Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 2
Chapter 23 — पूजाविधिकथनम्
The Account of the Rules of Worship
ध्यायं हरिं देवमिति घचिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः प्राङ्मुखः स्वस्तिकं बद्ध्वा पद्माद्यपरमेव च यं वीजं नाभिमध्यस्थं धूम्रं चण्डानिलात्मकं
dhyāyaṃ hariṃ devamiti ghacihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ svastikaṃ baddhvā padmādyaparameva ca yaṃ vījaṃ nābhimadhyasthaṃ dhūmraṃ caṇḍānilātmakaṃ
«ဟရိ ဒေဝကို ငါ သမาธိပြု၏» ဟူသော စာသားအမှတ်အသားပါ မန္တရကို ဖတ်ရွတ်ကာ အရှေ့ဘက်သို့ မျက်နှာမူ၍ စွဝတ်စတိက အာသန၌ ထိုင်ပြီး သတ်မှတ်ထားသကဲ့သို့ ပဒ္မ မုဒြာနှင့် အခြား မုဒြာများကို ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။ ထို့နောက် နာဗိအလယ်၌ တည်ရှိသော ဘီဇ «yaṃ» ကို စိတ်ကူးမြင်ရမည်—မီးခိုးရောင်သဏ္ဌာန်၊ ပြင်းထန်သော လေ၏ သဘာဝကို ဆောင်၏။
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s ritual-encyclopedic mode)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Dhyana with posture, orientation, mudra, and bija-visualization at the navel (manipura region) to activate pranic movement and prepare for puja.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Dhyana of Hari with 'yaṃ' bija at nabhi (navel)","lookup_keywords":["Hari-dhyana","svastika-asana","yaṃ bija","nabhi-madhya","vayu-tattva"],"quick_summary":"Face east in svastika posture, employ prescribed mudras, and visualize the 'yaṃ' bija at the navel as smoke-colored and wind-natured—an internal preparatory yogic step for worship."}
Concept: Mantra-bija as a psycho-energetic support for concentration; orientation (prangmukha) and asana stabilize mind and prana.
Application: Use consistent posture and directional facing to reduce distraction; visualize bija with color/element cues to deepen one-pointedness before external worship.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Yoga-Tantra (Dhyana and Bija visualization)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner faces east in svastika posture, hands in lotus-like mudra, visualizing a smoky 'yaṃ' syllable glowing at the navel as a fierce wind-current.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, yogi seated facing east, stylized smoke-gray bija 'yaṃ' at navel with swirling wind motifs, minimal shrine elements, bold outlines and sacred geometry","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central seated figure with gold halo, subtle gold-embossed bija 'yaṃ' at navel, ornate border, lamp and conch nearby, devotional-yogic fusion","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional anatomy overlay: navel center marked, 'yaṃ' syllable in smoke hue, arrows indicating wind movement, calm studio-like setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, elegant yogi in a pavilion facing sunrise, delicate calligraphy 'yaṃ' at navel, translucent smoke and wind curls, fine detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: devamiti = devam + iti; ghacihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ resolved as ghacihnita-pustaka-pāṭhaḥ; prāṅmukhaḥ = prāk + mukhaḥ; padmādyaparameva = padma-ādi-parama + eva; nābhimadhyastham = nābhi-madhya-stham; caṇḍānilātmakaṃ = caṇḍa-anila-ātmakaṃ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 23 (bija-dhyana sequence: nabhi to hridaya etc.)
FAQs
It teaches a practical dhyāna-vidhi: face east, assume svastika-āsana, follow padma and related prescribed gestures/attitudes, and visualize the bīja “yaṃ” at the navel as smoke-colored and wind-like.
Alongside mythology, the Agni Purana preserves procedural ritual technology—posture, orientation, mantra-recitation, and internal visualization—showing its compendium-style coverage of yoga-tantra and pūjā-vidhi.
The instruction links devotion to Hari with disciplined bodily posture and subtle visualization, aiming at mental purification, steadiness of prāṇa (wind), and focused concentration that supports successful mantra practice.