Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 27
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
धाता मित्रो ऽर्यमा पूषा शक्रो ऽथ वरुणो भगः त्वष्टा विवस्वान् सविता विष्णुर्द्वादश भास्कराः
dhātā mitro 'ryamā pūṣā śakro 'tha varuṇo bhagaḥ tvaṣṭā vivasvān savitā viṣṇurdvādaśa bhāskarāḥ
ダーター（Dhātā）、ミトラ（Mitra）、アリヤマン（Aryaman）、プーシャン（Pūṣan）、シャクラ（Śakra）、ついでヴァルナ（Varuṇa）、バガ（Bhaga）、トヴァシュトリ（Tvaṣṭṛ）、ヴィヴァスヴァーン（Vivasvān）、サヴィトリ（Savitṛ）、ヴィシュヌ（Viṣṇu）—これらが十二のバースカラ（Bhāskara、太陽の諸相）である。
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating the Agni Purana to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Use of the twelve solar names for monthly/seasonal worship, saṅkrānti observances, and daily Sūrya-upāsanā; also as a mnemonic list for calendrical solar theology.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Saṅkhyā (enumerative listing)
Concept: Many names, one solar principle—functional differentiation of Āditya in cosmic governance and time-reckoning.
Application: Employ the list in daily arghya, Aditya-hṛdaya-style praise, or month-wise worship mapping each name to a solar station/month as per local tradition.
Khanda Section: Jyotisha / Aditya-names (Solar theology and calendrical deity-lists)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A radiant solar disk with twelve labeled emanations/personifications encircling it, each representing an Āditya name; a worshipper offers arghya at sunrise.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, central Sūrya mandala with twelve small deity-forms around, each with name-cartouche, devotee offering water, warm ochres and reds","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, Sūrya in chariot motif with gold-leaf halo, twelve miniature medallions bearing Dhātā–Mitra–Aryaman etc., ornate frame","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic mandala of twelve Bhāskaras with clear labels, gentle gradients, instructional calendar-like composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, sunrise over riverbank, ascetic offering arghya, celestial sun with twelve subtle figures in the aureole, fine calligraphy panels for names"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मित्रो ऽर्यमा = मित्रः + अर्यमा (अः + अ → ओऽ). शक्रो ऽथ = शक्रः + अथ (अः + अ → ओऽ). विष्णुर्द्वादश = विष्णुः + द्वादश (विसर्ग → र् before voiced consonant द).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 219 (Aditya-nama segment); Agni Purana Jyotisha-related chapters (solar/lunar reckoning)
FAQs
It provides the canonical name-list of the twelve solar forms (Dvādaśa Bhāskara/Āditya), used for structured remembrance (smaraṇa), recitation, and Surya-upāsanā frameworks often aligned with months or solar transitions.
By cataloguing a standardized theological-astral list, it functions like a reference index for Jyotiṣa-linked devotion—connecting Vedic deity-names (Mitra, Varuṇa, Savitṛ, etc.) with Purāṇic practice and calendrical organization.
Remembering and reciting the twelve solar names is treated as a purifier and stabilizer of dharma—invoking protection, vitality, and orderly conduct through alignment with the Sun as the visible regulator of time and ṛta.