Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 11
Chapter 306 — त्रैलोक्यमोहनमन्त्राः
Mantras for Enchanting the Three Worlds
आवाह्य ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण हृत्पद्मे सूर्यमण्डलात् तारेण सम्परात्मानं स्मरेत्तं सर्वलक्षणं
āvāhya brahmarandhreṇa hṛtpadme sūryamaṇḍalāt tāreṇa samparātmānaṃ smarettaṃ sarvalakṣaṇaṃ
Habiendo invocado al Ser Supremo, a través del brahmarandhra, al loto del corazón desde el orbe solar, debe meditarse—por medio de la mística Tāra—en esa Alma suprema, dotada de todos los signos auspiciosos.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Paramātman as all-lakṣaṇa (all-auspicious), approachable through mantra-supported inner ascent/descent and heart-centered realization.
Application: Use a stable visualization route (sun → crown → heart) to unify attention and deepen non-dual contemplation.
Khanda Section: Yoga & Upasana (Dhyana, Pranayama, Kundalini, Atma-smarana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Cosmic
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: smarettaṃ → smaret tam; brahmarandhreṇa, hṛtpadme, sūryamaṇḍalāt are compounds resolved as tatpuruṣa.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 306 (dhyāna/prāṇāyāma/mantra continuum)
FAQs
It teaches a yogic internal-invocation (āvāhana) method: draw the contemplated Supreme Self via the brahmarandhra into the heart-lotus, using the Tāra (seed-mantra ‘oṃ’) as the meditative support.
Alongside its many subjects, the Agni Purana preserves practical upāsanā and mantra-yoga instructions—mapping subtle anatomy (brahmarandhra, hṛtpadma) and mantra-technique (Tāra/Oṃ) into a concise sādhanā protocol.
The practice is aimed at purification and steady remembrance of the Paramātman; meditating with Oṃ and internalizing the divine in the heart is presented as a direct means to inner clarity and liberation-oriented merit.