Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 46
Chapter 24 — कुण्डनिर्माणादिविधिः
Procedure for Constructing the Fire-pit and Related Rites
प्लावयेद्वारिणा भस्म संसारं वार्मयंस्मरेतप्_२४०४५च्द्तत्र शक्तिं न्यसेत् पश्चात् पार्थिवीं बीजसञ्ज्ञिकाम् तन्मात्राभिः समस्ताभिः संवृतं पार्थिवं शुभम्
plāvayedvāriṇā bhasma saṃsāraṃ vārmayaṃsmaretap_24045cdtatra śaktiṃ nyaset paścāt pārthivīṃ bījasañjñikām tanmātrābhiḥ samastābhiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ pārthivaṃ śubham
គួរធ្វើឲ្យផេះសើមដោយទឹក ហើយគិតពិចារណាពិភពពិធីថា បង្កប់ដោយទឹក។ នៅទីនោះ បន្ទាប់មកគួរដាក់ញាសៈ (nyāsa) នូវឥទ្ធិពល (Śakti); បន្ទាប់ទៀត ដាក់ធាតុដី ដែលមានបីជៈជាសញ្ញា។ ដូច្នេះ គោលការណ៍ដីដ៏មង្គល ដែលត្រូវបានគ្របដណ្ដប់ដោយតន្មាត្រាទាំងអស់ ត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើង។
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Elemental reconstitution in bhūta-śuddhi: after ash-state, moisten with water, install śakti and earth bīja, and contemplate tanmātrā-envelopment to stabilize the reconstructed subtle body/mandala.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Bhūta-nyāsa after Incineration: Āpa-plāvana, Śakti-nyāsa, and Pārthiva-bīja with Tanmātrā-āvaraṇa","lookup_keywords":["āpaḥ","plāvana","śakti-nyāsa","pārthiva-bīja","tanmātrā"],"quick_summary":"After reducing all to ash, reintroduce the water principle by moistening, then install Śakti and the earth element via its bīja; contemplate the earth-tattva as auspicious and enclosed by all tanmātrās for a complete purified embodiment."}
Concept: Ritual cosmogenesis within the practitioner: from dissolution (ash) to re-embodiment through tattva-nyāsa, with Śakti as the activating principle and tanmātrās as subtle coverings.
Application: Perform a clear inner sequence: (1) feel cooling āpaḥ pervading ash, (2) place śakti at the intended locus (heart/navel/mandala center per paddhati), (3) place earth bīja and sense stability/grounding, (4) contemplate tanmātrā layers to refine perception.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra-Mantra-Nyasa (Bhuta-shuddhi and Panchabhuta-nyasa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An ash mound is gently moistened by ritual water; a radiant Śakti point is installed, then a stable earth-mandala forms, surrounded by subtle tanmātrā rings like translucent layers.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, priest-yogin sprinkling water, ash turning into a brown-gold earth disc, central red Śakti bindu, concentric translucent rings for tanmātrās, ornamental temple motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-embossed earth mandala with central Śakti gem-like bindu, water droplets rendered as pearls, concentric aura rings, rich gold work and deep colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, schematic mandala: ash → water-moistened → Śakti installed → earth tattva; labeled concentric tanmātrā layers, clean instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined ritual scene with sprinkling vessel, subtle concentric halos around a forming earth-disc, delicate calligraphy for bīja and tattva names"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: plāvayedvāriṇā → plāvayet vāriṇā. The segment “vārmayaṃsmaretap_24045cd” appears corrupt; parsed as vārmayam + smaret, with ap_24045cd ignored as editorial artifact.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 24 (bhūta-śuddhi and pañcabhūta-nyāsa progression)
FAQs
It teaches a Bhūtaśuddhi-style step: wetting ash with water, visualizing the cosmos as water-based, then performing nyāsa of Śakti and the earth-tattva via its bīja-mantra, with the earth-principle understood as wrapped by the tanmātrās.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves precise ritual technology—visualization (bhāvanā), nyāsa mechanics, and Sāṃkhya-style tattva/tanmātrā mapping—showing the text’s coverage of practical Tantra-inflected pūjā methods.
Elemental purification and nyāsa are intended to consecrate the practitioner’s body-mind as a fit vessel for worship, reducing impurity (mala) and aligning the microcosm with the sanctified cosmic order invoked in the rite.