Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 5
Chapter 23 — पूजाविधिकथनम्
The Account of the Rules of Worship
हृत्पद्मव्यापिभिर्देहं स्वकमाप्लावयेत्सुधीः सुसुम्नायोनिमार्गेण सर्वनाडीविसर्पिभिः
hṛtpadmavyāpibhirdehaṃ svakamāplāvayetsudhīḥ susumnāyonimārgeṇa sarvanāḍīvisarpibhiḥ
ആ സുധാധാര ഹൃദയപദ്മത്തിൽ നിന്നു വ്യാപിച്ച് ദേഹമൊട്ടാകെ പടരുന്നു; വിവേകിയായ साधകൻ അതിനാൽ തന്റെ ശരീരം മുഴുവനായി പ്ലാവിതമാക്കണം. അത് സുഷുമ്നാ എന്ന യോനിമാർഗസ്വരൂപ നാഡിയിലൂടെ നീങ്ങി, എല്ലാ നാഡികളിലും വ്യാപിക്കണം.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic yogic/tantric practice)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Amrita-plavana through Suṣumnā and all Nāḍīs from Hridaya-padma","lookup_keywords":["suṣumnā","nāḍī","amrita-plavana","hridaya-padma","kundalini-yoga"],"quick_summary":"Flood the body with the inner nectar-current originating at the heart-lotus, moving through suṣumnā and spreading through all nāḍīs—an internal energizing and purifying circulation."}
Concept: The subtle body is treated as a network (nāḍī) that can be purified and suffused by cultivated inner essence (amrita) via the central channel (suṣumnā).
Application: In meditation, imagine breath/nectar rising and settling along the spine (suṣumnā) and then diffusing through the body; use gentle attention rather than force to avoid strain.
Khanda Section: Yoga & Tantra (Nadi–Chakra–Pranayama / Kundalini-oriented practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin’s body shown with a central suṣumnā channel and branching nāḍīs; a luminous nectar-current spreads from the heart-lotus through the network, filling the whole body.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized subtle anatomy: central channel and branching lines, heart-lotus glowing, white-blue amrita flow filling limbs, sacred geometric backdrop","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-outlined yogic figure with highlighted heart-lotus, suṣumnā rendered as a jeweled central line, amrita as pearl streams, ornate halo and border","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional chakra-nadi diagram integrated with a seated yogi, arrows showing flow from heart through suṣumnā to all nāḍīs, soft pastel wash","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined allegorical anatomy overlay on a seated ascetic, delicate branching nāḍīs like vines, luminous wash indicating pervasion, quiet courtly palette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: hṛtpadmavyāpibhirdehaṃ = hṛt-padma-vyāpibhiḥ + deham; svakamāplāvayet = svakam + āplāvayet; āplāvayetsudhīḥ = āplāvayet + sudhīḥ; susumnāyonimārgeṇa = suṣumnā-yoni-mārgeṇa; sarvanāḍīvisarpibhiḥ = sarva-nāḍī-visarpibhiḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 23 (preceding agni-soma purification leading into nadi pervasion)
FAQs
It teaches a yogic inner-body technique: directing a subtle flow (prāṇa/inner nectar) from the heart-lotus through the Suṣumnā so it permeates all nāḍīs, producing internal purification and energetic saturation.
Beyond mythology and ritual, it preserves practical yogic physiology—chakras (hṛtpadma), nāḍīs, and the Suṣumnā pathway—showing the text’s coverage of tantra-yoga methods alongside other sciences.
By cleansing and pervading the nāḍī-network via Suṣumnā, the practitioner is prepared for higher meditation and inner steadiness, reducing impurities that obstruct spiritual progress and concentration.