Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 28
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
एकज्योतिश् च द्विज्योतिस्त्रिश् चतुर्ज्योतिरेव च एकशक्रो द्विशक्रश् च त्रिशक्रश् च महाबलः
ekajyotiś ca dvijyotistriś caturjyotireva ca ekaśakro dviśakraś ca triśakraś ca mahābalaḥ
ព្រះអង្គជាពន្លឺតែមួយ; ជាពន្លឺពីរភាគ; ជាពន្លឺបីភាគ និងបួនភាគផងដែរ។ ព្រះអង្គជាសក្រ (ឥន្ទ្រ) តែមួយ; ជាសក្រពីរភាគ; និងជាសក្របីភាគ—មានអំណាចដ៏មហិមា។
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the usual Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Contemplative japa on graded manifestations (one/two/three/four lights; one/two/three Indras) to internalize divine sovereignty across levels of cosmos and psyche.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Jyoti and Śakra as graded powers (eka–dvi–tri–catur)","lookup_keywords":["eka-jyotis","tri-jyotis","Shakra forms","mantra contemplation","Agni Purana 219.28"],"quick_summary":"Defines the deity as light in multiple gradations and as Indra-power in multiple tiers; useful for meditative recitation and theological mapping of unity-in-multiplicity."}
Alamkara Type: Yamaka/anuprāsa-like repetition with numerical progression
Concept: Non-dual source expressed as multiple functional lights/powers; unity underlying plurality.
Application: Use as dhyāna: visualize a single inner light expanding into multiple layers (sense-mind-intellect-self; or earth-atmosphere-heaven-cosmic) while repeating the graded names.
Khanda Section: Stotra–Nama–Sahasranama / Mantra-nama-kathana (Epithets and sacred names used for japa and praise)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An abstract mandala of light: one central flame becoming two, three, and four concentric luminous layers; alongside, three Indra emblems (vajra motifs) indicating tiered sovereignty.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural abstraction, concentric jyotis circles with stylized flames, three vajra symbols, minimal figures, sacred geometry borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central gold-embossed flame/halo, layered aureoles (2/3/4), small vajra medallions, rich reds and greens, devotional abstraction","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, clean instructional diagram of graded lights with Sanskrit labels eka/dvi/tri/catur, subtle Indra-vajra icons, fine linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical scene: sage in meditation seeing expanding lights in the sky, three regal Indra-like silhouettes with vajra, delicate shading"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Darbari","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकज्योतिश् च = एकज्योतिः + च (विसर्ग → श् before च). द्विज्योतिस्त्रिः = द्विज्योतिः + त्रिः (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि in recitation). चतुर्ज्योतिरेव = चतुर्ज्योतिः + एव (विसर्ग → र् before vowel ए).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 219 (nama-mantra progression)
FAQs
It provides mantra-style epithets for devotional recitation (japa/stotra), identifying the deity as the single and multi-modal “Light” and as the supreme wielder of Indra-like sovereign power.
By cataloging specialized divine appellations (nāmas) that encode theology and cosmology in compact form, it functions like a reference-list for worship practice—one of the many knowledge-genres the Agni Purana compiles.
Contemplating and reciting these names is traditionally held to purify the mind through remembrance of the deity as the all-pervading Light and supreme power, fostering devotion and inner clarity.