Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 14
Mantras for Worship Beginning with the Five-Syllabled
Mantra) — Concluding Colophon (Chapter 304 end
वटे वटे वैश्रवणं चत्वरे चत्वरे शिवम् पर्वते पर्वते रामं सर्वत्र मधुसूदनं
vaṭe vaṭe vaiśravaṇaṃ catvare catvare śivam parvate parvate rāmaṃ sarvatra madhusūdanaṃ
Bei jedem Banyanbaum gedenke Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera); auf jedem öffentlichen Platz gedenke Śiva; auf jedem Berg gedenke Rāma; und überall gedenke Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu).
Lord Agni (narrating the dharma/upāsanā instruction in Agni Purana’s discourse tradition)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Smaraṇa-japa as a portable daily practice: associating specific deities with common landmarks to maintain uninterrupted remembrance while traveling or doing worldly duties.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Devatā-smaraṇa by place (Vaṭa–Catuṣpatha–Parvata–Sarvatra)","lookup_keywords":["vaṭa","catuṣpatha","smaraṇa","Kubera","Madhusūdana"],"quick_summary":"Map everyday locations to deity-remembrance: Kubera at banyan trees, Śiva at crossroads/squares, Rāma on mountains, and Viṣṇu everywhere—turning movement through space into continuous bhakti."}
Alamkara Type: Anaphora (punarukti) with parallelism; also yathāsaṅkhya-style distribution (place→deity)
Concept: Sarvatra-smaraṇa (unbroken recollection) by linking nāma to deśa (place).
Application: Use the environment as a japa-schedule: whenever you see these landmarks, mentally repeat the associated divine name.
Khanda Section: Nama-japa & Smarana (Devotional Practice / Bhakti-yoga within Agni Purana’s Dharma-Upasana material)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Bhakti
Type: Sacred landscape markers
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotional panorama: a banyan tree, a bustling public square/crossroads, a mountain path, and an all-pervading Viṣṇu presence—each space subtly marked by its deity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, segmented landscape panels: under a grand vaṭa tree Kubera with yakṣa attendants; at a catuṣpatha Śiva as auspicious guardian; on a parvata Rāma with bow; overarching blue Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana) pervading all, flat perspective, rich reds/ochres/greens, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf: central Madhusūdana with halo and gold embossing, smaller vignettes around—Kubera beneath banyan, Śiva at crossroads, Rāma on mountain—jewel-toned, heavy ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clean linework instructional composition showing four loci with captions (vaṭa/catvara/parvata/sarvatra) and corresponding deities, soft shading, restrained gold highlights.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed city square with Śiva shrine at crossroads, travelers moving toward a mountain with Rāma, a banyan grove with Kubera, and a subtle celestial Viṣṇu motif in the sky, fine brushwork, naturalistic landscape."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No external sandhi; distributive repetition: ‘वटे वटे’, ‘चत्वरे चत्वरे’, ‘पर्वते पर्वते’.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 304 (Viṣṇu-nāma section); Agni Purana 305 (mantra-prayoga begins after this phala-context)
FAQs
It teaches a practical smaraṇa-vidhi: associating specific deities with common locations (banyan tree, public square, mountain) to cultivate continuous remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa) throughout daily movement.
Beyond theology, it systematizes lived religion—mapping worship onto spaces encountered in ordinary life—showing how the Agni Purana codifies actionable devotional routines alongside its many other subjects.
Constant remembrance of divine names is presented as purifying and merit-producing (puṇya), transforming ordinary places into prompts for devotion and reducing forgetfulness (pramāda) in spiritual practice.