Agni Purana — Sahitya-shastra, Shloka 23
Chapter 347: One-syllable Appellations (एकाक्षराभिधानम्)
कुष्माण्डाय एकदन्तत्रिपुरान्तकाय श्यामदन्तविकटहरहासाय लम्बनाशाननाय पद्मदंष्ट्राय मेघोल्काय धूमोल्काय वक्रतुण्दाय विघ्नेश्वराय विकटोत्कटाय गजेन्द्रगमनाय भुजगेन्द्रहाराय शशाङ्कधराय गणाधिपतये स्वाहा एतैर् मनुभिः स्वाहान्तैः पूज्य तिलहोमादिनार्थभाक् काद्यैर् वा वीजसंयुक्तैस्तैर् आद्यैश् च नमो ऽन्तकैः
kuṣmāṇḍāya ekadantatripurāntakāya śyāmadantavikaṭaharahāsāya lambanāśānanāya padmadaṃṣṭrāya megholkāya dhūmolkāya vakratuṇdāya vighneśvarāya vikaṭotkaṭāya gajendragamanāya bhujagendrahārāya śaśāṅkadharāya gaṇādhipataye svāhā etair manubhiḥ svāhāntaiḥ pūjya tilahomādinārthabhāk kādyair vā vījasaṃyuktaistair ādyaiś ca namo 'ntakaiḥ
« Svāhā à Kuṣmāṇḍa; au Monodent (Ekadanta), au Destructeur de Tripura (Tripurāntaka); à celui dont la défense est sombre et dont le rire est redoutable; au Long-nez/Long-visage; à celui dont les défenses sont semblables au lotus; à Megholkā; à Dhūmolkā; au Trompe-courbe (Vakratunḍa); à Vighneśvara; au Terrible et au Très-terrible (Vikaṭotkaṭa); à celui dont la démarche est celle du seigneur des éléphants; à celui qui porte le roi des serpents en guirlande; au Porteur de la Lune; au Seigneur des Gaṇa—svāhā. » Après avoir adoré par ces mantras se terminant par « svāhā », on devient apte aux rites tels que le homa d’offrande de sésame et autres; ou bien l’on peut adorer par des bīja-mantras joints à des syllabes commençant par « ka », ainsi que par les noms antérieurs se terminant par « namaḥ ».
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Mantra-kalpa for Gaṇeśa: svāhā-terminated mantras for pūjā and homa (tilahoma), plus alternative bīja-combinations and namaḥ-forms for japa/arcana.","sutra_style":false}
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Alamkara Type: Bahunāma-stuti (enumerative praise)
Concept: Mantra-śakti is activated through correct terminal (svāhā for homa), bīja-samyoga, and nāma-forms; epithets map diverse divine functions (vighna-nāśa, tejas, rakṣā).
Application: Use svāhā-ending mantras specifically when offering into fire (homa); for arcana/japa, use namaḥ-ending forms or bīja-syllable combinations as prescribed by one’s prayoga.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi / Mantra-kalpa (Gaṇeśa-mantra and Homa procedure)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fire-altar (homa-kuṇḍa) with sesame offerings; priest chants a long chain of Gaṇeśa epithets ending in svāhā; Gaṇeśa visualized as fierce-auspicious with serpent garland and moon emblem.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, homa scene with square kuṇḍa, flames stylized, priest offering tila with ladle, Gaṇeśa appearing in aura with nāga-hāra and crescent/moon motif, epithets inscribed as decorative bands, bold outlines and earthy palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Gaṇeśa with gold foil halo and ornaments, foreground homa-kuṇḍa with sesame offerings, priest in white, svāhā mantras suggested as gold-script border, rich temple interior","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional depiction of tilahoma: kuṇḍa, samidh, tila bowl, ladle, priest posture; side panel showing key epithets (Vakratunda, Vighneśvara, Ekadanta) and svāhā terminal, soft colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate ritual chamber with patterned textiles, small fire-altar, priest offering sesame, calligraphic ribbon of mantras, Gaṇeśa apparition in cloud-like aureole, fine detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: lambanāśānanāya read as lamba-nāsa-ānanāya; etair manubhiḥ = etaiḥ manubhiḥ; svāhāntaiḥ = svāhā-antaiḥ; tilahomādinārthabhāk = tila-homa-ādi-nā artha-bhāk; vījasaṃyuktais = vīja-saṃyuktaiḥ; namo 'ntakaiḥ = namas-anta-kaiḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 347 (Gaṇeśa pūjā and mantra-kalpa context); Agni Purana sections on homa/śānti rites (elsewhere in ritual chapters)
FAQs
It prescribes a Gaṇeśa invocation using mantras that end in “svāhā” for fire-offerings, and states that such worship authorizes/qualifies the practitioner for rites like sesame-homa; alternatively, worship may be done using bīja-mantras combined with ka-varga syllables and mantras ending in “namaḥ”.
Beyond praise-names, it gives procedural mantra-technology—how to format mantras for homa (“svāhā”-ending), when “namaḥ”-ending is used, and how bīja-syllables are combined—showing the text’s compendium style that catalogues practical ritual methods.
Gaṇeśa is invoked as Vighneśvara (controller/remover of obstacles); performing these “svāhā”-mantras in worship and homa is presented as a means to remove impediments and to gain ritual eligibility (adhikāra) for further purificatory and merit-producing offerings.