Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 8
Chapter 172 — “Expiations beginning with the Secret
Rites)” (Rahasya-ādi-prāyaścitta
सर्वेश्वरेश्वर विभो परमात्मन्नधोक्षज हृषीकेश हृषीकेश हृषीकेश नमो ऽस्तु ते
sarveśvareśvara vibho paramātmannadhokṣaja hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīkeśa namo 'stu te
အရှင်တို့၏အရှင်၊ အလုံးစုံကိုလွှမ်းမိုးသော အရှင်၊ အမြင့်ဆုံးအတ္တမန်၊ အာဓိုက္ရှဇ (အာရုံခံအင်္ဂါတို့မရောက်နိုင်သော)၊ ဟೃṣīkēśa ဟೃṣīkēśa ဟೃṣīkēśa—သင့်အား နမസ്കာရ ပြုပါ၏။
Lord Agni (narrating a Vishnu-stuti within the Agni Purana’s discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Daily namaskāra/japa for Viṣṇu-bhakti, mental centering, and pāpa-śamana intention before/after recitation.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Namaskāra to Adhokṣaja Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord beyond senses)","lookup_keywords":["Adhokṣaja","Hṛṣīkeśa","sarveśvareśvara","paramātman","namo'stu te"],"quick_summary":"A compact salutation identifying Viṣṇu as the Supreme Self beyond sensory grasp; used as a devotional invocation and protective remembrance."}
Alamkara Type: Anaphora (punarukti) and sambodhana-mālā (string of vocatives)
Concept: Adhokṣaja—Brahman/Īśvara beyond indriya-pramāṇa; Paramātman as all-pervading lord.
Application: Cultivate indriya-nigraha and inward devotion by remembering the Lord as the controller of senses (Hṛṣīkeśa).
Khanda Section: Stotra & Bhakti (Vishnu-sahasranama/namaskara context within Purana-style praise)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee with folded hands offers repeated salutations to Viṣṇu as the transcendent Lord beyond senses; the deity appears radiant, calm, and all-pervading.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style: four-armed Viṣṇu (śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma), deep green/blue complexion, ornate crown and jewelry, devotee in añjali, lotus motifs, warm ochres and reds, sacred aura labeled 'Adhokṣaja Hṛṣīkeśa'.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: central Viṣṇu on lotus pedestal with prabhāmaṇḍala, heavy gold foil work on crown and ornaments, devotee kneeling in añjali, rich reds and greens, inscription-like epithets around the halo.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: refined linework, soft shading, Viṣṇu in calm stance with subtle halo, repeated 'Hṛṣīkeśa' suggested as decorative calligraphy border, devotional posture foreground.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: courtly devotee in fine textiles offering namaskāra to a luminous Viṣṇu figure, detailed floral margins, delicate gold highlights, serene night-sky or temple interior backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमोऽस्तु = नमः + अस्तु (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ओऽ). सर्वेश्वरेश्वर = सर्वेश्वर + ईश्वर (समास/सन्धि). परमात्मन्नधोक्षज = परमात्मन् + अधोक्षज (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: न् + अ → न्-अ, लेखन में संयोग).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 172 (stotra/prāyaścitta cluster); Agni Purana sections on nāma-japa and pāpa-śamana prayers (within stotra/vidhi materials)
FAQs
It imparts stotra-vidhi in practice: a direct namaskāra-mantra using epithets of Vishnu (Sarveśvareśvara, Paramātman, Adhokṣaja, Hṛṣīkeśa) for japa and devotional recitation.
Alongside law, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana preserves liturgical material—names, theology, and concise mantra-like praises—showing its coverage of practical devotion and worship-text traditions.
Repeated salutation to Hṛṣīkeśa cultivates surrender and sense-control (indriya-nigraha), reinforcing devotion (bhakti) and purification through remembrance of the transcendent Lord (Adhokṣaja).