Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 19
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
अञ्जनं तिलकं वश्ये जिह्वाग्रे कविता भवेत् तज्जपान्मैथुनं वश्ये तज्जपाद्योनिवीक्षणम्
añjanaṃ tilakaṃ vaśye jihvāgre kavitā bhavet tajjapānmaithunaṃ vaśye tajjapādyonivīkṣaṇam
ഈ മന്ത്രം അഞ്ജനമായും തിലകമായും പ്രയോഗിച്ചാൽ വശീകരണശക്തി ലഭിക്കുന്നു; നാവിന്റെ അഗ്രത്തിൽ കവിത ഉദിക്കുന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ ജപം മൂലം മൈഥുനം നിയന്ത്രണവിധേയമാകുന്നു; ഇതിന്റെ ജപം മൂലം യോനി-ദർശനസിദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Lord Agni (teaching a compendium of mantra-prayogas within the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instruction, traditionally to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Alamkara","practical_application":"Vashya-prayoga: mantra applied as añjana (collyrium) and tilaka for influence; mantra-japa linked to speech/poetic fluency and erotic/occult control rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vāśya-prayoga: añjana/tilaka applications and mantra-japa effects","lookup_keywords":["vāśya","añjana","tilaka","kavitā-siddhi","maithuna"],"quick_summary":"The verse lists ritual applications of a mantra for subjugation and for awakening poetic speech, and mentions erotic/occult outcomes tied to mantra-japa."}
Concept: Mantra is presented as a tool for worldly siddhis (vāśya, vāk-siddhi), illustrating the purāṇic cataloging of pragmatic/occult techniques.
Application: As a textual study note: distinguish benefic rakṣā/śānti uses from coercive vāśya aims; emphasize ethical restraint and dhārmic intent in practice.
Khanda Section: Mantra-Tantra / Vashya-Prayoga (Occult rites and enchantment procedures)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner prepares ritual collyrium and applies a tilaka while chanting; a second vignette shows poetic speech flowing (scrolls/verses near the tongue), and an erotic/occult vignette is implied but kept symbolic (lotus/yoni yantra motif) rather than explicit.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sādhaka with small stone palette and collyrium rod, applying añjana and tilaka, mantra beads in hand; symbolic lotus-yantra motif for the later line, restrained iconography, traditional flat composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ritual cosmetics scene with gold detailing on vessels and ornaments; a stylized Sarasvatī-like motif near the mouth to indicate poetic gift; symbolic yantra panel (lotus) for the occult reference, non-explicit.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, close-up instructional depiction of añjana preparation and tilaka placement, neat labeling feel, subtle symbolic script emerging near lips to show kavitā-siddhi.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, an ascetic-scholar in a study applying tilaka before a mirror, inkpot and manuscripts nearby; delicate calligraphy scrolls indicating poetry; symbolic lotus diagram in margin."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जिह्वाग्रे = जिह्वा-अग्रे; तज्जपान्मैथुनं = तत्-जपात् + मैथुनम् (त्+ज्→ज्ज; त्+म→न्म्); तज्जपाद्योनिवीक्षणम् = तत्-जपात् + योनि-वीक्षणम् (त्+य्→द्य्).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 312 (vāśya/abhicāra-oriented prayogas in the same khanda)
FAQs
It lists mantra-prayogas: applying the mantra as anjana (collyrium) and tilaka (forehead mark) for vashya (subjugation), and using japa (recitation) to obtain siddhis such as poetic speech and erotic/sexual control-related effects.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana catalogs practical (and sometimes transgressive) mantra-tantra applications—showing its scope includes ritual technology, siddhi-lore, and applied esoteric procedures alongside dharma and devotion.
In puranic-tantric framing, such results are treated as mantra-siddhis (powers) arising from japa and ritual application; however, they are ethically charged, and traditional dharmic guidance would caution that vashya aims can bind one to desire-driven karma rather than liberation.