Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 16
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
आदित्या प्रभावती च हेमाद्रिमधुराश्रयः ॐ ह्रीं गौर्यै नमः गौरीमन्त्रः सर्वकरः होमाद्ध्यानाज्जपार्चनात्
ādityā prabhāvatī ca hemādrimadhurāśrayaḥ oṃ hrīṃ gauryai namaḥ gaurīmantraḥ sarvakaraḥ homāddhyānājjapārcanāt
તે આદિત્યા અને પ્રભાવતી છે; હેમાદ્રિની મધુરતાનું આશ્રય છે. ‘ૐ હ્રીં ગૌર્યૈ નમઃ’—આ ગૌરીમંત્ર સર્વકાર્યસિદ્ધિદાયક છે; હોમ, ધ્યાન, જપ અને અર્ચનાથી ફળ આપે છે.
Lord Agni (in the Agni Purana’s usual narration to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Gaurī-mantra japa with homa, dhyāna, and arcana for siddhi, protection, and auspiciousness in pūjā-vidhi.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Gaurī-mantra (Oṃ hrīṃ gauryai namaḥ) and its fourfold sādhana","lookup_keywords":["Gaurī-mantra","oṃ hrīṃ","japa","homa","dhyāna-arcana"],"quick_summary":"The verse gives the seed-mantra of Gaurī and states that its efficacy manifests through coordinated practice of homa, meditation, repetition, and worship."}
Concept: Mantra becomes ‘sarvakara’ (all-accomplishing) when integrated with body (homa), speech (japa), mind (dhyāna), and ritual devotion (arcana).
Application: Design a complete daily/periodic anushṭhāna: japa count, brief dhyāna, simple homa when possible, and arcana offerings to stabilize results.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-shastra (Gauri-Mantra and japa–homa–dhyana practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee performs Gaurī-upāsanā: seated before a small fire-altar, repeating ‘oṃ hrīṃ gauryai namaḥ’, offering oblations, and meditating on the radiant Goddess associated with a golden mountain backdrop.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, radiant Gaurī with soft red-gold aura, golden mountain behind, devotee at homa-kunda with ladle and offerings, flat decorative foliage, traditional pigment palette, sacred calm mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central luminous Gaurī with gold-leaf halo and ornate jewelry, small homa scene at bottom with devotee chanting, rich reds and greens, embossed gold work, temple arch framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, detailed ritual implements (homa-kunda, sruk, samidha), devotee in dhyāna posture with japa-mālā, subtle shading, instructional clarity, gentle devotional ambiance.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly precision: a sādhaka by a small fire altar in a garden pavilion, golden mountain painted in distance, fine linework, delicate textiles, manuscript illustration composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हेमाद्रिमधुराश्रयः = हेमाद्रि-मधुर-आश्रयः; होमाद्ध्यानाज्जपार्चनात् = होमात् + ध्यानात् + जप-अर्चनात् (द्+ध्→द्ध, त्+ज्→ज्ज).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 312 (Pūjā-vidhi sections on Devī-mantra, japa-homa-dhyāna)
FAQs
It teaches a specific Śakti-mantra—“oṃ hrīṃ gauryai namaḥ”—and states that its efficacy is realized through four applied disciplines: homa (oblations), dhyāna (meditative visualization), japa (repetition), and arcana (formal worship).
By cataloging a deity’s epithets, seed-syllable usage (hrīṃ), and multiple sādhanā modes (homa–dhyāna–japa–arcana), it exemplifies the Agni Purana’s practical, manual-like coverage of ritual technology alongside its broader religious and cultural topics.
The verse frames Gaurī’s mantra as “sarvakara”—capable of producing desired attainments—implying purification and merit through disciplined worship, where intention (dhyāna), speech (japa), offering (homa), and devotion (arcana) converge into mantra-siddhi.