Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 2
Chapter 39 — भूपरिग्रहविधानम्
Bhū-parigraha-vidhāna: Procedure for Acquiring and Ritually Securing Land
व्यस्तानि मुनिभिर्लोके पञ्चविंशतिसङ्ख्यया हयशीर्षं तन्त्रमाद्यं तन्त्रं त्रैलोक्यमोहनं
vyastāni munibhirloke pañcaviṃśatisaṅkhyayā hayaśīrṣaṃ tantramādyaṃ tantraṃ trailokyamohanaṃ
Dans le monde, les sages les ont exposés au nombre de vingt-cinq. Le Hayśīrṣa Tantra est le premier : le Tantra qui ensorcelle les trois mondes.
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Pañcarātra/Tantric practitioners use this as a classificatory key: recognizing the canonical corpus (25 tantras) and treating Hayśīrṣa as the ādi-tantra for lineage, initiation, and ritual authority.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Pañcaviṃśati-tantra-saṅkhyā and Hayśīrṣa as Ādi-tantra","lookup_keywords":["pañcaviṃśati tantras","Hayśīrṣa Tantra","trai-lokya-mohana","Pāñcarātra","tantra-saṅkhyā"],"quick_summary":"The verse asserts a standard enumeration of twenty-five Tantras and places the Hayśīrṣa Tantra first, marking it as a foundational authority within the tradition."}
Concept: Śāstra-prāmāṇya via recognized enumeration and primacy (ādi-tantra) within a revealed/received corpus.
Application: Use the stated canon to validate ritual manuals, lineages, and citations in pañcarātra-mantra practice.
Khanda Section: Tantra-vidya (Pañcarātra/Mantra-śāstra and esoteric ritual manuals)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A council of sages presenting a scroll-list of twenty-five Tantras, with Hayśīrṣa/Hayagrīva presiding as the first tantra’s deity, radiating a tri-world-enchanting aura.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, seated rishis in a mandapa holding palm-leaf manuscripts, central Hayagrīva with horse head and serene eyes, warm ochres and greens, ornamental borders, subtle divine radiance filling three tiers symbolizing the three worlds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Hayagrīva enthroned with heavy gold-leaf halo, sages offering manuscript bundles, embossed ornaments, rich reds and greens, stylized three-world motif in the background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework of rishis enumerating tantras on palm leaves, Hayagrīva icon in the center, instructional composition with labeled manuscript stacks, soft pastel palette and delicate shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly assembly in a garden pavilion, sages reading a catalog scroll, a luminous Hayagrīva figure appearing in a cloud above, intricate textiles and manuscript details, balanced composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: munibhiḥ+ loke → munibhirloke; tantram+ ādyam → tantramādyaṃ; pañcaviṃśati+saṅkhyayā treated as compound; trailokya+mohanaṃ treated as compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 39 (Tantra-vidyā catalog continues in 39.3–39.5); Agni Purana sections on mantra, nyāsa, pūjā-vidhi (later ritual chapters)
FAQs
It conveys a technical cataloging principle: the Tantras are systematized as twenty-five, with the Hayśīrṣa Tantra named as the primary/first authority—indicating a recognized canon used for mantra, worship, and esoteric ritual procedures.
By enumerating and ranking a corpus of specialized Tantric manuals, the text functions like a reference index—mapping ritual-technical literature (tantra-saṅgraha) alongside other sciences, a hallmark of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic organization.
Recognizing an authoritative tantric source (ādya-tantra) frames practice under an accepted tradition; aligning worship and mantra-use with such a canon is presented as spiritually efficacious—capable of producing compelling influence (mohana) across the three worlds when rightly applied.