Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 19
Adhivāsana-vidhi
Procedure for Preliminary Consecration in Vāstu–Pratiṣṭhā / Īśāna-kalpa
ललाटस्कन्धपादान्तं शिवविद्यात्मकं परं रुद्रनारायणब्रह्मदैवतं निजसञ्चरैः
lalāṭaskandhapādāntaṃ śivavidyātmakaṃ paraṃ rudranārāyaṇabrahmadaivataṃ nijasañcaraiḥ
Dari dahi turun ke bahu hingga berakhir pada kaki, hendaklah direnungkan/ditegakkan prinsip tertinggi yang berwujud Śiva-vidyā, dengan dewa-dewa penaung Rudra, Nārāyaṇa dan Brahmā, melalui penempatan/pergerakan nyāsa yang ditetapkan bagi diri sendiri.
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition of the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Body-nyāsa mapping from forehead to feet, establishing Śiva-vidyā as the supreme principle with Rudra–Nārāyaṇa–Brahmā as presiding deities, using prescribed nyāsa traversals.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śiva-vidyā Aṅga-nyāsa with Rudra–Nārāyaṇa–Brahmā Adhidevatā","lookup_keywords":["aṅga-nyāsa","śiva-vidyā","rudra","nārāyaṇa","brahmā"],"quick_summary":"Perform nyāsa across the body (forehead/upper body to feet), contemplating Śiva-vidyā as the supreme principle, coordinated with its presiding deities Rudra, Nārāyaṇa, and Brahmā through the prescribed ritual traversals."}
Concept: Deha as locus of the supreme: Śiva-vidyā pervades the entire embodied field; multiple deities function as adhidevatā within a unified highest principle.
Application: Use systematic body-mapping (head-to-foot) to internalize theology as lived contemplation, integrating sectarian forms into a single meditative hierarchy.
Khanda Section: Shiva-Rudra-Narayana-Brahma Tattva and Mantra-nyasa (Tantric/Upasana Vidya)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sādhaka performs nyāsa from forehead to shoulders and down to the feet, with subtle overlays of Rudra, Nārāyaṇa, and Brahmā presiding over zones of the body, all unified by a luminous Śiva-vidyā current.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, frontal seated practitioner, glowing vertical channel from forehead to feet, faint deity emblems: trident/third-eye for Rudra, conch-disc for Nārāyaṇa, lotus/veda for Brahmā, all within a single aureole of Śiva-vidyā.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold halo around the practitioner, three small medallions of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa–Brahmā placed along the body axis, rich ornamentation, emphasis on sacred luminosity of Śiva-vidyā.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear instructional body-map: marked points from lalāṭa to pādānta, arrows showing nyāsa traversal, small icon markers for the three adhidevatās, calm palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate yogic chamber, practitioner touching points on body in sequence, delicate translucent deity symbols hovering near corresponding regions, refined linework and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ललाटस्कन्धपादान्तम् = ललाट-स्कन्ध-पाद-अन्तम्; शिवविद्यात्मकम् = शिव-विद्या-आत्मकम्; रुद्रनारायणब्रह्मदैवतम् = रुद्र-नारायण-ब्रह्म-दैवतम् (समाहार-द्वन्द्व); निजसञ्चरैः = निज-सञ्चरैः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 96 preceding tattva-nyāsa and kalaśa-nyāsa steps; Agni Purana mantra-nyāsa and deha-śuddhi/bhūtaśuddhi passages referenced by 'pūrvavat/yathā purā' in the same sequence
FAQs
It teaches deha/anga-nyāsa: installing or contemplating Śiva-vidyā across the body (from forehead through shoulders down to the feet), using prescribed ritual ‘traversals’ (sañcāra) of mantra.
It preserves a technical upāsanā procedure—mantra-nyāsa with deity correspondences (Rudra–Nārāyaṇa–Brahmā)—showing the Purana’s practical manual-like coverage of tantric/ritual disciplines alongside other sciences.
By ritually pervading the body with Śiva-vidyā and its presiding deities, the practitioner sacralizes the body as a mantra-field, supporting purification, steadiness in worship, and alignment with the ‘supreme’ (param) principle.