Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 36
Tvaritā-mūla-mantra and Related Details
Dīkṣā, Maṇḍala, Nyāsa, Japa, Homa, Siddhi, Mokṣa
तिलाज्यप्लवहोमेनेति ख , छ च प्लवेनेति ख , छ च दूतीमन्त्रेण द्वारादौ एकवृक्षे श्मशानके एवञ्च सर्वकामाप्तिर्भुङ्क्ते सर्वां महीं नृपः
tilājyaplavahomeneti kha , cha ca plaveneti kha , cha ca dūtīmantreṇa dvārādau ekavṛkṣe śmaśānake evañca sarvakāmāptirbhuṅkte sarvāṃ mahīṃ nṛpaḥ
কিছুমান পাঠত “তিল-ঘৃতৰ প্লৱ (ভাসমান) দ্ৰব্যে হোম” বুলি আছে; আন কিছুমানত কেৱল “প্লৱে” বুলি। দূতী-মন্ত্ৰেৰে দুৱাৰ আদি ঠাইত, একাকী গছৰ ওচৰত আৰু শ্মশানত কৰ্ম কৰিলে সৰ্বকামসিদ্ধি হয়; আৰু ৰজাই সমগ্ৰ পৃথিৱীৰ ভোগ/আধিপত্য লাভ কৰে।
Lord Agni (as narrator of ritual/tantric applications, addressed within the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Dūtī-mantra prayoga: plava-homa variants and locus rules (dvāra, eka-vṛkṣa, śmaśāna) for sarvakāma-siddhi","lookup_keywords":["dūtī-mantra","plava-homa","tila-ājya","eka-vṛkṣa","śmaśāna"],"quick_summary":"The verse preserves recension-variants about a ‘floating offering’ (plava) homa with sesame and ghee. It then states that applying the Dūtī-mantra at liminal/charged locations (threshold, solitary tree, cremation ground) yields all desired attainments, even sovereignty."}
Concept: Mantra-phala is conditioned by deśa-kāla-pātra: specific sites and materials are treated as amplifiers of intention in tantric praxis.
Application: When following such prayogas, prioritize exact locus-selection and dravya specification; note recension differences (tila-ājya-plava vs plava) and follow one consistent paddhati under guidance.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra & Abhichara-prayoga (Dūtī-mantra, homa-sādhana, sarvakāma-siddhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: Sacred-space (liminal/charged loci)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tantric practitioner performing a sesame-and-ghee ‘floating offering’ homa; scenes shift between a doorway rite, a solitary tree at night, and a cremation ground—aimed at sarvakāma-siddhi and royal conquest symbolism (map/earth-globe, throne).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, triptych composition: (1) doorway ritual with lamps, (2) lone tree under night sky with mantra-japa, (3) śmaśāna with controlled sacred fire and distant pyre motifs, intense reds and blacks, stylized flames and protective yantra patterns.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central siddhi-fire with gold-highlighted flames and vessels, side panels showing doorway and solitary tree, cremation ground hinted symbolically, regal motif of king receiving earth-dominion, ornate gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical depiction of plava-homa (floating offering) apparatus/gesture, clear site markers (threshold line, single tree, śmaśāna boundary), restrained palette, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, narrative sequence across panels: doorway rite in a palace corridor, solitary tree in a moonlit garden edge, cremation ground outside city walls with subtle realism, concluding with king on throne signifying dominion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tilājyaplavahomeneti = तिलाज्यप्लवहोमेन + इति; plaveneti = प्लवेन + इति; evañca = एवम् + च; sarvakāmāptirbhuṅkte = सर्वकामाप्तिः + भुङ्क्ते. ‘ख, छ’ इत्यादि पाठचिह्नानि संस्करण-भेदसूचकानि।
Related Themes: Agni Purana: abhichāra-prayoga and mantra-siddhi sections surrounding this passage; Agni Purana: homa-dravya and deśa-kāla-niyama discussions in mantra-tantra chapters
FAQs
It teaches a specific mantra-prayoga: performing a homa using sesame and ghee (with a ‘floating/rafted’ offering per variant readings) and applying the Dūtī-mantra at liminal or power-charged sites (doorway/threshold, solitary tree, cremation ground) to obtain sarva-kāma-siddhi.
Alongside dharma and mythology, the Agni Purana catalogs practical ritual technologies—mantra, homa-procedure, site-selection, and promised results—showing its wide scope as a compendium of applied religious and tantric knowledge.
The verse frames mantra-homa performed at liminal/śmaśāna settings as a high-intensity sādhana aimed at swift fruition (siddhi), promising comprehensive worldly success (including royal dominion), while implying that such potency depends on correct method and mantra-application.