Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 32
Tvaritā-mūla-mantra and Related Details
Dīkṣā, Maṇḍala, Nyāsa, Japa, Homa, Siddhi, Mokṣa
एवं विधानतो जप्त्वा लक्षमेकन्तु होमयेत् महिषाजमेषमांसेन नरजेन पुरेण वा
evaṃ vidhānato japtvā lakṣamekantu homayet mahiṣājameṣamāṃsena narajena pureṇa vā
このように規定の作法に従ってジャパ（japa）を修したのち、さらに一ラクシャ（十万）の供物をもってホーマ（homa）を行うべきである。すなわち水牛・山羊・雄羊の肉を用いるか、あるいは「ナラジャ」（naraja、人より生ずる代用物）と称される材料、またはギー（精製バター）を用いて供する。
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating Agni Purana teachings to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Japa-siddhi followed by lakṣa-homa as a completion rite (pūrṇāhuti-scale) using specified dravyas to intensify mantra-phala.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Lakṣa-homa after prescribed japa (meat/ghee dravya options)","lookup_keywords":["lakṣa-homa","japa-vidhi","māṃsa-homa","ājya-homa","mantra-siddhi"],"quick_summary":"After completing the prescribed japa, the sādhaka performs a one-lakh oblation homa. The verse lists dravya-options (buffalo/goat/ram flesh or substitutes, or ghee) indicating graded intensity and availability in prayoga."}
Concept: Mantra attains efficacy through disciplined repetition and fire-offering as karmic ‘sealing’ of the vow.
Application: Treat japa and homa as a paired protocol: japa generates mantra-śakti; homa externalizes and stabilizes it through dravya-agni-saṃyoga.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-sadhana and Homa (Ritual Procedures)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fire-altar with a sādhaka completing lakṣa-homa after japa; ritual ladle, offerings arranged (ghee vessel; meat-dravya indicated symbolically), assistants counting oblations.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat yet vivid colors, sacred homa-kuṇḍa with blazing agni, sādhaka in traditional attire offering ājya with sruk, ritual vessels and palm-leaf tally, austere atmosphere, ornate border motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central homa scene with gold-leaf highlights on agni flames and vessels, richly patterned cloth, symmetrical arrangement of dravya bowls, devotional yet intense ritual focus.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, instructional layout: homa-kuṇḍa geometry, sruk/sruva, dravya containers labeled (ājya, tila, māṃsa), sādhaka posture shown clearly, muted elegance.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior ritual pavilion, attendants counting oblations, realistic vessels, controlled flames, subtle expressions of concentration, fine textile patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लक्षमेकन्तु = लक्षम् + एकम् + तु; महिषाजमेषमांसेन treated as समाहार-द्वन्द्व compound in instrumental singular; अन्य पदानां सन्धिः साधारणः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana: mantra-sādhana sections on japa-lakṣaṇa and homa-vidhi (same khanda context); Agni Purana: bali/nyāsa/ācāra rules adjoining these verses
FAQs
It prescribes the standard completion-step after regulated japa: a lakṣa-homa (100,000 oblations) using specified dravyas (materials), indicating how mantra-practice is ritually ‘sealed’ through fire-offering.
The Agni Purana functions as a practical handbook: alongside theology it preserves procedural ritual technology—counts (lakṣa), sequences (japa → homa), and permitted oblation-substances—typical of its wide-ranging, manual-like coverage.
By completing japa with a prescribed homa-count and proper offerings, the practitioner is understood to perfect the rite, remove defects (doṣa) in performance, and intensify the mantra’s efficacy and purificatory merit.