Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 16
Explanation of the Vāsudeva and Related Mantras (वासुदेवादिमन्त्रनिरूपणम्)
जात्यन्तैर् नामसंयुक्तेर्हृदयादीनि पञ्चधा प्रणवं हृदयादीनि ततः प्रोक्तानि पञ्चधा
jātyantair nāmasaṃyukterhṛdayādīni pañcadhā praṇavaṃ hṛdayādīni tataḥ proktāni pañcadhā
နာမကို ဝိဘတ္တိအဆုံးသတ်များ (jāti-anta) နှင့် ပေါင်းစည်းထားသော်၊ နှလုံးမှစသော န്യാസတင်ခြင်းကို ၅ မျိုးဖြင့် ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။ ထို့နောက် ပရဏဝ (Oṃ) ကိုလည်း နှလုံးနှင့် အခြားအင်္ဂါများပေါ်တွင် ၅ မျိုးဖြင့် တင်ရန် သတ်မှတ်ထားသည်။
Lord Agni (narrating ritual procedure to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional dialogue style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Standardizing hr̥dayādi-nyāsa (heart etc.) in fivefold placement using name-mantras with case-endings, and separately prescribing fivefold praṇava placement.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Fivefold hr̥dayādi-nyāsa for name-mantra and praṇava","lookup_keywords":["hṛdayādi-nyāsa","pañcadhā","praṇava","nāma-mantra","vibhakti"],"quick_summary":"When a deity-name is used with grammatical endings, perform heart-and-related nyāsas in a fivefold scheme; then place Oṃ similarly in fivefold fashion."}
Concept: Ritual language (name + vibhakti) is operationalized into bodily installation; praṇava functions as universal seed for internal consecration.
Application: Use a consistent fivefold mapping (commonly heart, head, topknot, armor, weapon—per local paddhati) for both name-mantra and Oṃ to avoid incomplete nyāsa.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-nyasa and Tantric ritual preliminaries (Hridayadi-nyasa, Pranava-vinyasa)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A five-point nyāsa sequence is shown: heart and other loci highlighted on a human figure silhouette; Oṃ and the deity-name with case-ending appear as luminous glyphs moving to each locus.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized human figure with five highlighted loci, glowing Oṃ placed sequentially, minimal background, temple palette and bold outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-backed diagram: five lotus medallions on body marking nyāsa points, Oṃ embossed in gold on each, ornamental borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, instructional chart with clear limb points and arrows, Sanskrit labels for hṛdaya/śiras/śikhā etc., soft colors and fine detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-priest demonstrating nyāsa to a student with a painted diagram scroll showing five placements of Oṃ, delicate calligraphy and architectural setting"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नामसंयुक्तेर्हृदयादीनि = नामसंयुक्तेः + हृदयादीनि (visarga before h).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 25.17 (explicit hr̥daya/śiras/śikhā/kavaca/astra mapping)
FAQs
It teaches the fivefold application of nyāsa—placing the mantra (including the Praṇava ‘Oṃ’) onto the heart and related aṅgas (ritual body-points) as part of mantra-sādhana and pūjā preparation.
Beyond narrative theology, it preserves precise liturgical mechanics—how to inflect and apply mantra-formulas with bodily placements—showing the text’s coverage of practical ritual science alongside broader dharma and devotion.
Performing nyāsa is treated as sanctifying the practitioner’s body as a mantra-seat, supporting purity, concentration, and ritual efficacy, which is traditionally linked with merit (puṇya) and removal of impediments in worship.