Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 7
Vidyā-viśodhana-vidhāna
Procedure for Purifying Mantra-Vidyā
मनोन्मनो महावीर्यश्चित्राङ्गस्तदनन्तरं कल्याण इति विज्ञेयाः पञ्चविंशतिसङ्ख्यया
manonmano mahāvīryaścitrāṅgastadanantaraṃ kalyāṇa iti vijñeyāḥ pañcaviṃśatisaṅkhyayā
“Manonmana”, “Mahāvīrya”, “Citrāṅga”, dan sesudah itu “Kalyāṇa”—inilah yang harus difahami sebagai nama-nama (seterusnya), melengkapkan bilangan hingga yang kedua puluh lima.
Lord Agni (narrating the Agni Purana’s enumerative list to the sage Vasiṣṭha, per the common dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महावीर्यश्चित्राङ्गस् = महावीर्यः + चित्राङ्गः; तदनन्तरं = तत् + अनन्तरम्.
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It teaches the correct sequence and counting method in a nāma-enumeration (name-recitation) passage—identifying four epithets and marking their placement to complete the twenty-fifth item in the list.
Alongside topics like ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves stotra-style catalogues of divine epithets; such structured name-lists function as compact devotional ‘indexes’ used in worship, memorization, and liturgical recitation.
In Purāṇic practice, accurate nāma-recitation (with proper order and count) is treated as a disciplined devotional act that supports purity of attention (smaraṇa) and is held to generate auspicious merit (puṇya) through praise of the divine qualities signified by the names.