Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 5
Worship of Gaurī and Others (Gauryādi-pūjā) — Mantra, Maṇḍala, Mudrā, Homa, and Mṛtyuñjaya Kalaśa-Rite
उदकाञ्च तथा कालं शिववीजं समुद्धरेत् प्राणं दीर्घस्वराक्रान्तं षडङ्गं जातिसंयुतम्
udakāñca tathā kālaṃ śivavījaṃ samuddharet prāṇaṃ dīrghasvarākrāntaṃ ṣaḍaṅgaṃ jātisaṃyutam
അതുപോലെ ‘ഉദക’വും ‘കാല’വും എന്നവയുടെ മന്ത്രരൂപങ്ങൾ ഉദ്ധരിക്കണം; ശിവബീജവും പുറത്തെടുക്കണം. ആ ബീജം പ്രാണയുക്തം, ദീർഘസ്വരാക്രാന്തം, ഷഡംഗസഹിതം, ജാതിസംയുക്തമായി ഗ്രഹിക്കണം.
Lord Agni (narrating the ritual/mantra procedure, as typical for Agni Purana’s instructional chapters)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Deriving/encoding bīja-mantras and associated phonemic ‘jāti’ and ṣaḍaṅga specifications for ritual use (especially extracting forms for ‘water’, ‘time’, and Śiva-bīja).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Extraction of udaka-kāla mantras and Śiva-bīja with prāṇa, dīrgha, ṣaḍaṅga, jāti","lookup_keywords":["udaka mantra","kāla mantra","śiva-bīja","prāṇa dīrgha","ṣaḍaṅga jāti"],"quick_summary":"Derive the mantric forms for ‘water’ and ‘time’ and the Śiva-seed; the Śiva-bīja is specified as prāṇa-bearing, long-vowel-marked, ṣaḍaṅga-equipped, and assigned to its proper phonemic jāti for correct nyāsa and japa."}
Concept: Mantra efficacy is tied to śabda-śakti: nasal/aspirated resonance (prāṇa), vowel-length (dīrgha), and auxiliary limbs (ṣaḍaṅga) are not ornamental but constitutive.
Application: In japa/nyāsa, keep exact phonetics (nasalization/visarga/aspiration as prescribed) and apply ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa consistently; avoid casual substitutions of short/long vowels.
Khanda Section: Mantra-vidhi (Tantric ritual and seed-mantra extraction)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tantric teacher demonstrates phoneme extraction: writing ‘udaka’, ‘kāla’, and a Śiva-bīja, marking long vowels and nasal/aspirate signs, with a diagram of ṣaḍaṅga around the syllable.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized syllables floating like flames, guru pointing to long vowel marks, six-limbed nyāsa diagram encircling a central bīja, warm ochres and deep greens","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central glowing bīja in gold, surrounding six nyāsa positions as small medallions, Śiva presence as subtle lingam motif, rich gold embossing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic chart-like composition: bīja with dīrgha sign, prāṇa marker, labeled ṣaḍaṅga points, fine lines and soft colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar’s desk with inkpot and papers, precise calligraphy of mantras, marginal notes indicating dīrgha and prāṇa, understated Śiva icon in background"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Tōḍī","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: उदकाञ्च → उदकान् + च; दीर्घस्वराक्रान्तम् → दीर्घ-स्वर-आक्रान्तम्; षडङ्गम् → षड्-अङ्गम्; जातिसंयुतम् → जाति-संयुतम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 325.4 (triad syllables; jāti mention); Agni Purana 325.7 (bīja constitution: vahni-māyā-kṛśānu)
FAQs
It teaches bīja-uddhāra (deriving seed-mantras) and how to apply them with prāṇa resonance, long-vowel marking, and ṣaḍaṅga (six-part) nyāsa structure.
Beyond mythology, it preserves precise tantric-ritual technology—mantra derivation, phonetic classification (jāti), and nyāsa frameworks—showing the text’s coverage of applied liturgy and mantra-science.
Correctly formed and limb-supported bījas are held to make worship effective and purifying, aligning the practitioner’s speech and body (through nyāsa) with Śiva-mantra potency.