Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 24
अधिवासनं नाम निर्वाणदीक्षायाम्
Adhivāsana in the Nirvāṇa-dīkṣā
अत्ता कुहककालाग्निरुद्रो हाटक एव च कुष्माण्डश् चैव सत्यश् च ब्रह्मा विष्णुश् च सप्तमः
attā kuhakakālāgnirudro hāṭaka eva ca kuṣmāṇḍaś caiva satyaś ca brahmā viṣṇuś ca saptamaḥ
Il est le Dévoreur ; le Trompeur ; le Feu du Temps ; Rudra ; Hāṭaka, l’or même ; Kuṣmāṇḍa ; la Vérité ; Brahmā ; Viṣṇu — et le Septième dans la suite des noms.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narration to Vasiṣṭha)
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Alamkara Type: Nāmāvalī-krama (enumerative style) with semantic contrast (devourer/deceiver/truth)
Concept: The One appears as opposites and functions—māyā (kuhaka) and satya (truth), destruction (kālāgni) and sustaining divinity (viṣṇu).
Application: Contemplate how apparent contradiction resolves in a single divine ground; use the name-pairs to steady the mind when facing change and uncertainty.
Khanda Section: Nama-stotra / Devata-nama-kathana (Vishnu-sahasranama-style listing within Agni Purana)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Bhayānaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic panel of multiple name-aspects: a fiery Kālāgni halo, Rudra presence, a golden radiance for Hāṭaka, and a central emblem of Satya (truth) anchoring the composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, central deity with multiple symbolic emblems: flames for Kālāgni, golden glow for Hāṭaka, austere Rudra features, surrounding inscriptions of names, traditional flat perspective and bold outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold foil emphasizing Hāṭaka, fiery aureole for Kālāgni, deity enthroned with attendant figures representing Brahmā and Viṣṇu, ornate prabhāmaṇḍala","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean iconographic labeling of each epithet as a vignette around the central deity, soft shading, didactic arrangement like an illustrated glossary","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical court scene where each epithet is personified as an attendant (fire, gold, truth), fine detailing, subdued palette with bright flame accents"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कालाग्निः+रुद्रः→कालाग्निरुद्रः; कुष्माण्डः+च+एव→कुष्माण्डश्चैव; सत्यः+च→सत्यश्च; विष्णुः+च→विष्णुश्च
Related Themes: Agni Purana 84 (nāmastotra continuation)
FAQs
This verse functions as nāma-kathana (recitation of divine epithets): it supports japa/stotra practice by providing potent names that encapsulate cosmic functions—consumption, illusion, dissolution-fire, and the triadic roles of Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra.
By compressing multiple theological and cosmological doctrines into a single name-list—identifying one supreme principle through diverse forms (Rudra, Brahmā, Viṣṇu) and forces (kālāgni)—it exemplifies the Agni Purana’s cataloguing style across doctrines, deities, and cosmic processes.
Meditating on and reciting these names cultivates devotion and insight into the deity as the source of creation, preservation, and dissolution, traditionally believed to purify the mind and generate merit through remembrance of the divine reality (satya).