Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 3
Mantras for Worship Beginning with the Five-Syllabled
Mantra) — Concluding Colophon (Chapter 304 end
जयं जयन्त्यां तद्वच्च जयन्तं हस्तिनापुरे वाराहं वर्धमाने च काश्मीरे चक्रपाणिनम्
jayaṃ jayantyāṃ tadvacca jayantaṃ hastināpure vārāhaṃ vardhamāne ca kāśmīre cakrapāṇinam
នៅជយន្តី គួររំលឹក (វិṣṇu) ជា «ជយ»; ដូចគ្នានេះ នៅហស្តិនាបុរ គួររំលឹក «ជយន្ត»។ នៅវರ್ಧមាន គួររំលឹក «វរាហ»; ហើយនៅកាស្មីរ គួររំលឹក «ចក្របាណិ» (អ្នកកាន់ចក្រ)។
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Practice tīrtha-linked nāma-smaraṇa: recall Viṣṇu as Jaya at Jayantī, Jayanta at Hastināpura, Varāha at Vardhamāna, and Cakrapāṇi in Kāśmīra—supporting pilgrimage devotion and place-based dhyāna.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Tīrtha/Deśa-wise Viṣṇu-forms: Jaya–Jayanta–Varāha–Cakrapāṇi","lookup_keywords":["Jayantī","Hastināpura","Varāha","Kāśmīra","Cakrapāṇi"],"quick_summary":"The verse assigns specific Viṣṇu epithets/forms to specific locales, guiding pilgrims to remember the appropriate form to deepen worship and merit."}
Concept: Nāma and rūpa are context-sensitive supports for concentration; sacred geography functions as a mnemonic map for devotion.
Application: Use the locale-specific epithet as the japa-name while visiting or meditating on that place; visualize the corresponding icon (Varāha, Cakrapāṇi, etc.).
Khanda Section: Tirtha-Mahatmya / Vishnu-Nama-Smarana (Sacred geography and merit of remembering Vishnu’s forms)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Four locales are evoked with their presiding Viṣṇu-forms: Jaya at Jayantī, Jayanta at Hastināpura, Varāha at Vardhamāna, and Cakrapāṇi in Kāśmīra—pilgrims remembering each form.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: segmented landscape panels—Jayantī shrine with ‘Jaya’ Viṣṇu, Hastināpura with regal ‘Jayanta’, Vardhamāna with Varāha lifting earth, Kāśmīra with Cakrapāṇi holding discus—bold outlines, temple-lamp ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-framed quartet of icons—Jaya and Jayanta as crowned Viṣṇu forms, Varāha with earth-lifting motif, Cakrapāṇi prominently displaying chakra—heavy gold work, jeweled ornaments, deep saturated colors.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clean iconographic emphasis—Varāha anatomy and attributes, Cakrapāṇi hand position with chakra, plus labeled place names; soft palette and precise linework for instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: panoramic journey across north Indian terrains to Kāśmīra, with pilgrims and banners; deity-forms appear in shrines or visionary clouds; intricate architecture for Hastināpura, mountainous backdrop for Kāśmīra."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्वच्च = तद्वत् + च (त् + च → च्च).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 304.2 and surrounding verses continuing the tīrtha-wise nāma mapping; Agni Purana avatāra-related passages (Varāha) elsewhere in the text
FAQs
It teaches a place-based practice of nāma-smaraṇa: remembering specific epithets/forms of Viṣṇu associated with particular sacred regions (kṣetra), functioning as a concise tirtha-oriented devotional rule.
By cataloging sacred geography together with deity-forms and names, it acts like a reference index linking places (Jayantī, Hastināpura, Vardhamāna, Kāśmīra) to Viṣṇu’s manifestations—one of the Agni Purana’s hallmark encyclopedic listings.
Remembering Viṣṇu through these kṣetra-linked names is presented as a meritorious, purifying act (puṇya) that strengthens bhakti and supports auspicious karma through sacred-place recollection even without elaborate ritual.