Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 15
Chapter 374 — ध्यान (Dhyāna) — Colophon & Transition to Dhāraṇā
धारयेद्वारुणीं मन्त्रो तुष्ट्यर्थं चाप्यतन्त्रितः वारुणीधारणा प्रोक्ता ऐशानीधारणां शृणु
dhārayedvāruṇīṃ mantro tuṣṭyarthaṃ cāpyatantritaḥ vāruṇīdhāraṇā proktā aiśānīdhāraṇāṃ śṛṇu
মন্ত্ৰসাধকে অচঞ্চলচিত্তে তুষ্টিলাভৰ বাবে বাৰুণী-ধাৰণা ধাৰণ কৰিব লাগে। বাৰুণী-ধাৰণা কোৱা হ’ল; এতিয়া ঐশানী-ধাৰণা শুনা।
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana teachings to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the standard dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धारयेद्वारुणीम् = धारयेत् + वारुणीम्; चाप्यतन्त्रितः = च + अपि + अतन्त्रितः; ऐशानीधारणाम् = ऐशानी + धारणाम्.
FAQs
It prescribes a focused (atantrita) practice of Vāruṇī dhāraṇā—an elemental/diśā-śakti visualization linked to Varuṇa—done specifically for tuṣṭi (propitiation), and it transitions to the next practice: Āiśānī dhāraṇā.
By cataloging step-by-step dhāraṇā sequences (Vāruṇī followed by Āiśānī), it demonstrates the Agni Purana’s coverage of practical mantra-sādhana and ritual-technology alongside its many other domains—making it a procedural manual as well as a narrative Purāṇa.
The verse emphasizes disciplined attention in practice and frames dhāraṇā as a means of divine satisfaction (tuṣṭi), implying purification and favorable spiritual outcomes through properly performed, undistracted mantra-based visualization.