Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 26
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
ध्यात्वानलाधिदैवन्तच्छुद्धं स्पर्शे लयं नयत् , चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ॐ ह्रं हः फट् हूमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः पद्मासनमध्यगतमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ॐ ह्रौं हः फट् ह्रूं स्पर्शतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ॐ ह्रौं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः कण्ठनासामध्यगतं वृत्तं वै वायुमण्डलम्
dhyātvānalādhidaivantacchuddhaṃ sparśe layaṃ nayat , cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ oṃ hraṃ haḥ phaṭ hūmiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ padmāsanamadhyagatamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ oṃ hrauṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ sparśatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ oṃ hrauṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ śabdatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ kaṇṭhanāsāmadhyagataṃ vṛttaṃ vai vāyumaṇḍalam
Setelah bermeditasi atas dewa penaung Api sebagai telah disucikan, hendaklah ia melarutkannya ke dalam prinsip Sentuhan. (Bacaan naskhah varian: “oṃ hraṃ haḥ phaṭ hūm”. Bacaan varian: “terletak di tengah tempat duduk teratai”.) (Bacaan varian:) “oṃ hrauṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ—aku menarik kembali tanmātra Sentuhan; sembah sujud.” “oṃ hrauṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ—aku menarik kembali tanmātra Bunyi; sembah sujud.” Kawasan bulat yang terletak antara tekak dan hidung itulah sesungguhnya maṇḍala Udara (Vāyu).
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional dialogue frame)
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Concept: Adhidevatā–tattva correspondence and laya-krama: deities and elements are internalized and dissolved to refine awareness.
Application: Use staged visualization (fire → touch → sound) to reduce sensory fixation and move attention upward into the vāyu locus.
Khanda Section: Yoga–Tantra / Bhuta-shuddhi (Tanmatra-laya and elemental dissolution in mantra-yoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meditator visualizes a purified Agni deity dissolving into the principle of touch, then into sound, while a circular vāyu-maṇḍala glows between throat and nose.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized Agni-devatā (flame aura) above the navel region fading into subtle waves of touch and sound, circular pale-blue/grey vāyu-maṇḍala at throat-to-nose corridor, bold outlines, sacred diagram overlay","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, meditating figure with gold accents; small Agni-devatā icon dissolving into abstract tactile ripples; circular vāyu-maṇḍala near face with gold embossing; rich reds and blues","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional plate: labeled throat and nose region, precise circle for vāyu-maṇḍala, side panels showing mantra syllables and dissolution arrows (Agni → Sparśa → Śabda), fine detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: yogin in profile, translucent neck-to-nose channel with a delicate circular mandala, tiny Agni figure dissolving into airy motifs, manuscript marginalia aesthetic"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dhyātvānalādhidaivantacchuddham = ध्यात्वा + अनल-अधिदैवत-तत्-शुद्धम्; कण्ठनासामध्यगतं = कण्ठ-नासा-मध्य-गतम्. ‘चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः …’ अंशः सम्पादकीय-टिप्पणीवत्, श्लोक-पदानां मध्ये न गृहीतः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (bhūta-śuddhi: maṇḍala placements and mantra-udghāta sequence)
FAQs
It teaches a Bhūtaśuddhi/Tantrika procedure: meditating on the purified fire-presiding divinity and performing tanmātra-saṃhāra (withdrawal/dissolution) using bīja-mantras—specifically dissolving the tactile essence (sparśa-tanmātra) and then the sonic essence (śabda-tanmātra), while locating the vāyu-maṇḍala between throat and nose.
Beyond mythology, it preserves operational inner-ritual technology—mantra formulas, subtle-element theory (tanmātras), and mapped psycho-physical loci (mandalas). This is characteristic of the Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic range, integrating yoga, tantra, and ritual science alongside other disciplines.
The practice is framed as purification and inward withdrawal: dissolving subtle sensory essences reduces sense-entanglement, supports concentration, and is used as a preparatory purification for higher mantra-sādhana and meditative absorption.