Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 12
Chapter 21 — सामान्यपूजाकथनम्
Teaching on General Worship
हां हुं हां शिवमूर्तये साङ्गवक्त्रं शिवं यजेत् हौं शिवाय हामित्यादि हामीशानादिवक्त्रकं
hāṃ huṃ hāṃ śivamūrtaye sāṅgavaktraṃ śivaṃ yajet hauṃ śivāya hāmityādi hāmīśānādivaktrakaṃ
マントラの連なり「hāṃ huṃ hāṃ」によって、Śiva—Śivaのムールティ（顕現）—を、その肢分（aṅga）と諸面相とともに礼拝すべきである。同様に「hauṃ、Śivaに」と唱え、「hām…」に始まる（連続）によって、面相がĪśāna等（諸方位）であるŚivaを礼拝すべきである。
Lord Agni (teaching ritual procedure in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Śaiva mantra-sādhana with bīja/varṇa sequences for worship of Śiva with aṅga-nyāsa and pañcavaktra (Īśāna etc.) visualization.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śiva-bīja sequence and pañcavaktra worship (hāṃ huṃ hāṃ / hauṃ śivāya)","lookup_keywords":["hāṃ huṃ hāṃ","hauṃ śivāya","aṅga-nyāsa","pañcavaktra","Īśāna"],"quick_summary":"Gives seed-syllable sequences used to worship Śiva as the Śiva-mūrti with limbs and faces. Practically, it cues mantra-recitation with nyāsa/visualization of Īśāna and the other directional faces."}
Concept: Mantra + visualization (mūrti, aṅga, vaktra) integrates sound-form (śabda-rūpa aikya) in worship.
Application: Recite the given bīja sequences while placing nyāsa on limbs and meditating on Īśāna and the remaining faces in their directions.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Shaiva Mantra-sadhana and Nyasa)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sādhaka performs aṅga-nyāsa while visualizing five-faced Śiva; the bīja syllables appear as luminous letters around the deity’s faces aligned to directions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of pañcavaktra Śiva with directional faces, glowing bīja letters ‘hāṃ huṃ hāṃ’ and ‘hauṃ’ in stylized script, priest doing nyāsa, subdued sacred palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of five-faced Śiva with gold halo and embossed ornaments, bīja syllables inscribed in aureole, devotee in front touching limbs in nyāsa gesture, temple lamp light.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style diagrammatic devotional art: pañcavaktra Śiva centered, directions labeled Īśāna etc., bīja-mantras written neatly, sādhaka performing aṅga-nyāsa step-by-step.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a yogin in a shrine, translucent depiction of pañcavaktra Śiva above, calligraphic bīja syllables floating, fine architectural detailing and incense haze."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: hāmityādi = hām + iti + ādi; hāmīśānādivaktrakaṃ = hām + īśāna + ādi + vaktrakam; sāṅgavaktraṃ = sa + aṅga + vaktram (with sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 21 (Śaiva mantra-nyāsa and devatā-arcana subsections)
FAQs
It teaches a Śaiva mantra-prayoga: worship of Śiva using bīja-syllables (hāṃ, huṃ, hauṃ) with aṅga- and vaktra-association, i.e., invoking Śiva together with His limbs and the five directional faces beginning with Īśāna.
Alongside narratives, the Agni Purana preserves practical ritual technology—seed-mantras, face/direction theology (pañcavaktra), and procedural worship cues—showing its coverage of applied liturgy and mantra-science in addition to myth and doctrine.
By worshipping Śiva with properly assigned mantras and the pañcavaktra framework, the practitioner aligns with Śiva’s complete cosmic form (directions/energies), supporting purification, protection, and merit through correctly performed devotion (vidhi-yukta pūjā).