Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 51
अधिवासनं नाम निर्वाणदीक्षायाम्
Adhivāsana in the Nirvāṇa-dīkṣā
कर्तर्या छेदनं कुर्यात् कल्पशस्त्रेण तद्यथा ॐ हूं निवृत्तिकलापाशाय हूं फट् ॐ हं हं हां आत्मने नम इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः शिखात्मने ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः पञ्चपञ्चाहुतीर्दद्यादिति ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः बन्धकत्वञ्च निर्वर्त्य हस्ताभ्याञ्च शराणुना
kartaryā chedanaṃ kuryāt kalpaśastreṇa tadyathā oṃ hūṃ nivṛttikalāpāśāya hūṃ phaṭ oṃ haṃ haṃ hāṃ ātmane nama iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ śikhātmane kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ pañcapañcāhutīrdadyāditi ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ bandhakatvañca nirvartya hastābhyāñca śarāṇunā
On doit accomplir la coupe (c’est-à-dire la rupture de l’entrave) avec des ciseaux, au moyen de l’arme rituelle prescrite (kalpa-śastra), ainsi : « Oṃ hūṃ — au nœud coulant de la série des kalā de Nivṛtti — hūṃ phaṭ. » (Dans certains manuscrits marqués, on lit : « Oṃ haṃ haṃ hāṃ, salutations à l’ātman », ou « au śikhātmā » ; et dans quelques leçons on ajoute : « on doit offrir cinq séries de cinq oblations ».) Ayant ainsi établi l’état de bandhaka (condition de ligature), on doit aussi agir des deux mains, au moyen d’un instrument semblable à une flèche ou à une tige (śarāṇu).
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Weapon Type: Ritual weapon (kalpa-śastra), scissors (kartarī), arrow-like implement (śarāṇu)
Concept: Bondage is operationalized as a manipulable ‘pāśa’ across kalā-levels (Nivṛtti etc.); mantra + mudrā/gesture + implement enact release.
Application: In protective/exorcistic contexts, coordinate recitation with decisive ‘cutting’ gestures and clear closure steps (bandhaka then vimocana).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra-mantra-kalpa (Protective rites, bindings and release procedures)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual specialist performs a symbolic cutting of an invisible noose using scissors/ritual blade while chanting ‘oṃ hūṃ … hūṃ phaṭ’; manuscript-variant mantra ribbons appear; an arrow-like tool is held between both hands to complete the operation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dramatic pose with kartarī in hand, bold bīja syllables floating (oṃ hūṃ phaṭ), stylized noose snapping, secondary figure holding śarāṇu, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-embossed ritual weapon and scissors, mantra scrolls with bīja letters, broken pāśa rendered as jeweled cord, rich ornamentation and haloed practitioner","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, instructional panel: close-up of hands performing kartarī-gesture and holding śarāṇu, clear labeling of mantra variants (ātman/śikhātmā), neat altar accessories","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, fine depiction of implements (scissors, blade, arrow-shaft), calligraphic mantra cartouches, subtle noose motif dissolving, refined interior setting"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"intense","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tadyathā = tad + yathā; nivṛttikalāpāśāya = nivṛtti + kalā + pāśāya; bandhakatvañca = bandhakatvam + ca; hastābhyāñca = hastābhyām + ca. (Editorial notes like kha/ga/ṅa/cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ are apparatus and not analyzed as verse-padas.)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 84.50 (āyudha-mantra counts); Agni Purana 84.52 (astra burning operation)
FAQs
It teaches a kalpa-style procedure for severing or neutralizing a ritual ‘bond/noose’ using a specific mantra formula (hūṃ…phaṭ), a cutting implement (scissors/ritual weapon), and (in some recensions) a quantified oblation count (five sets of five).
Alongside theology and narrative, the Agni Purana preserves highly practical ritual-technology: mantras, implements, variant readings, and procedural counts—showing it as a compendium of applied liturgy and protective rites.
The rite aims at releasing or controlling bonds (pāśa/bandhana) through mantra and offering—framed as purification and protection, where ‘phaṭ’ functions as a dispersive/severing command to break obstructive forces.