Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 39
Mantra-paribhāṣā
Technical Definitions and Operational Rules of Mantras
पार्श्वयोः पृष्ठतो नाभौ हृदये च क्रमान्न्यसेत् तरेति ख पञ्चस्वरवर्गाणामिति ख यादींश् च हृदये न्यस्येदेषां स्युः सप्तधातवः
pārśvayoḥ pṛṣṭhato nābhau hṛdaye ca kramānnyaset tareti kha pañcasvaravargāṇāmiti kha yādīṃś ca hṛdaye nyasyedeṣāṃ syuḥ saptadhātavaḥ
គួរដាក់ (ព្យាង្គដែលបានកំណត់) តាមលំដាប់លើចំហៀងទាំងពីរ លើខ្នង លើផ្ចិត និងលើបេះដូង។ ដូច្នេះ ក្រុមស្រៈ៥ និងស៊េរី «យ» (ya-ādi) ត្រូវដាក់លើបេះដូង; ពីនេះកើតមានធាតុរាងកាយ៧ (ធាតុ dhātu)។
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mantra-nyāsa on body loci (sides, back, navel, heart) to sacralize the practitioner and internalize varṇa-śakti for ritual and meditation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Varṇa-nyāsa on Hṛdaya and Body-loci (with dhātu-utpatti notion)","lookup_keywords":["nyāsa","hṛdaya","pañca-svara-varga","yādi","sapta-dhātu"],"quick_summary":"Gives a nyāsa sequence placing vowel-groups and the ya-series on the heart and other loci; frames letters as generating/ordering the seven dhātus in a tantric-physiological model."}
Concept: Śarīra as mantra-maya: letters/syllables are installed as powers in bodily centers; inner ritual mirrors outer worship.
Application: Perform nyāsa before japa/pujā to cultivate concentration, purity (śuddhi), and a felt sense of mantra residing in the heart.
Khanda Section: Mantra-nyasa & Tantric Ritual Procedure (Puja-vidhi / Agneya-vidya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sādhaka performs nyāsa touching sides, back, navel, and heart, visualizing syllables as luminous seed-letters entering the body; the heart center glows with grouped vowels and yādi letters.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, frontal sādhaka with stylized body-loci marked, glowing akṣaras at pārsva pṛṣṭha nābhi hṛdaya, deep reds/ochres, sacred diagrammatic clarity","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, sādhaka seated in padmāsana, gold-leaf radiance at heart, akṣaras in circular mandala over chest, ornate frame, devotional-ritual mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional depiction of nyāsa sequence with numbered touch-points, subtle glow for syllables, manuscript-like precision","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate interior with practitioner and a guru, delicate calligraphy-like akṣaras floating near heart and navel, fine detailing of posture and gesture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रमान्न्यसेत् = क्रमात् + न्यसेत्; क्रमान्न्यसेत्/क्रमान्- इति पाठभेदे ‘क्रमात्’ अव्ययार्थः स्वीकृतः. यादींश् = यादीन् + च (श्च). न्यस्येद् = न्यस्येत् (द्-आदेशः परे स्वरादौ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 292 (nyāsa, varṇa-krama, mantra-śarīra sambandha)
FAQs
It teaches varṇa-nyāsa: the ritual placement of vowel-groups and the ya-series syllables on specific body locations (sides, back, navel, heart) as part of mantra-sādhana and worship procedure.
It blends tantric ritual technology (nyāsa and mantra-body mapping) with a physiological doctrine (saptadhātu), showing how the Agni Purāṇa moves across worship-methods and quasi-medical/embodied theory within one compendium.
Nyāsa sacralizes the practitioner’s body as a mantra-seat, aiming at purification, internalization of the deity/mantra, and increased efficacy of japa and pūjā through disciplined, ordered placement.