Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 63
Chapter 78 — पवित्रारोहणकथनं
Pavitrārohaṇa: Installing the Sanctifying Thread/Garland
नाडीसन्धानरूपेण विधिना योजयेत्ततः वंशादिपात्रे विन्यस्य अस्त्रञ्च हृदयन्ततः
nāḍīsandhānarūpeṇa vidhinā yojayettataḥ vaṃśādipātre vinyasya astrañca hṛdayantataḥ
Ensuite, selon le rite prescrit, il doit appliquer (le mantra/la puissance) sous la forme de « nāḍī-saṃdhāna », c’est-à-dire la jonction des canaux subtils. L’ayant déposé dans un récipient tel qu’un tube de bambou et autres, il doit alors installer l’Astra (mantra-arme) à partir de la région du cœur et au-delà.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Weapon Type: Astra (mantric ‘weapon’ as protective force)
Concept: Ritual power is stabilized by internal alignment (nāḍī-sandhāna) and then externalized as protection (astra).
Application: Before protective rites/amulets, perform heart-centered nyāsa and channel-linking to ‘seat’ the mantra effectively.
Khanda Section: Agneya-vidya (Tantric/Ritual Nyāsa and Mantra-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: nāḍīsandhānarūpeṇa is a tatpuruṣa chain; yojayettataḥ → योजयेत् + ततः; vaṃśādipātre → वंश + आदि + पात्रे; astrañca → अस्त्रम् + च; hṛdayantataḥ → हृदयम् + ततः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 78 (nyāsa and protective mantra procedures); Agni Purana mantra-vidhi passages on hṛdaya/astra nyāsa
FAQs
It teaches a procedural step in mantra-prayoga: performing nāḍī-sandhāna (linking subtle channels) and then doing astra-nyāsa—installing the protective ‘weapon’ mantra—beginning from the heart-region, after placing/charging it in a suitable vessel such as a bamboo tube.
It preserves specialized, operational details of ritual technology—subtle-body concepts (nāḍīs), applied nyāsa, and protective astra-mantras—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage beyond mythology into practical liturgy and tantric-style procedures.
By correctly linking the nāḍīs and installing the astra-mantra from the heart-center, the practitioner is ritually purified and safeguarded, establishing inner protection and steadiness for subsequent worship or mantra-work.