Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 42
Chapter 59 — अधिवासनकथनं
Adhivāsana: The Rite of Inviting and Stabilizing Hari’s Presence
त्रिनाभिचक्रं द्विनेमि स्वरैस्तच्च समन्वितं पृष्ठदेशे ततः प्राज्ञः प्रकृत्यादीन्निवेशयेत्
trinābhicakraṃ dvinemi svaraistacca samanvitaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe tataḥ prājñaḥ prakṛtyādīnniveśayet
Ensuite, l’adepte doit établir (tracer/visualiser) une roue à trois moyeux et deux jantes, pourvue des voyelles; puis, dans la région du dos, le pratiquant avisé doit installer (nyāsa) Prakṛti et les autres principes.
Lord Agni (teaching to the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Construct/visualize a specific chakra-yantra (three hubs, two rims) encoded with vowels (svaras) and perform tattva-nyasa (Prakriti etc.) on the back region as part of internal worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Svarayukta Trinabhi-Dvinemi Chakra and Prakriti-adi Nyasa on the Back","lookup_keywords":["trinabhi-cakra","dvinemi","svara-matrika","prakriti-nyasa","prishtha-desha"],"quick_summary":"Visualize/draw a wheel with three hubs and two rims populated by vowels, then install Prakriti and subsequent tattvas on the back—linking matrika (sound) with tattva (principle) in the body."}
Concept: Matrika–tattva correspondence: phonemes (vowels) serve as carriers for installing ontological principles (Prakriti-adi) within the body.
Application: Use phonemic visualization to anchor subtle principle-meditation; nyasa on the back supports a ‘behind-the-heart’ stabilizing awareness and protective sacralization.
Khanda Section: Yantra-Mantra & Tattva-Nyasa (Tantric ritual geometry and installation of principles)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A precise yantra: wheel with three hubs and two rims, vowels inscribed around; practitioner performs nyasa on the back, indicating placement of Prakriti and other tattvas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: large stylized chakra-yantra with Sanskrit vowels, priest touching the back region in ritual gesture, warm earthy palette, temple-lamp ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate chakra with gold highlights, vowels in circular bands, priest figure performing nyasa, rich decorative borders and ritual implements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: technical plate-like painting—clear trinabhi/dvinemi wheel diagram with vowel placement, alongside a human figure showing prishtha-desha nyasa points.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: meticulous geometric wheel with calligraphy-like vowels, practitioner in profile with attendant holding manuscript, subtle shading and architectural framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mystic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वरैस्तच्च → स्वरैः + तत् + च; प्रकृत्यादीन्निवेशयेत् → प्रकृत्यादीन् + निवेशयेत् (न् + न् संधि-लेखन).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 59 (tattva-nyasa sequence; yantra construction instructions)
FAQs
It teaches yantra-racana (forming a triple-hub, double-rim chakra) integrated with the vowel-mātṛkā, followed by tattva-nyāsa—ritually assigning Prakṛti and related principles onto the practitioner’s back region.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves a practical ritual-technology: geometric yantras, phonemic (vowel) mapping, and Sāṅkhya-tattva installation—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of tantra, mantra-science, and embodied ritual procedure.
By installing the tattvas beginning with Prakṛti through regulated nyāsa, the practitioner sacralizes the body as a ritual field, aiming at purification, mantra-siddhi, and inner alignment of cosmic principles with personal consciousness.