Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 49
Explanation of the Vāsudeva and Related Mantras (वासुदेवादिमन्त्रनिरूपणम्)
अस्त्रमग्न्यादिपत्रेषु इति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः दिक्पालांश् च विधिस्तस्य इति ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः दिक्पालादौ विधिस्तुल्य इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः विश्वरूपं सर्वस्थित्यै यजेद्राज्यजयाय च सर्वव्यूहैः समायुक्तमङ्गैर् अपि च पञ्चभिः
astramagnyādipatreṣu iti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ dikpālāṃś ca vidhistasya iti ga, gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ dikpālādau vidhistulya iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ viśvarūpaṃ sarvasthityai yajedrājyajayāya ca sarvavyūhaiḥ samāyuktamaṅgair api ca pañcabhiḥ
“(စာမူကွဲ) ‘အဂ္နိ စသည့်အရာများမှ စတင်သော ပတ္တရ (အရွက်) များပေါ်တွင်’ ဟူသည်မှာ kha နှင့် ṅa အမှတ်တပ် စာမူများ၏ ဖတ်ပုံဖြစ်သည်။ ‘ထို့ပြင် ဒိက္ပာလ (ဦးတည်ရာကာကွယ်သူများ) လည်း ပါဝင်၍ ဤသည်က ၎င်း၏ နည်းလမ်း’ ဟူသည်မှာ ga နှင့် gha အမှတ်တပ် စာမူဖတ်ပုံဖြစ်သည်။ ‘ဒိက္ပာလ စသည်တို့အတွက် ပူဇော်နည်းသည် တူညီသည်’ ဟူသည်မှာ ṅa အမှတ်တပ် စာမူဖတ်ပုံဖြစ်သည်။ အရာအားလုံး၏ တည်တံ့မှုအတွက်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရာဇအောင်မြင်မှုအတွက်လည်းကောင်း၊ စစ်ဗျူဟာ (vyūha) အမျိုးမျိုးနှင့် အင်္ဂါငါးပါး (pañcāṅga) တို့ဖြင့် ပြည့်စုံသော ဝိශ්ဝရူပ (Viśvarūpa) ကို ပူဇော်ရမည်။
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Arthashastra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Royal protective worship (rājya-rakṣā) and victory-rites: selecting a deity-form (Viśvarūpa) and performing state-ritual aligned with battle-formations and the pañcāṅga (five operational limbs) to stabilize governance and secure conquest.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Viśvarūpa-pūjā for rājya-jaya and sarva-sthiti (with vyūha and pañcāṅga)","lookup_keywords":["Viśvarūpa","rājya-jaya","vyūha","pañcāṅga","dikpāla"],"quick_summary":"The verse frames a kingly rite: worship Viśvarūpa to maintain overall stability and to win sovereignty, conceptually integrating battle-formations (vyūhas) and a five-limbed operational scheme (pañcāṅga). It also preserves manuscript-variant notes about Dikpāla-related procedure being identical."}
Concept: Rājadharma is upheld through yajña/pūjā that aligns political order with cosmic order (sarva-sthiti) and disciplined strategy (vyūha/pañcāṅga).
Application: Use ritual as a legitimizing and stabilizing instrument of rule; integrate governance ‘limbs’ and military organization into a coherent state-protection program.
Khanda Section: Rājadharma & Rāja-ritual (Statecraft, royal sacrifices, protective rites)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king performs worship to Viśvarūpa, envisioned as a vast composite deity embodying all battle-formations; Dikpālas stand at the eight directions as protective sentinels; banners and orderly arrays suggest vyūhas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, Viśvarūpa as a grand composite cosmic deity with multiple arms and emblems, eight Dikpālas at cardinal/intercardinal directions, a crowned king offering arghya, flat warm palette, bold outlines, sacred geometry mandala behind","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Viśvarūpa enthroned with ornate arch, heavy gold foil halos, Dikpālas in small panels around, king in royal attire offering flowers, rich reds and greens, gem-like ornamentation, symmetrical composition","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional clarity: king at altar, priest indicating vyūha-diagram on floor, Viśvarūpa appearing above as vision, delicate lines, soft shading, readable ritual implements and directional markers","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court ritual scene with the king and attendants, a painted vyūha-plan on a carpet, celestial Viśvarūpa in the sky, Dikpālas as subtle directional figures, fine detailing, architectural pavilion, restrained gold accents"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Verse text includes manuscript variant notes; analysis performed on the main pāda: viśvarūpaṃ sarvasthityai yajet rājya-jayāya ca sarva-vyūhaiḥ samāyuktam aṅgaiḥ api ca pañcabhiḥ. Sandhi: yajedrājyajayāya → yajet rājya-jayāya; samāyuktamaṅgair → samāyuktam aṅgaiḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 25 (Mantra-pradarśana context; royal protective rites); Agni Purana 26 (mudrā/ritual-technology continuation)
FAQs
It prescribes Viśvarūpa-worship aimed at universal stability and royal victory, integrating Dikpāla (direction-guardian) components and a ‘vyūha’ (battle-array) concept into a protective royal rite, noting manuscript variants about the exact sequence/placement.
It blends kingship aims (rājya-jaya), protective theology (Viśvarūpa, Dikpālas), and technical vocabulary from military science (vyūha) within a ritual framework—showing how the Agni Purana cross-links governance, warfare concepts, and liturgy.
The rite is framed as sustaining cosmic and social order (sarvasthiti) while securing legitimate sovereignty; worship of the universal form with directional guardians is treated as a dharmic means to protection, stability, and success of the realm.