Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 10
Chapter 305 — Narasiṃha and Related Mantras (नारसिंहादिमन्त्राः)
नेमिः श्वेता वहिः कृष्णवर्णरेखा च पार्थिवी मध्येतरेमरे वर्णानेवं चक्रद्वयं लिखेत्
nemiḥ śvetā vahiḥ kṛṣṇavarṇarekhā ca pārthivī madhyetaremare varṇānevaṃ cakradvayaṃ likhet
નેમિ (પરિધિ) શ્વેત હોવી જોઈએ; બહાર પાર્થિવ સ્વભાવવાળી કૃષ્ણવર્ણ રેખા હોવી જોઈએ. મધ્યના અન્ય વલયમાં પણ ક્રમથી વર્ણો ભરી—આ રીતે ચક્રદ્વય દોરવું.
Lord Agni (in instruction mode, narrating Agni Purana’s technical procedure to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vastu","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Yantra/maṇḍala drafting: apply prescribed color-coding to concentric wheel-diagrams for ritual installation, protection, and homa targeting.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Cakra-yantra Lekhana: Color Rules for Rim, Outer Line, and Middle Zone (Dvi-cakra)","lookup_keywords":["yantra","mandala","cakra-lekhana","nemi","varna"],"quick_summary":"Draw two wheel-diagrams with specific color assignments: a white rim, an outer black line of ‘earthy’ character, and appropriately colored middle/inner zones as prescribed."}
Concept: Ritual geometry and color as carriers of meaning (bhū-tattva/varṇa correspondence) in applied sacred design.
Application: Follow color prescriptions to avoid ‘doṣa’ in yantra construction; use stable pigments and clear concentric boundaries for legibility and ritual correctness.
Khanda Section: Vāstu-śāstra / Yantra–Maṇḍala–Cakra-lekhana (Ritual diagrams and iconographic drawing rules)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An artisan-priest draws two concentric wheel-yantras: a white rim, a black outer line, and a colored middle ring, using compass-like tools and pigment bowls.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, top-down view of yantra drawing on floor, bold white rim and black outer line, earthy pigments, priest with stylus, ritual lamps nearby, decorative borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ornate framed yantra with gold accents around the wheel, strong white rim, black outer band, rich pigments in middle ring, ritual implements placed symmetrically","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical drafting scene: clear concentric circles, labeled zones by color, priest-artist kneeling with measuring cord, pigment pots, clean instructional composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier-like setting, fine brushes and pigments, precise concentric wheel diagrams, white rim and black line emphasized, attendants holding palettes"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृष्णवर्णरेखा → कृष्ण-वर्ण-रेखा; वर्णानेवं → वर्णान् एवम्. ‘मध्येतरेमरे’ is taken as मध्ये तरे मरे (textual segmentation uncertain; may reflect a corrupt/variant reading).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 305 (cakra-yantra construction and subsequent homa placement)
FAQs
It teaches color-coding and layout rules for drawing a ritual/architectural chakra-yantra: a white rim, an outer black line, and an earth-toned band, forming two concentric wheel-diagrams.
Beyond myth and devotion, it preserves practical technical standards—diagram construction, materials/elemental color conventions, and precise drafting instructions used in Vāstu, temple-ritual layouts, and yantra/maṇḍala traditions.
Correctly drawn and color-consecrated diagrams are traditionally held to make a rite effective and orderly, aligning the ritual space with elemental principles (earth/black/white) and thereby supporting purity, focus, and intended merit (puṇya).