Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 2
Chapter 98 — गौरीप्रतिष्ठाकथनम्
Gaurī-Pratiṣṭhā: Installation and Worship of Gaurī; Īśāna-kalpa Elements
शय्यायान्तांश् च विन्यस्य मन्त्रान्मूर्त्यादिकान् गुह आत्मविद्याशिवान्तञ्च कुर्यादीशनिवेशनं
śayyāyāntāṃś ca vinyasya mantrānmūrtyādikān guha ātmavidyāśivāntañca kuryādīśaniveśanaṃ
Après avoir effectué le nyāsa des mantras—à commencer par ceux de Mūrti et ainsi de suite—jusqu’à ceux placés sur le lit (śayyā), et après avoir aussi placé le mantra de Guha ainsi que la série allant d’Ātmavidyā jusqu’à Śiva, on doit alors accomplir l’installation/invocation d’Īśa, à savoir l’Īśāna-niveśana.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mantra-nyāsa mapping for a Śaiva ritual sequence: placing Mūrti-mantras through śayyā-anta placements, adding Guha-mantra and Ātmavidyā-to-Śiva series, culminating in Īśāna-niveśana (invocation/installation).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Nyāsa-krama up to śayyā; Guha and Ātmavidyā–Śiva series; Īśāna-niveśana","lookup_keywords":["nyāsa","mūrti-mantra","śayyā-nyāsa","guha-mantra","īśāna-niveśana"],"quick_summary":"Perform a structured nyāsa sequence across ritual loci (including the śayyā), incorporate Guha and the Ātmavidyā-to-Śiva mantra chain, then invoke/install Īśāna to seal the rite."}
Concept: Devatā-sannidhāna is established through ordered mantra-placement (nyāsa), culminating in a directional/ontological sealing via Īśāna.
Application: Maintains ritual integrity by insisting on sequence (krama) and completeness of mantra-loci before final invocation.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric Mantra-nyasa and Īśāna-kalpa)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A priest performs nyāsa gestures over body and ritual implements, moving through a mapped sequence ending at a ritual bed (śayyā), then invokes Īśāna with a final sealing gesture.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; priest with raised hands touching head, heart, shoulders in nyāsa, a decorated śayyā platform with cloth and yantra nearby, subtle depiction of Īśāna direction (northeast) with a small emblem, temple interior lamps.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore; priest performing nyāsa before a richly ornamented śayyā and altar, gold leaf on ritual vessels, a stylized northeast corner marked, aura around the invoked presence of Īśāna.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore; diagrammatic yet artistic scene showing nyāsa points and implements (śayyā, kalaśa, yantra), priest in precise mudrā, clear spatial orientation to northeast for Īśāna-niveśana.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; intimate indoor ritual with fine textiles on the śayyā, priest performing hand-gestures, manuscript open to mantra sequence, architectural corner highlighted to indicate Īśāna direction."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शय्यायान्तान् → शय्या + अन्तान्; मन्त्रान्मूर्त्यादिकान् → मन्त्रान् + मूर्त्यादिकान्; आत्मविद्याशिवान्तञ्च → आत्मविद्याशिवान्तम् + च; कुर्यादीशनिवेशनम् → कुर्यात् + ईशनिवेशनम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Puja-vidhi sections on nyāsa, āvāhana, and Śaiva mantra-krama (early 98th adhyāya context)
FAQs
It teaches a specific sequence of mantra-nyāsa: placing mantras (starting with Mūrti-series), adding Guha and the Ātmavidyā-to-Śiva series, and then performing Īśāna (Īśa) installation.
It preserves procedural liturgy—precise ordering of mantras, nyāsa, and deity-installation—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of practical temple/household ritual technology alongside its many other disciplines.
Correct nyāsa and Īśāna-installation are presented as means to sanctify the worship-space/body, align the practitioner with Śaiva divine power, and make the rite effective and purificatory.