself received his shares of havis with folded palms, and the havis, like amṛta, was offered by rule. The eternal couple, hand in hand, walked in pradakshiṇa around Agni.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 36
Related terms: Brahmā (ṛtvij) · Homa · Ājya · Havis · Agni · Kuśa
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 36