Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 10
Chapter 306 — त्रैलोक्यमोहनमन्त्राः
Mantras for Enchanting the Three Worlds
विन्यसेन्न्यस्तहस्तान्तः शक्तिं मस्तकवक्त्रयोः गुह्ये गले दिक्षु हृदि कक्षौ देहे च सर्वतः
vinyasennyastahastāntaḥ śaktiṃ mastakavaktrayoḥ guhye gale dikṣu hṛdi kakṣau dehe ca sarvataḥ
হস্ত-ন্যাস কৰি, শক্তিক মস্তক আৰু মুখত, গুহ্যস্থানত, কণ্ঠত, দিশসমূহত, হৃদয়ত, কক্ষত (বগলত) আৰু সমগ্ৰ দেহত স্থাপন কৰিব।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","practical_application":"Perform śakti-nyāsa by touching/placing mantra-power at specified bodily loci to sacralize the practitioner’s body as a ritual field before worship.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Deha as mantra-mandala: embodiment of Śakti through nyāsa.
Application: Before japa/puja, perform systematic touch with mantra-intent to stabilize attention and create a protected, consecrated inner space.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra: Nyasa and Shakti-nyasa (ritual placement of power)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner performing nyāsa: hands touching head, face, throat, heart, guhya, armpits, then extending awareness to all directions and the whole body as a radiant field.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, standing sādhaka with stylized hand gestures touching specific body points, surrounding directional deities as faint guardians, bold outlines, sacred reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, figure with gold-highlighted touch-points (head, face, throat, heart), ornate border, subtle directional motifs at corners, devotional ritual mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, step-by-step nyāsa tableau in panels, each panel showing a touch-point with small Sanskrit labels, clean composition, manuscript aesthetic.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined figure in a quiet chamber performing ritual touches, compass-like directional symbols around, delicate shading and calligraphy cartouche."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vinyasennyasta- → vinyaset nyasta-; mastakavaktrayoḥ → mastaka-vaktrayoḥ (dvandva); sequence lists loci in सप्तमी.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 306 (nyāsa and pūjā sequence)
FAQs
It teaches Śakti-nyāsa: the precise bodily locations where mantra-power (Śakti) is ritually installed—head, face, throat, heart, guhya-region, armpits, the directions, and finally the whole body—for consecration and protection.
Beyond mythology, the Agni Purana preserves practical liturgical technology—step-by-step tantric/pujā procedures like nyāsa—showing its role as a compendium of ritual science alongside topics such as governance, medicine, and poetics.
Nyāsa sacralizes the practitioner’s body as a mantra-seat, aiming at purification, internalization of divinity, and protective merit (rakṣā) through the conscious installation of Śakti in key bodily and spatial points.