Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 11
Mantras for Worship Beginning with the Five-Syllabled
Mantra) — Concluding Colophon (Chapter 304 end
उत्पलावर्तके शौरीं नर्मदायां श्रियः पतिं दामोदरं रैवतके नन्दायां जलशायिनं
utpalāvartake śaurīṃ narmadāyāṃ śriyaḥ patiṃ dāmodaraṃ raivatake nandāyāṃ jalaśāyinaṃ
उत्पलावर्तक में शौरी का स्मरण करो; नर्मदा तट पर श्रियःपति (लक्ष्मीपति) का। रैवतक में दामोदर का, और नन्दा में जलशायी प्रभु का स्मरण करो।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s catalog of sacred observances and shrine-remembrances)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"A practical ‘name-by-river/mountain’ remembrance list for Vaiṣṇava pilgrimage, vrata-days, and daily japa.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Kṣetra-smarana: Śaurī, Śriyaḥpati, Dāmodara, Jalaśāyin by place","lookup_keywords":["Utpalāvartaka","Narmadā","Raivataka","Nandā","Jalaśāyin"],"quick_summary":"Links four locales to four Vaiṣṇava epithets; recite the epithet when at/remembering the locale to intensify bhakti and tīrtha-phala."}
Concept: Smaraṇa as portable pilgrimage: sacred geography becomes an inner map for constant devotion.
Application: On ekādaśī or during travel, chant these names sequentially as a compact tīrtha-stotra.
Khanda Section: Tirtha-Mahatmya / Kshetra-Vaishnava-Nama-Smarana (Sacred geography and Vishnu shrine-locations)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Tirtha/River/Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Four sacred vignettes: a lotus-whorl tīrtha (Utpalāvartaka) with Śaurī, Narmadā riverbank with Śriyaḥpati and Lakṣmī, Raivataka hill with Dāmodara, and Nandā river with the reclining Jalaśāyin.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural with flowing river motifs: Narmadā ghat with Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa, Raivataka hill shrine with Dāmodara, Nandā waters with reclining Viṣṇu on Śeṣa, rich reds/greens, stylized waves and lotuses.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore gold: central reclining Jalaśāyin with gold halo and embossed ornaments, side panels showing Narmadā with Śriyaḥpati-Lakṣmī, Raivataka with Dāmodara, Utpalāvartaka with Śaurī, heavy gold borders and jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic layout: labeled scenes with clear river and mountain symbols, fine linework, subdued palette; emphasis on posture difference for Jalaśāyin and consort presence for Śriyaḥpati.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed riverbank life at Narmadā, pilgrims bathing; distant hill for Raivataka; foreground shows a small shrine with Dāmodara; another panel-like area shows Viṣṇu reclining on stylized waters, intricate naturalistic flora."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रियः पतिम् is a genitive + noun phrase; जलशायिनम् treated as तत्पुरुष (locative relation).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 304 (tīrtha-nāma lists continuing)
FAQs
It teaches kṣetra-anusāri nāma-smarana—remembering specific forms/names of Viṣṇu appropriate to particular sacred places (tīrthas), used as a practical devotional discipline for pilgrimage, worship, or daily recitation.
By cataloging sacred sites together with their associated deity-forms, it functions like a devotional gazetteer—preserving religious geography, iconological identifiers (Śaurī, Dāmodara, Jalaśāyin), and applied worship practice in a compact reference style.
Name-remembrance of Viṣṇu (nāma-smarana) at holy places is presented as purifying and merit-producing, aligning the pilgrim’s mind with the deity’s form and strengthening bhakti, which is traditionally held to reduce sin and support auspicious spiritual results.