Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 11
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
एकपादश् च भीमाक्ष ऐं क्षें प्रेतस्तयासनं ऐं ह्रीं द्वौश् च त्रिपुरा पद्मासनसमास्थिता
ekapādaś ca bhīmākṣa aiṃ kṣeṃ pretastayāsanaṃ aiṃ hrīṃ dvauś ca tripurā padmāsanasamāsthitā
‘एकपाद’ और ‘भीमाक्ष’; बीजाक्षर ‘ऐं’ और ‘क्षें’—वह प्रेत को आसन बनाकर विराजती है; तथा ‘ऐं’ और ‘ह्रीं’—ये दोनों त्रिपुरा के सूचक हैं, जो पद्मासन में दृढ़ प्रतिष्ठित है।
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Devī-dhyāna and mantra-bīja identification for Śrīvidyā/Tripurā worship, including āsana-bhāva (corpse-seat) and padmāsana visualization.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Tripurā-dhyāna: bīja-lakṣaṇa and āsana (preta-āsana, padmāsana)","lookup_keywords":["Tripurā","aiṁ","kṣeṁ","preta-āsana","padmāsana"],"quick_summary":"Defines identifying bījas and the meditation-seat imagery for Tripurā: aiṁ/kṣeṁ with preta-āsana symbolism and aiṁ/hrīṁ for Tripurā established in padmāsana."}
Concept: Mantra-bīja as devatā-svarūpa; śava/preta symbolism as conquest of fear, death, and impurity within sādhana.
Application: Use correct bīja-association and stable meditative posture to fix the devatā in dhyāna before nyāsa/pūjā.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric Mantra-nyasa and Devi-upasana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Tripurā Devī visualized in lotus posture, with subtle bīja-syllables radiating; tantric seat imagery of a corpse-seat beneath, indicating mastery over death.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, Tripurā Devī seated in padmāsana on a stylized śava-āsana, glowing aura with bīja syllables aiṁ hrīṁ kṣeṁ inscribed in red, ornate floral borders, deep earthy pigments, sacred symmetry","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Tripurā in padmāsana on lotus with a subdued śava-āsana base motif, heavy gold leaf halo and jewelry, bīja syllables aiṁ hrīṁ kṣeṁ in decorative cartouches, rich vermilion and emerald palette","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework showing padmāsana posture and labeled bīja-syllables near the deity, instructional composition with minimal background, soft shading and delicate ornamentation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined figure of Tripurā seated cross-legged on a lotus with symbolic corpse-seat rendered discreetly, calligraphic bīja syllables in margins, detailed textiles and subdued mystical atmosphere"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकपादश्→एकपादः; द्वौश्→द्वौ; प्रेतस्तयासनं→प्रेतस्तयाऽऽसनम् (आ + आसन); पद्मासनसमास्थिता→पद्मासन-समास्थिता.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 312 (Śrīvidyā/Tripurā-pūjā, nyāsa, dhyāna, abhichāra-prayoga context)
FAQs
It supplies a dhyāna/mantra-identification set for Tripurā: specific bīja-syllables (aiṁ, kṣeṁ, hrīṁ) and visualization markers (pretāsana, padmāsana), used for tantric japa, nyāsa, and deity-meditation in Śākta worship.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves practical sādhana-technology—seed-syllables, deity epithets, and iconographic meditation details—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of ritual science (pūjā-vidhi) alongside other disciplines.
Meditating on Tripurā with the prescribed bījas and posture is presented as a means of śakti-upāsanā that concentrates mind and mantra, supporting purification, protection, and attainment of siddhi through disciplined worship.