Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 2
Chapter 39 — भूपरिग्रहविधानम्
Bhū-parigraha-vidhāna: Procedure for Acquiring and Ritually Securing Land
व्यस्तानि मुनिभिर्लोके पञ्चविंशतिसङ्ख्यया हयशीर्षं तन्त्रमाद्यं तन्त्रं त्रैलोक्यमोहनं
vyastāni munibhirloke pañcaviṃśatisaṅkhyayā hayaśīrṣaṃ tantramādyaṃ tantraṃ trailokyamohanaṃ
世において、牟尼たちはそれらを二十五種として配列して説いた。『ハヤシールシャ・タントラ』が第一であり、三界を魅惑するタントラである。
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Pañcarātra/Tantric practitioners use this as a classificatory key: recognizing the canonical corpus (25 tantras) and treating Hayśīrṣa as the ādi-tantra for lineage, initiation, and ritual authority.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Pañcaviṃśati-tantra-saṅkhyā and Hayśīrṣa as Ādi-tantra","lookup_keywords":["pañcaviṃśati tantras","Hayśīrṣa Tantra","trai-lokya-mohana","Pāñcarātra","tantra-saṅkhyā"],"quick_summary":"The verse asserts a standard enumeration of twenty-five Tantras and places the Hayśīrṣa Tantra first, marking it as a foundational authority within the tradition."}
Concept: Śāstra-prāmāṇya via recognized enumeration and primacy (ādi-tantra) within a revealed/received corpus.
Application: Use the stated canon to validate ritual manuals, lineages, and citations in pañcarātra-mantra practice.
Khanda Section: Tantra-vidya (Pañcarātra/Mantra-śāstra and esoteric ritual manuals)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A council of sages presenting a scroll-list of twenty-five Tantras, with Hayśīrṣa/Hayagrīva presiding as the first tantra’s deity, radiating a tri-world-enchanting aura.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, seated rishis in a mandapa holding palm-leaf manuscripts, central Hayagrīva with horse head and serene eyes, warm ochres and greens, ornamental borders, subtle divine radiance filling three tiers symbolizing the three worlds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Hayagrīva enthroned with heavy gold-leaf halo, sages offering manuscript bundles, embossed ornaments, rich reds and greens, stylized three-world motif in the background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework of rishis enumerating tantras on palm leaves, Hayagrīva icon in the center, instructional composition with labeled manuscript stacks, soft pastel palette and delicate shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly assembly in a garden pavilion, sages reading a catalog scroll, a luminous Hayagrīva figure appearing in a cloud above, intricate textiles and manuscript details, balanced composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: munibhiḥ+ loke → munibhirloke; tantram+ ādyam → tantramādyaṃ; pañcaviṃśati+saṅkhyayā treated as compound; trailokya+mohanaṃ treated as compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 39 (Tantra-vidyā catalog continues in 39.3–39.5); Agni Purana sections on mantra, nyāsa, pūjā-vidhi (later ritual chapters)
FAQs
It conveys a technical cataloging principle: the Tantras are systematized as twenty-five, with the Hayśīrṣa Tantra named as the primary/first authority—indicating a recognized canon used for mantra, worship, and esoteric ritual procedures.
By enumerating and ranking a corpus of specialized Tantric manuals, the text functions like a reference index—mapping ritual-technical literature (tantra-saṅgraha) alongside other sciences, a hallmark of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic organization.
Recognizing an authoritative tantric source (ādya-tantra) frames practice under an accepted tradition; aligning worship and mantra-use with such a canon is presented as spiritually efficacious—capable of producing compelling influence (mohana) across the three worlds when rightly applied.