Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 44
Chapter 59 — अधिवासनकथनं
Adhivāsana: The Rite of Inviting and Stabilizing Hari’s Presence
सबलं त्रितयं नाभौ चिन्तयेद्देशिकोत्तमः पद्मञ्च द्वादशदलं पद्ममध्ये विचिन्तयेत्
sabalaṃ tritayaṃ nābhau cintayeddeśikottamaḥ padmañca dvādaśadalaṃ padmamadhye vicintayet
Le maître éminent doit méditer au nombril le « tritaya », la triple puissance avec ses énergies de soutien; et en son centre, il doit contempler un lotus à douze pétales.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as typical for Agni Purāṇa instructional chapters)
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Concept: Chakra as inner altar: triadic power (tritaya) supported by subsidiary energies, stabilized through lotus visualization.
Application: Use navel-lotus meditation to steady breath and attention; employ the petal-count as a counting frame for mantra-japa or subtle offerings in internal puja.
Khanda Section: Yoga-Tantra / Kundalini-Dhyana (Chakra-visualization and internal worship)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: चिन्तयेद्देशिकोत्तमः → चिन्तयेत् + देशिकोत्तमः (त् + द् → द्द् लेखन); पद्मञ्च → पद्मम् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 59 (chakra/lotus mandala sequence; internal worship)
FAQs
It teaches a precise dhyāna-technique: visualizing a powerful triad (tritaya) at the navel center and establishing a twelve‑petaled lotus there as the meditative support (cakra-padma).
Beyond myths and rites, it preserves practical yogic/tantric subtle-body mapping (nābhi-padma, petal counts, visualization protocol), showing the Purāṇa’s coverage of meditation technology alongside ritual and doctrine.
Concentrating on the navel-lotus is presented as a purifying inner rite that stabilizes prāṇa and mind, supporting disciplined practice and spiritual ascent through ordered contemplation.