Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 28
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
एकज्योतिश् च द्विज्योतिस्त्रिश् चतुर्ज्योतिरेव च एकशक्रो द्विशक्रश् च त्रिशक्रश् च महाबलः
ekajyotiś ca dvijyotistriś caturjyotireva ca ekaśakro dviśakraś ca triśakraś ca mahābalaḥ
Il est la Lumière Une ; la Lumière Double ; et aussi la Lumière Triple et Quadruple. Il est l’unique Śakra (Indra), le Śakra double et le Śakra triple, d’une grande puissance.
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the usual Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Contemplative japa on graded manifestations (one/two/three/four lights; one/two/three Indras) to internalize divine sovereignty across levels of cosmos and psyche.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Yamaka/anuprāsa-like repetition with numerical progression
Concept: Non-dual source expressed as multiple functional lights/powers; unity underlying plurality.
Application: Use as dhyāna: visualize a single inner light expanding into multiple layers (sense-mind-intellect-self; or earth-atmosphere-heaven-cosmic) while repeating the graded names.
Khanda Section: Stotra–Nama–Sahasranama / Mantra-nama-kathana (Epithets and sacred names used for japa and praise)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An abstract mandala of light: one central flame becoming two, three, and four concentric luminous layers; alongside, three Indra emblems (vajra motifs) indicating tiered sovereignty.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural abstraction, concentric jyotis circles with stylized flames, three vajra symbols, minimal figures, sacred geometry borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central gold-embossed flame/halo, layered aureoles (2/3/4), small vajra medallions, rich reds and greens, devotional abstraction","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, clean instructional diagram of graded lights with Sanskrit labels eka/dvi/tri/catur, subtle Indra-vajra icons, fine linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical scene: sage in meditation seeing expanding lights in the sky, three regal Indra-like silhouettes with vajra, delicate shading"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Darbari","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकज्योतिश् च = एकज्योतिः + च (विसर्ग → श् before च). द्विज्योतिस्त्रिः = द्विज्योतिः + त्रिः (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि in recitation). चतुर्ज्योतिरेव = चतुर्ज्योतिः + एव (विसर्ग → र् before vowel ए).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 219 (nama-mantra progression)
FAQs
It provides mantra-style epithets for devotional recitation (japa/stotra), identifying the deity as the single and multi-modal “Light” and as the supreme wielder of Indra-like sovereign power.
By cataloging specialized divine appellations (nāmas) that encode theology and cosmology in compact form, it functions like a reference-list for worship practice—one of the many knowledge-genres the Agni Purana compiles.
Contemplating and reciting these names is traditionally held to purify the mind through remembrance of the deity as the all-pervading Light and supreme power, fostering devotion and inner clarity.