Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 106
Adhivāsana-vidhi
Procedure for Preliminary Consecration in Vāstu–Pratiṣṭhā / Īśāna-kalpa
पद्मतन्तुसमां शक्तिमुद्वातेन समुद्यतां विशन्ती सूर्यमार्गेण निःसरन्तीं समुद्गतां
padmatantusamāṃ śaktimudvātena samudyatāṃ viśantī sūryamārgeṇa niḥsarantīṃ samudgatāṃ
Qu’il contemple la Śakti, aussi ténue qu’une fibre de lotus, soulevée par le vent ascendant (udvāta), entrant par la voie solaire, puis ressortant—après s’être élevée vers le haut.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing the sage (Vasiṣṭha as the common frame)
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Alamkara Type: Upama
Concept: Sūkṣma-śakti is guided by vāyu; visualization provides a functional ‘map’ for directing consciousness upward.
Application: During prāṇāyāma, coordinate gentle upward attention with inhalation/udāna-like lift, imagining a fine thread rising through a bright channel to prevent dullness and distraction.
Khanda Section: Yoga–Pranayama–Nadi/Vayu-vidya (Subtle-body discipline and inner wind/energy movement)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meditator visualizing a hair-thin luminous śakti like lotus fiber rising upward, carried by an inner wind, moving through a bright solar channel and emerging above the head.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style; seated yogin, inside body shown as stylized channel with golden ‘solar’ line, a thin white lotus-fiber thread rising, wind motifs as swirling pale strokes, serene palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore with gold; central yogin with halo, gold-embossed solar channel up the spine, delicate lotus-fiber thread in white, ornate lotus at base, radiant emergence above crown","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting; clean instructional cross-section of torso with sūrya-mārga highlighted, thin thread-like śakti rising, subtle arrows indicating udvāta lift, calm background","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; yogin in garden pavilion, translucent overlay of inner golden channel and fine thread rising, small sun emblem marking sūrya-mārga, meticulous detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: śaktimudvātena = śaktim + udvātena; padmatantusamām = padma + tantu + samām; sūryamārgeṇa = sūrya + mārgeṇa.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 96 (prāṇāyāma/nāḍī-vāyu sequence)
FAQs
A yogic visualization technique: perceive a subtle śakti, lifted by an ascending vāyu (udvāta), moving through the ‘solar path’ (sūrya-mārga) as part of inner energy control.
It exemplifies the text’s inclusion of practical yogic physiology—winds (vāyu), channels (mārga/nāḍī), and meditative imagery—alongside its many other domains (ritual, polity, medicine, poetics).
Mastery of prāṇa/śakti movement is presented as a purificatory inner discipline that steadies the mind and supports higher realization through controlled ascent of vital energy.