Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 28
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
रतिश् च विरतिः प्रीतिर्विप्रीतिश् च मतिर्धृतिः विधृतिः पुष्टिरेभिश् च क्रमात् कामादिकैर् युताः ॐ छं नित्यक्लिन्ने मदद्रवे ॐ ॐ अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ॠ ऌ ॡ ए ऐ ओ औ अं अः क ख ग घ ङ च छ ज झ ञ ट ठ ड ढ ण त थ द ध न प फ ब भ म य र ल व श ष स ह क्ष ॐ छं नित्यक्लिन्ने मदद्रवे स्वाहा आधारशक्तिं पद्मञ्च सिंहे देवीं हृदादिषु
ratiś ca viratiḥ prītirviprītiś ca matirdhṛtiḥ vidhṛtiḥ puṣṭirebhiś ca kramāt kāmādikair yutāḥ oṃ chaṃ nityaklinne madadrave oṃ oṃ a ā i ī u ū ṛ ṝ ḷ ḹ e ai o au aṃ aḥ ka kha ga gha ṅa ca cha ja jha ña ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa ta tha da dha na pa pha ba bha ma ya ra la va śa ṣa sa ha kṣa oṃ chaṃ nityaklinne madadrave svāhā ādhāraśaktiṃ padmañca siṃhe devīṃ hṛdādiṣu
Rati (Wonne), Virati (Entsagung), Prīti (Zuneigung), Viprīti (Abneigung), Mati (Erkenntnis), Dhṛti (Standhaftigkeit), Vidhṛti (stützende Festigkeit) und Puṣṭi (Nährung) — diese Śaktis sind der Reihe nach zuzuordnen, verbunden mit Kāma und den übrigen (zugehörigen Kräften). (Dann rezitiere:) „Oṃ chaṃ, Nityaklinne, Madadrave.“ Danach folgt die Mātrikā‑Rezitation (Alphabet): „oṃ oṃ: a ā i ī u ū ṛ ṝ ḷ ḹ e ai o au aṃ aḥ; ka kha ga gha ṅa … ha kṣa.“ (Erneut:) „Oṃ chaṃ, Nityaklinne, Madadrave, svāhā.“ Anschließend Nyāsa vollziehen: Ādhāra‑Śakti, den Lotus (padma), den Löwensitz (siṃha) setzen und die Göttin im Herzen und den übrigen Körperstellen installieren.
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Perform matrikā-nyāsa and devī-āvāhana using the given bīja-mantra, assign internal śaktis (rati etc.) in sequence, and establish ādhāra-śakti/padma/siṃhāsana for embodied worship.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Mātrikā-Nyāsa with ‘Oṃ chaṃ Nityaklinne Madadrave’ and Śakti-Assignment (Rati–Puṣṭi)","lookup_keywords":["matrika","nyasa","Nityaklinna","Madadrava","adhara-shakti"],"quick_summary":"Outlines a tantric worship sequence: assign named śaktis, recite a bīja-mantra, perform full alphabet (mātrikā) recitation, repeat the mantra with svāhā, then install the deity on lotus and lion-seat with heart-and-limb nyāsa."}
Concept: Body-as-maṇḍala: speech (mātrikā), mind-states (rati etc.), and seat-powers (ādhāra/padma/siṃha) are integrated to ‘embody’ the deity.
Application: Use nyāsa to stabilize attention and sacralize the body before mantra-japa; treat the alphabet as a complete map of śakti in sound-form.
Khanda Section: Tantra-Mantra & Devi-Puja Vidhi (Matrika-nyasa, bija-mantra, avahana)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sādhaka performs mātrikā recitation with a written alphabet garland, then installs the Goddess on a lotus and lion throne, touching heart and limbs for nyāsa.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Devi on lion-seat over lotus, sādhaka with palm-leaf manuscript showing Sanskrit varṇamālā, ritual vessels, bold outlines, warm earthy palette, sacred geometry hints.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Devi on gold-leafed siṃhāsana with lotus base, surrounding border inscribed with varṇamālā, priest performing nyāsa gestures, rich ornaments and lamps.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic layout—alphabet sequence displayed in neat bands, sādhaka touching hṛdaya and aṅgas, Devi seated on lotus-lion throne, fine linework and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate indoor ritual scene, manuscript with alphabet, sādhaka performing gestures, Devi enthroned on stylized lion-seat, delicate calligraphy and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ‘रतिś’ = रतिः; ‘प्रीतिर्विप्रीतिश्’ = प्रीतिः विप्रीतिः; ‘मतिर्धृतिः’ = मतिः धृतिः; ‘पुष्टिरेभिश्’ = पुष्टिः एभिः; ‘कāmādikair’ = कामादिकैः. Large middle portion is varṇamālā (alphabet) treated as indeclinable phoneme-items.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 312 (tantra-mantra and devi-puja vidhi sequence); Agni Purana 313–314 (tvaritā and other devī-sādhana with similar ādhāra/padma/siṃha nyāsa)
FAQs
It teaches a Shakta-tantric sequence: naming/assigning specific Shaktis (rati, virati, etc.), reciting a bīja-mantra (“oṃ chaṃ nityaklinne madadrave”), performing Mātrikā (alphabet) recitation for nyāsa, and then installing Ādhāra-Śakti, lotus-seat, lion-seat, and the Goddess into the heart and related bodily stations.
Beyond myth and theology, it preserves practical liturgical technology—bīja-mantras, phonemic Mātrikā systems, and body/mandala installation (nyāsa)—showing the Agni Purana as a compendium that includes ritual science alongside other disciplines.
The instruction sacralizes speech (letters), body (nyāsa loci), and intention (Shaktis like dhṛti and puṣṭi) so worship becomes an internalized consecration; it is presented as a means to invoke and stabilize Devi’s presence, thereby supporting purification, empowerment, and siddhi-oriented devotion.