Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 20
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
स्पर्शाद्वशी तिलहोमात्सर्वञ्चैव तु सिध्यति सप्ताभिमन्त्रितञ्चान्नं भुञ्जंस्तस्य श्रियः सदा
sparśādvaśī tilahomātsarvañcaiva tu sidhyati saptābhimantritañcānnaṃ bhuñjaṃstasya śriyaḥ sadā
സംസ്കൃത സ്പർശം കൊണ്ടു (മറ്റൊരാൾ) വശമാകുന്നു; തിലഹോമം കൊണ്ടു എല്ലാം സിദ്ധിക്കുന്നു. ഏഴുതവണ മന്ത്രാഭിമന്ത്രിതമായ അന്നം ഭുജിക്കുന്നവൻ സദാ ശ്രീസമ്പത്ത് അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual/mantra procedures)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Ritual applications for influence and success: empowered touch for vāśya, tila-homa for siddhi, and seven-times consecrated food for sustained prosperity.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vāśya-sparśa, tila-homa, and saptābhimantrita-anna for śrī","lookup_keywords":["sparśa-vāśya","tila-homa","siddhi","saptābhimantrita-anna","śrī"],"quick_summary":"The verse enumerates three applied rites—touch, sesame homa, and sevenfold-mantra food consecration—aimed at control, accomplishment, and enduring prosperity."}
Concept: Material results (śrī, siddhi) are linked to saṃskāra—objects and actions become ‘charged’ through mantra and homa, then function as carriers of intention.
Application: For benefic use: perform tila-homa with purity and restraint; consecrate food with a fixed count (seven) and share as prasāda to align prosperity with dharma.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra and Abhichara/Anushthana (Ritual Applications)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist performs tila-homa into a square fire-altar; another scene shows consecrating a plate of food with seven mantra recitations; a symbolic ‘empowered touch’ moment is shown as a gentle hand gesture with protective aura (non-coercive depiction).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, homa-kunda with sesame offerings, priest with ladle, flames stylized; plate of anna with mantra gesture above it; subtle aura around the hand for sparśa-siddhi, traditional palette and ornamented borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, bright homa scene with gold highlights on altar and vessels; consecrated food plate rendered richly; prosperity motif (Śrī-lakṣmī symbols like lotus and coins) in background, embossed gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, stepwise instructional layout: (1) tila-homa, (2) sevenfold mantra over food, (3) eating as prasāda; clean lines, readable ritual implements.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic courtyard homa with attendants, detailed brassware; a seated patron receives consecrated food; refined flames and textiles, manuscript-style framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्पर्शाद्वशी = स्पर्शात् + वशी; तिलहोमात्सर्वञ्चैव = तिल-होमात् + सर्वम् + च + एव; सप्ताभिमन्त्रितञ्चान्नं = सप्त-अभिमन्त्रितम् + च + अन्नम्; भुञ्जंस्तस्य = भुञ्जन् + तस्य (न्+त→ंस्त).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 312 (homa and mantra-upacāra sequences; vāśya/abhicāra subsections)
FAQs
It teaches practical mantra-ritual applications: achieving vaśīkaraṇa (influence/subjugation) through empowered touch (sparśa), attaining success through tila-homa (sesame oblations), and securing prosperity by eating food sanctified via seven recitations (saptābhimantrita anna).
Alongside theology and myths, the Agni Purana preserves applied ritual technologies—homa procedures, mantra-consecration, and efficacy-claims (siddhi/phala)—showing its wide scope across practical religious disciplines.
The verse frames prosperity and success as outcomes of disciplined mantra and fire-ritual observance; sanctifying food by mantra links daily sustenance to ritual purity and auspicious karma (śrī), reinforcing the idea that ordinary acts become spiritually potent through consecration.