Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 28
अधिवासनं नाम निर्वाणदीक्षायाम्
Adhivāsana in the Nirvāṇa-dīkṣā
वाय ॐ नमो नमः इति अनर्चित संस्तुत पूर्वविन्द ॐ साक्षिण ॐ रुद्रान्तक ॐ पतङ्ग ॐ ज्ञान ॐ शब्द ॐ सूक्ष्म ॐ शिव ॐ सर्व ॐ सर्वद ॐ सर्वसान्निध्यकर ब्रह्मविष्णु रुद्रकर ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ नमो नम इति च, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः वीजाकारो मकारश् च नाड्याविडापिङ्गलाह्वये प्राणापानावुभौ वायू घ्राणोपस्थौ तथेन्द्रिये
vāya oṃ namo namaḥ iti anarcita saṃstuta pūrvavinda oṃ sākṣiṇa oṃ rudrāntaka oṃ pataṅga oṃ jñāna oṃ śabda oṃ sūkṣma oṃ śiva oṃ sarva oṃ sarvada oṃ sarvasānnidhyakara brahmaviṣṇu rudrakara oṃ namaḥ śivāya oṃ namo nama iti ca, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ vījākāro makāraś ca nāḍyāviḍāpiṅgalāhvaye prāṇāpānāvubhau vāyū ghrāṇopasthau tathendriye
«Vāya—“Oṃ, hommage encore et encore”» : ainsi (récite-t-on) la forme non adorée mais louée, précédée du bindu (point), avec les épithètes : «Oṃ le Témoin, Oṃ Rudrāntaka (destructeur du farouche), Oṃ Pataṅga (l’oiseau du Soleil), Oṃ Connaissance, Oṃ Son, Oṃ le Subtil, Oṃ Śiva, Oṃ le Tout, Oṃ dispensateur de tout, Oṃ celui qui rend toute présence, artisan de Brahmā, Viṣṇu et Rudra ; Oṃ namaḥ śivāya ; Oṃ, hommage encore et encore»—ainsi est la récitation. Dans la leçon du livre marqué : la syllabe-graine «a» et aussi «ma» (sont placées) dans les nāḍī nommées Iḍā et Piṅgalā ; les deux souffles, prāṇa et apāna ; et de même les facultés sensorielles liées au nez et à l’organe générateur.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narration) instructing the sage (commonly Vasiṣṭha in the frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Tantric-style japa with nyasa-like subtle-body mapping: placing bija-syllables and prana/apana in ida–pingala while reciting Shiva epithets for inner purification and siddhi-oriented upasana.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Shiva-mantra japa with bindu-purvaka epithets and nadi–vayu mapping","lookup_keywords":["namaḥ śivāya","bindu-pūrvaka","iḍā piṅgalā","prāṇa apāna","bīja a ma"],"quick_summary":"Recite a bindu-led sequence of Oṃ-epithets culminating in ‘oṃ namaḥ śivāya’, while mentally installing seed-syllables and regulating prāṇa–apāna through iḍā and piṅgalā to align mantra, breath, and subtle channels."}
Concept: Mantra as a vehicle to realize Śiva as sākṣin (witness) and sarva (all), integrated with nāḍī–vāyu discipline.
Application: Use mantra + breath-channel visualization to stabilize attention, reduce mental dispersion, and cultivate witness-consciousness.
Khanda Section: Mantra-vidhi / Shiva-upasana (Tantric-style japa and subtle-body mapping)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin seated in meditation inscribes/visualizes Oṃ-epithets around a subtle-body diagram: iḍā and piṅgalā channels, prāṇa and apāna currents, with Śiva as luminous witness above.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat earthy palette, central meditating yogin with stylized nāḍīs (iḍā left, piṅgalā right), glowing bindu above the head, Śiva as serene witness in the upper register, Sanskrit seed-syllables ‘a’ and ‘ma’ subtly integrated as decorative glyphs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf haloed Śiva as sākṣin, below a seated sādhaka with symmetrical nāḍī lines, ornate borders, embossed gold for bindu and Oṃ symbols, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework showing instructional subtle-body mapping: labeled iḍā/piṅgalā, prāṇa/apāna arrows, small mantra panel with ‘oṃ namaḥ śivāya’, calm studio-like composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined courtly palette, a saint in a quiet chamber practicing japa with a manuscript (marked-book reading), faint translucent overlay of nāḍīs and breath currents, calligraphic Oṃ-epithets in the margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: makāraś ca → makāraḥ ca; atraiva → atra eva; āhvaye interpreted from iḍāpiṅgalāhvaye as iḍā-piṅgalā-āhvayā (instrumental sg) qualifying nāḍyā; yonayo 'pi → yonayaḥ api (in later verse). Verse 84.28 contains mantra/variant-note material; several epithets are treated as vocative/nominative mantra-padas.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 84 (Mantra-vidhi / subtle-body placements); Agni Purana sections on Śiva-upāsanā and mantra-nyāsa (adjacent verses in the same khanda)
FAQs
It gives a mantra-recitation sequence with Śiva epithets and a yogic/nyāsa-style mapping of bīja-syllables and life-breaths onto nāḍīs (Iḍā–Piṅgalā) and specific sense faculties.
It blends ritual mantra-vidhi (names, bīja, bindu usage) with yogic subtle-body doctrine (nāḍīs, prāṇa/apāna, indriya correspondences), showing how the text spans liturgy, tantra, and practical yoga physiology.
By aligning mantra with breath and subtle channels, the practice is presented as intensifying japa, purifying the inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa), and establishing closeness to Śiva through sustained, embodied remembrance.