Agni Purana — Sahitya-shastra, Shloka 20
Chapter 347: One-syllable Appellations (एकाक्षराभिधानम्)
प्रज्ञा ज्ञाना क्रिया वाचा वागीशी ज्वालिनी तथा कामिनी काममाला च इन्द्राद्याः शक्तिपूजनं
prajñā jñānā kriyā vācā vāgīśī jvālinī tathā kāminī kāmamālā ca indrādyāḥ śaktipūjanaṃ
പ്രജ്ഞാ, ജ്ഞാനാ, ക്രിയാ, വാചാ, വാഗീശീ, ജ്വാലിനീ, കാമിനീ, കാമമാലാ എന്നീ ശക്തികൾക്കും, കൂടാതെ ഇന്ദ്രാദി ശക്തികൾക്കും പൂജ അർപ്പിക്കണം.
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śakti-nāmāvalī: Prajñā–Kāma-mālā and Indra-ādi Śaktis","lookup_keywords":["Prajñā śakti","Jñānā Kriyā Vācā","Vāgīśī Jvālinī","Kāminī Kāma-mālā","Indra-ādi śakti"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates key śaktis representing cognition, knowledge, action, speech, fiery power, and desire, and adds Indra-beginning powers—useful for structured śakti-pūjā and inner cultivation mapping."}
Alamkara Type: Śleṣa (semantic layering of abstract nouns as deities)
Concept: Inner faculties (knowledge, action, speech, desire) are śakti-manifestations; worship integrates and disciplines these powers toward a unified sādhana.
Application: During pūjā, offer one flower/akṣata per śakti-name while contemplating the corresponding inner faculty; extend to Indra-ādi śaktis as directional/cosmic supports.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Shakti-upasana (Devi and Shakti worship; mantra-devata enumeration)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mandala of personified faculties: Prajñā, Jñānā, Kriyā, Vācā, Vāgīśī, Jvālinī, Kāminī, Kāma-mālā arranged as attendant goddesses around the central Devī; additional Indra-ādi powers at outer ring/directions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, circular āvaraṇa mandala, each śakti as a small goddess with distinct emblem (book, flame, garland), outer ring with Indra-ādi directional powers, vibrant colors and thick outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central Devī with gold arch, eight śaktis in surrounding niches with gold highlights, outer band showing Indra-ādi, rich ornamentation and embossed jewelry","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional mandala with clear spacing and gentle hues, each śakti labeled, symbolic emblems emphasized for cognition/speech/fire/desire, neat outer ring for Indra-ādi","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, symmetrical mandala like a jeweled diagram, delicate rendering of each attendant śakti with emblematic objects, outer ring of deities, ornate border and fine patterning"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Saraswati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वागीशी = वाक् + ईशी; इन्द्राद्याः = इन्द्र + आद्याः; शक्तिपूजनं = शक्ति + पूजनम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 347 (Śakti enumeration and pūjā-krama)
FAQs
It gives a puja-vidhi style enumeration of specific Śaktis (personified powers like Insight, Knowledge, Speech, and Fiery Energy) and indicates they are to be worshipped as part of Śakti-pūjana, including the group of powers ‘beginning with Indra’.
By cataloging named divine energies (śaktis) and their worship as a formal ritual component, it preserves a compact ritual-taxonomy—typical of the Agni Purana’s wide-ranging, reference-like coverage of theology, mantra-devatā lists, and worship procedures.
Worship of these śaktis is presented as harmonizing and empowering the practitioner’s inner faculties—intelligence, knowledge, effective action, and sanctified speech—thereby supporting merit (puṇya), purification, and success in sādhana.