Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 22
Pratiṣṭhā-Kalaśa-Śodhana-Ukti (Instruction on Purifying the Consecration Pitcher) — Chapter 85
वामया तदनेनैव देवीगर्भे विनिक्षिपेत् ॐ हां हं हां आत्मने नमः देहोत्पत्तौ हृदा ह्य् एवं शिरसा जन्मना तथा
vāmayā tadanenaiva devīgarbhe vinikṣipet oṃ hāṃ haṃ hāṃ ātmane namaḥ dehotpattau hṛdā hy evaṃ śirasā janmanā tathā
De la main gauche, par ce même procédé/mantra, on déposera la puissance/la semence dans le sein (giron) de la Déesse. (Réciter :) « oṃ hāṃ haṃ hāṃ—ātmanē namaḥ » (« hommage à l’Ātman »). Pour la production du corps, on le fait en plaçant (le mantra) dans le cœur ; et pour la naissance, de même, en le plaçant dans la tête.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Garbha-nyāsa: placing mantra-śakti into Devī-garbha with left-hand procedure; mapping mantra placement to heart (deha-utpatti) and head (janma) as ritualized generation/birth sequence.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Devī-garbha nyāsa: heart and head placements for deha-utpatti and janma","lookup_keywords":["garbha-nyāsa","devī-garbha","vāma-hasta","hṛd-nyāsa","śiras-nyāsa"],"quick_summary":"Using the left hand, place the mantra into the Goddess’s womb; for ‘body-generation’ place in the heart, and for ‘birth’ place in the head—linking nyāsa loci to stages of manifestation."}
Concept: Embodiment is ritually ‘constructed’: śakti is installed in the cosmic womb, then differentiated through heart (formation) and head (emergence) centers.
Application: In visualization/nyāsa, treat heart as the workshop of embodiment (deha-utpatti) and head as the gateway of emergence (janma), sequencing placements to stabilize the intended inner form.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-nyasa and Garbha-nyasa (Tantric ritual placement of mantra in the body/womb)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Śākta ritual visualization: the Goddess as luminous womb-space receives a seed of mantra; the practitioner touches heart then head, indicating stages of body-formation and birth.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Devī as large central figure with glowing womb-lotus, sādhaka at side using left hand in nyāsa, heart and head lotuses highlighted with red-gold, stylized mantra syllables floating","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Devī enthroned with prominent lotus at navel/womb, gold leaf radiance, sādhaka performing left-hand placement, heart and head chakras shown as jeweled lotuses, ornate arch","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, instructional depiction: three-step panel (garbha placement → heart placement → head placement), clean lines, subtle colors, clear hand positions","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical scene: Devī as luminous presence in a clouded aureole, practitioner in foreground touching chest and crown, delicate translucent lotus motifs, calligraphy caption with mantra"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Resolved: तदनेनैव → तत् + अनेन + एव; देवीगर्भे → देवी-गर्भे; देहोत्पत्तौ → देह-उत्पत्तौ; हृदा ह्य् → हृदा + हि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 85 (nyāsa, garbha-related saṃskāra context)
FAQs
It teaches a nyāsa-style ritual: implanting/placing a mantra-power (with bīja syllables) into the Devī’s womb, and specifying heart-nyāsa for bodily formation and head-nyāsa for birth-related efficacy.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves applied ritual technology—precise mantra, placement (heart/head), and procedural cues—showing the text’s coverage of practical pūjā-vidhi and tantric-style sādhanā methods.
By consecrating embodiment and birth through mantra-installation directed to the ātman, the rite is framed as purification and sanctification of life-processes, aligning the practitioner’s body and destiny with sacred power.