Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 3
Derivation
Uddhāra) of the Sakalādi Mantra (सकलादिमन्त्रोद्धारः
अमृतश्चांशुभांश्चेन्दुश्चेश्वरश्चोग्र ऊहकः एकपादेन ओजाख्य औषधश्चांशुमान् वशी
amṛtaścāṃśubhāṃścenduśceśvaraścogra ūhakaḥ ekapādena ojākhya auṣadhaścāṃśumān vaśī
“Amṛta (Immortal), Aṃśubhāṃ (Radiant), Indu (the Moon), Īśvara (the Lord), Ugra (the Fierce), Ūhaka (the Discerner), Ekapāda (the One-footed), the one named Ojas, Auṣadha (Lord of herbs), Aṃśumān (the Luminous), and Vaśī (the Self-controlled).”
Lord Agni (narrating the stotra/nāma-list to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Used for nāmānukīrtana (name-recitation) in japa or litany, invoking a deity through solar-lunar and potency epithets for protection, vitality, and mastery.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Divine epithets: Amṛta–Aṃśumān series","lookup_keywords":["amṛta","indu","ugra","ekapāda","auṣadha"],"quick_summary":"A compact list of potent names combining immortality, radiance, lunar sovereignty, fierceness, and herbal lordship—fit for recitation as a name-garland."}
Alamkara Type: Nāmāvalī (enumerative litany)
Concept: Names as upāsanā: the divine is approached through attributes—immortality, radiance, self-mastery, and sustaining power (oṣadhi).
Application: Daily nāma-japa to cultivate vaśitva (self-control) and steadiness; use the epithets as contemplative anchors (bhāvanā) rather than mere sound.
Khanda Section: Nāmānukīrtana / Devatā-nāma-saṅgraha (Solar–Lunar epithets and divine appellations)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scroll-like garland of names—Amṛta, Indu, Ugra, Ekapāda, Auṣadha—floating around a radiant deity figure blending moonlight and sunbeams, with herbs sprouting at the base.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, deity with cool lunar face and warm solar halo, name-garland in Malayalam/Sanskrit-style script motifs, medicinal plants (tulasi, soma creeper) stylized below, muted greens and ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central luminous figure with silvered moon-disc and golden sun-disc, embossed name-garland around, decorative herb border, rich gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, elegant figure with subtle radiance, names arranged in neat cartouches, botanical detailing of oṣadhi plants, soft pastel palette and fine lines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, moonlit garden with herbs, a radiant ascetic/deity seated, calligraphic epithets in the sky, delicate flora and patterned margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: amṛtaś ca → amṛtaḥ ca; cāṃśubhāṃś → ca aṃśubhāḥ; cenduḥ → ca induḥ; ceśvaraḥ → ca īśvaraḥ; cograḥ → ca ugraḥ; ojākhyaḥ → ojas-ākhyaḥ; auṣadhaś → auṣadhaḥ ca
Related Themes: Agni Purana nāmānukīrtana/name-lists in mantra sections; Agni Purana stotra portions (Śiva/Sūrya/Candra-related epithets)
FAQs
It imparts nāmānukīrtana-vidhi in seed form: a curated set of potent epithets for contemplative recitation, linking lunar radiance (Indu/Aṃśumān) with sovereignty (Īśvara) and the life-giving medicinal principle (Auṣadha).
By cataloging specialized divine appellations that simultaneously encode theology (Īśvara, Ugra), cosmology/astral lore (Indu, ray-bearing Aṃśumān), and a proto-Ayurvedic worldview (Auṣadha as the herb-source), it exemplifies the Agni Purana’s cross-disciplinary compendium style.
Reciting and meditating on these names is presented as a purifying devotional act: it steadies the mind (Vaśī), invokes protective fierceness (Ugra), and aligns the practitioner with life-sustaining vitality (Ojas/Auṣadha).