Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 34

Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं

The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling

Devanagari script

नरसिंह महासिंह ज्वालामालोज्ज्वलानन ग्रहानशेषान् सर्वेश खाद खादाग्निलोचन

Transliteration

narasiṃha mahāsiṃha jvālāmālojjvalānana grahānaśeṣān sarveśa khāda khādāgnilocana

Translation

ឱ ព្រះនរសിംហៈ ឱ មហាសിംហៈ—ព្រះមុខភ្លឺចែងចាំងដោយមាលាអណ្តាតភ្លើង! ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃសព្វសត្វ ឱ ព្រះនេត្រដូចភ្លើង—សូមលេប សូមលេបឲ្យអស់សព្វគ្រាហៈទាំងអស់ ដោយមិនសល់។

Word by Word

• narasiṃha: O Narasiṃha
• narasiṃha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narasiṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• mahā-siṃha: O great lion
• mahā-siṃha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; कर्मधारयः—‘mahān siṃhaḥ’ (great lion) as epithet

• jvālā-mālā-ujjvala-ānana: O one whose face is radiant with a garland of flames
• jvālā-mālā-ujjvala-ānana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvālā + mālā + ujjvala + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; बहुव्रीहिः—‘jvālāmālāyā ujjvalam ānanaṃ yasya saḥ’ (whose face shines with a garland of flames)

• grahān: grahas
• grahān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• aśeṣān: all, without remainder
• aśeṣān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; विशेषणम् to ‘grahān’

• sarva-īśa: O Lord of all
• sarva-īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; तत्पुरुषः—‘sarveṣām īśaḥ’ (lord of all)

• khāda: devour!
• khāda: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khād (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोṭ्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); परस्मैपदम्

• khāda: devour!
• khāda: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khād (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोṭ्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); परस्मैपदम्; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• agni-locana: O fire-eyed one
• agni-locana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; बहुव्रीहिः—‘agnivat locane yasya saḥ’ / ‘agnilocanaḥ’ (fire-eyed)

Speaker

Lord Agni (narrating ritual/mantra procedure to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: jvālāmālojjvalānana = jvālā-mālā-ujjvala-ānana (mālā + ujjvala → mālojjvala by sandhi); grahānaśeṣān = grahān + aśeṣān; khādāgnilocana in saṃhitā = khāda + agni-locana (verb + vocative epithet juxtaposition).

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vishnu
• Grahas

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It gives a Nṛsiṃha-invocation used as a protective mantra in graha-śānti prayoga, commanding the deity to ‘devour’ (neutralize) harmful seizing influences and afflictions.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

Alongside theology, the Agni Purāṇa preserves applied ritual technology—mantras and practical pacification methods (śānti) for dealing with obstacles, fear, and afflictive forces—showing its coverage of lived religious practice.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

Invoking Nṛsiṃha as the blazing remover of ‘grahas’ is meant to purify obstructions, protect the practitioner, and restore auspiciousness (śubha) by dispelling harmful influences through devotion and mantra.