Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 3
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
गणमूर्तिं गणपत्तिं हृदयं स्याद्गणं जयः एकदन्तोत्कटशिरःशिखायाचलकर्णिने
gaṇamūrtiṃ gaṇapattiṃ hṛdayaṃ syādgaṇaṃ jayaḥ ekadantotkaṭaśiraḥśikhāyācalakarṇine
«ຄະນະມູຣຕິ» ໃຫ້ວາງເປັນ ຫຶຣະດະຍະ (ຫົວໃຈ). «ຄະນະປະຕິ» ແມ່ນອົງປະມຸກແຫ່ງຄະນະ. «ຄະນັມ ຊະຍະຫ» ແມ່ນມັນຕຣາແຫ່ງໄຊຊະນະ. (ຈົ່ງນົບນ້ອມ) ພຣະຄະເນຊະ ຜູ້ມີງາດຽວ, ຫົວອັນກ້າແຂງ, ມີຊິຄາເປັນມວຍຜົມ, ແລະຫູອັນໝັ້ນຄົງບໍ່ຫວັ່ນໄຫວ.
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Mantra-nyāsa mapping of Gaṇeśa epithets to aṅgas (heart etc.) and dhyāna cues for form-visualization during japa/pūjā.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Gaṇapati Nyāsa: Hṛdaya and Jaya-formula with Dhyāna of Ekadanta","lookup_keywords":["hṛdaya-nyāsa","Gaṇamūrti","Gaṇapati","Gaṇaṃ jayaḥ","Ekadanta dhyāna"],"quick_summary":"Assign specific Gaṇeśa names to nyāsa positions (notably the heart) and reinforce worship with a victory-formula, while meditating on Ekadanta with distinctive head, topknot, and steadfast ears."}
Concept: Deity is internalized through nyāsa: speech-forms (nāma/mantra) become embodied loci of awareness (hṛdaya etc.).
Application: During pūjā/japa, perform nyāsa slowly, then hold a stable mental image of Ekadanta to reduce distraction and strengthen saṅkalpa.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Ganapati-stotra / mantra-nyasa and dhyana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner performs hṛdaya-nyāsa while visualizing Gaṇeśa: one tusk, massive head, distinct topknot, and steady ears; the mantra-words appear as luminous syllables entering the heart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Gaṇeśa in frontal pose with emphasized head and single tusk; priest touching chest for hṛdaya-nyāsa; glowing Sanskrit seed-letters around the heart-lotus.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Gaṇeśa with ornate crown/topknot and gold halo; devotee in añjali with hand to heart; embossed gold for mantra syllables ‘Gaṇamūrti’, ‘Gaṇapati’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: figure of devotee with highlighted heart region labeled hṛdaya; adjacent Gaṇeśa icon with arrows pointing to ekadanta, śikhā, ears; soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate interior: yogin seated, right hand on chest; translucent depiction of Gaṇeśa in meditation-vision; fine calligraphy of the phrases near the heart."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: syādgaṇaṃ → syāt gaṇam; ekadantotkaṭaśiraḥśikhāyācalakarṇine treated as a single bahuvrīhi compound in dative singular.
Related Themes: Agni Purana nyāsa-aṅga conventions in mantra chapters (hṛdaya/śiras/śikhā/kavaca etc.); Agni Purana Gaṇapati stotra/mantra sequences in the same chapter
FAQs
It gives mantra-nyāsa style assignments—placing specific Gaṇapati epithets as ‘hṛdaya’ (heart) and indicating a ‘jaya’ (victory) formula—supporting dhyāna and ritual empowerment in Gaṇeśa worship.
Beyond mythology, it functions as a practical ritual handbook: it preserves technical liturgical details (mantra epithets, nyāsa points like hṛdaya/śikhā, and victory-formula usage), illustrating the Purāṇa’s coverage of applied temple and domestic worship procedures.
Nyāsa and dhyāna internalize the deity’s presence in the practitioner’s body-mind, aiming at obstacle-removal (Gaṇeśa’s domain), steadiness, and ‘jaya’—successful completion of rites and auspicious outcomes.