Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 20
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
प्रभूतं विमलं सारमाराध्यं परमं सुखम् पीठाद्यान् कल्पयेदेतान् हृदा मध्ये विदिक्षु च
prabhūtaṃ vimalaṃ sāramārādhyaṃ paramaṃ sukham pīṭhādyān kalpayedetān hṛdā madhye vidikṣu ca
ເມື່ອໄດ້ນະມັດສະການບູຊາ ສານະສຳຄັນອັນອຸດົມ ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນ—ຄວນແກ່ການອາຣາທະນາ ແລະເປັນສຸກສູງສຸດ—ແລ້ວ ຈົ່ງສ້າງ (ນຶກວາງ) ຖານຮອງອັນສັກສິດເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ເລີ່ມຈາກ ພີຖະ ໃນກາງຫົວໃຈ ແລະໃນທິດກາງລະຫວ່າງດ້ວຍ।
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Internal visualization (bhāvanā) of pīṭha and related supports in the heart-center and intermediate directions to establish the ritual maṇḍala for devatā-āvāhana and nyāsa.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pīṭha-kalpanā in hṛdaya and vidik directions","lookup_keywords":["pīṭha-kalpanā","hṛdaya-madhya","vidik","maṇḍala-bhāvanā","parama-sukha"],"quick_summary":"After worshipping the stainless essence (parama-sukha), mentally construct the pīṭha and allied supports within the heart and across the intermediate directions, forming the inner ritual space for further placements."}
Alamkara Type: Guṇa (prasāda) with epithets
Concept: Microcosm–macrocosm mapping: the heart becomes the ritual universe where supports (pīṭha etc.) are established by visualization.
Application: Use structured inner visualization to stabilize attention and to ‘seat’ the devatā/śakti placements before mantra-japa and offerings.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric/Mantra-nyasa and Pitha-kalpanā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meditative practitioner visualizes a luminous pīṭha and directional supports within a radiant heart-lotus, with subtle markers for intermediate directions forming an inner maṇḍala.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: yogic figure seated, chest area depicted with a glowing lotus and a stylized pīṭha platform inside, eight-direction motifs around, earthy reds/ochres with luminous white highlights, mystical yet orderly.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central meditating figure with gold-leaf aura; heart-lotus rendered as jeweled sanctum with a pīṭha, directional petals marked, ornate but symmetrical sacred geometry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: diagrammatic yet elegant depiction—heart-lotus as inner garbhagṛha, pīṭha at center, vidik markers, fine lines and soft colors, suitable for instructional visualization.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: refined portrait of a yogin in meditation, translucent overlay showing heart-lotus with a small throne-like pīṭha, delicate compass-like directional symbols, intricate borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सारमाराध्यं = सारम् आराध्यम्; कल्पयेदेतान् = कल्पयेत् एतान्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 299 (pīṭha, hṛdaya-lotus, directional placements, śakti-nyāsa)
FAQs
It teaches antar-yāga style placement/visualization: after worshipping the supreme essence, the practitioner performs pīṭha-ādi kalpanā (mental arrangement of ritual supports) in the heart-center and across the intermediate directions as part of nyāsa/mandala formation.
It exemplifies the text’s ritual-technical breadth by encoding spatial theology (directions/vidik) and temple-structure logic (pīṭha as a foundational support) into meditative worship—linking external ritual architecture with internal visualization practice.
By installing the sacred supports in the heart and directions, the worship is internalized and purified (vimala), aiming at parama-sukha (supreme bliss) through concentrated, ordered devotion rather than merely external performance.