Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 1
Chapter 306 — त्रैलोक्यमोहनमन्त्राः
Mantras for Enchanting the Three Worlds
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे नारसिंहादिमन्त्रा नाम पञ्चाधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः अथ षष्ठाधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः त्रैलोक्यमोहनमन्त्राः अग्निर् उवाच वक्ष्ये मन्त्रं चतुर्वर्गसिद्ध्यै त्रैलिक्यमोहनम् ः ॐ पुरुषोत्तम त्रिभुवनमदोन्मादकर हूं फट् हृदयाय नमः कर्षय महाबल हूं फट् अस्त्राय त्रिभुवनेश्वर सर्वजनमनांसि हन दारय मम वशमानय हूं फट् नेत्राय त्रैलोक्यमोहन हृषीकेशाप्रतिरूप सर्वस्त्रीहृदयाकर्षण आगच्छ नमः सङ्गाक्षिण्यायकेन न्यासं मूलवदीरितं
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe nārasiṃhādimantrā nāma pañcādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha ṣaṣṭhādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ trailokyamohanamantrāḥ agnir uvāca vakṣye mantraṃ caturvargasiddhyai trailikyamohanam ḥ oṃ puruṣottama tribhuvanamadonmādakara hūṃ phaṭ hṛdayāya namaḥ karṣaya mahābala hūṃ phaṭ astrāya tribhuvaneśvara sarvajanamanāṃsi hana dāraya mama vaśamānaya hūṃ phaṭ netrāya trailokyamohana hṛṣīkeśāpratirūpa sarvastrīhṛdayākarṣaṇa āgaccha namaḥ saṅgākṣiṇyāyakena nyāsaṃ mūlavadīritaṃ
Ainsi, dans l’Agni Mahāpurāṇa s’achève le chapitre trois-cent-cinq, intitulé « Mantras de Narasiṃha et autres ». Commence maintenant le chapitre trois-cent-six : « Mantras pour enchanter les trois mondes ». Agni dit : « Je vais proclamer le mantra Trailokya-mohana, qui procure l’accomplissement des quatre buts humains (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa) : “Oṃ, ô Puruṣottama, toi qui enivres et rends délirants les trois mondes—hūṃ phaṭ—hommage au Cœur. Attire (les êtres), ô Très-Puissant—hūṃ phaṭ—(ceci) pour l’Arme (astrā). Ô Seigneur des trois mondes, frappe les esprits de tous; fends (leur résolution); amène-les sous mon pouvoir—hūṃ phaṭ—hommage à l’Œil. Ô Enchanteur des trois mondes, ô forme correspondante de Hṛṣīkeśa, attire le cœur de toutes les femmes; viens—hommage.” Avec « Saṅgākṣiṇī » et les autres, on doit accomplir le nyāsa comme il est énoncé pour le mantra racine.
Lord Agni
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Trailokya-mohana mantra (caturvarga-siddhi) with nyāsa","lookup_keywords":["trailokya-mohana","puruṣottama mantra","ākarṣaṇa sarva-jana-manāṃsi","nyāsa saṅgākṣiṇī","hūṃ phaṭ astrāya"],"quick_summary":"A multi-part mohana mantra with heart/weapon/eye segments is given, along with a note to perform nyāsa using Saṅgākṣiṇī etc. as per the root-mantra procedure."}
Concept: Mantra as operative speech: bīja + nāma + imperative verbs + aṅga-nyāsa (hṛdaya/astrā/netra) to ‘seal’ intention and effect.
Application: For traditions that transmit such prayogas, the verse indicates the mantra’s segmentation and the requirement of nyāsa aligned to the mūla-mantra.
Khanda Section: Mantra-Tantra and Puja-vidhi (Narasimha-mantra corpus; Mohana/Ākarṣaṇa rites)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sādhaka performs nyāsa on heart, eyes, and weapon-mudrā while reciting the Trailokya-mohana mantra; subtle depiction of minds being ‘drawn’ toward the practitioner as symbolic threads of light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: seated sādhaka before a small Vishnu-form (Puruṣottama) with aura; clear hand-gestures for hṛdaya/astrā/netra nyāsa; stylized three-worlds motif (heaven, earth, nether) being ‘maddened’ by radiance.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Puruṣottama icon with gold halo; mantra segments written in ornamental bands; the sādhaka shown touching heart and eyes, with a radiant ‘astrā’ emblem; rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: diagrammatic instructional painting—three panels for hṛdaya/astrā/netra nyāsa, each labeled; central deity-form; clean composition suited to ritual pedagogy.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: courtly interior where a mystic recites; delicate lines show attraction as flowing ribbons toward figures; deity-vision faintly appearing above, with calligraphy cartouches for mantra parts."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्य् + आग्नेये → इत्याग्नेये; अग्निर् + उवाच → अग्निरुवाच; मन्त्रोयं = मन्त्रः अयम्; त्रैलोक्य/त्रैलिक्य पाठभेदः (यह ‘त्रैलोक्य’ ग्रहणम्).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 305 (Narasimha-mantra preliminaries and rakṣā); Agni Purana 306 (procedural homa/japa/abhiṣeka in vv. 2-3)
FAQs
It teaches a Trailokya-mohana (three-world enchanting) mantra along with implicit aṅga/nyāsa applications—hṛdaya (heart), netra (eye), and astra (weapon)—used for attraction and subjugation-oriented ritual results.
Beyond myth and doctrine, it preserves applied mantra-vidyā: specific bījas/exclamations (hūṃ, phaṭ), nyāsa mapping to bodily points, and goal-framing via caturvarga-siddhi—showing the Purāṇa’s coverage of practical ritual technologies alongside theology.
The text frames the mantra as caturvarga-sādhana (aimed at dharma–artha–kāma–mokṣa), but its mohana/vaśīkaraṇa language implies power-oriented use; traditionally, such rites are treated as requiring strict discipline, purity, and right intention to avoid adverse karmic consequences.