Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 3
Chapter 59 — अधिवासनकथनं
Adhivāsana: The Rite of Inviting and Stabilizing Hari’s Presence
योजयेन्मरुतां पृथ्वीं वह्निवीजेन दीपयेत् संहरेद्वायुना चाग्निं वायुमाकाशतो नयेत्
yojayenmarutāṃ pṛthvīṃ vahnivījena dīpayet saṃharedvāyunā cāgniṃ vāyumākāśato nayet
Man soll die Erde in das Prinzip des Windes eingehen lassen; durch die Feuersilbe als Samen (bīja) entzünde man das innere Feuer. Dann ziehe man mittels Wind das Feuer zurück und führe den Wind in den Äther (Raum).
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in yogic/ritual technique)
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Concept: Saṃhāra as an inward yogic process: the practitioner reverses manifestation by dissolving elements into subtler substrates, preparing for non-dual absorption.
Application: Use breath-led visualization (vāyu) with mantra-seed (agni-bīja) to refine attention; proceed stepwise without strain, prioritizing steadiness and clarity.
Khanda Section: Agneya-vidya (Bhuta-shuddhi and elemental yoga/dharana practices)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: yojayenmarutām = yojayet marutām; saṃharedvāyunā = saṃharet vāyunā; cāgnim = ca agnim; vāyumākāśataḥ = vāyum ākāśataḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 59 (bhūta-śuddhi sequence continues in 59.4)
FAQs
It teaches a bhūta-śuddhi sequence: dissolving gross elements into subtler ones (Earth → Wind), kindling inner fire with the fire bīja, then withdrawing Fire into Wind and Wind into Ether.
Alongside mythology and dharma, the Agni Purana preserves practical yogic–tantric procedures (elemental meditation, bīja-mantra application, and subtle dissolution), showing its coverage of inner ritual technology as well as external rites.
Elemental dissolution and bīja-based inner purification are presented as a means to cleanse subtle impurities, stabilize meditation, and prepare the practitioner for higher contemplative states by reversing identification with the gross elements.