Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 79
Adhivāsana-vidhi
Procedure for Preliminary Consecration in Vāstu–Pratiṣṭhā / Īśāna-kalpa
शक्त्यादिभूमिपर्यन्तं स्वतत्त्वाधिपसंयुतं विन्यस्य पुष्पमालाभिस्त्रिखण्डं परिकल्पयेत्
śaktyādibhūmiparyantaṃ svatattvādhipasaṃyutaṃ vinyasya puṣpamālābhistrikhaṇḍaṃ parikalpayet
Après avoir accompli le nyāsa depuis Śakti jusqu’à la Terre, avec les seigneurs présidant à chacun de ses propres tattva, on doit ensuite établir une division triple (trikhaṇḍa) au moyen de guirlandes de fleurs.
Lord Agni
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Concept: The practitioner’s body/space is a cosmos: tattvas with their lords are installed to transform perception; external garlands mirror internal segmentation.
Application: Use stepwise nyāsa (from subtle to gross) and clear spatial markers (trikhaṇḍa) to prevent ritual diffusion and strengthen visualization.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric Mandala & Tattva-nyasa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: śaktyādibhūmiparyantaṃ → śakti-ādi-bhūmi-paryantam; svatattvādhipasaṃyutaṃ → sva-tattva-adhipa-saṃyutam; puṣpamālābhis → puṣpa-mālābhiḥ; trikhāṇḍaṃ → tri-khaṇḍam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 96 (nyāsa, maṇḍala, tattva-vinyāsa instructions)
FAQs
It teaches tattva-nyāsa—ritually installing the cosmic principles from Śakti down to Earth along with their presiding deities—and then forming a trikhaṇḍa (three-part) mandala/arrangement using flower garlands.
It preserves precise, procedural ritual technology (nyāsa, deity-governed tattva mapping, and mandala segmentation), showing the Agni Purana’s coverage beyond myth into applied liturgy and tantric-ritual engineering.
By aligning the worshipper’s microcosm (sva-tattvas) with the macrocosmic order (Śakti-to-Bhūmi) and honoring their adhipas, the rite is held to purify the practitioner and stabilize concentration for effective worship and mantra-siddhi.