Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 39
Mantra-paribhāṣā
Technical Definitions and Operational Rules of Mantras
पार्श्वयोः पृष्ठतो नाभौ हृदये च क्रमान्न्यसेत् तरेति ख पञ्चस्वरवर्गाणामिति ख यादींश् च हृदये न्यस्येदेषां स्युः सप्तधातवः
pārśvayoḥ pṛṣṭhato nābhau hṛdaye ca kramānnyaset tareti kha pañcasvaravargāṇāmiti kha yādīṃś ca hṛdaye nyasyedeṣāṃ syuḥ saptadhātavaḥ
ଦୁଇ ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱ, ପୃଷ୍ଠ, ନାଭି ଓ ହୃଦୟରେ କ୍ରମାନୁସାରେ (ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ଅକ୍ଷରଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ) ନ୍ୟାସ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ପଞ୍ଚ ସ୍ୱର-ବର୍ଗ ଓ ‘ୟ’ ଆଦି ଶ୍ରେଣୀକୁ ହୃଦୟରେ ନ୍ୟାସ କଲେ, ସେଠାରୁ ସପ୍ତ ଧାତୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ।
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mantra-nyāsa on body loci (sides, back, navel, heart) to sacralize the practitioner and internalize varṇa-śakti for ritual and meditation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Varṇa-nyāsa on Hṛdaya and Body-loci (with dhātu-utpatti notion)","lookup_keywords":["nyāsa","hṛdaya","pañca-svara-varga","yādi","sapta-dhātu"],"quick_summary":"Gives a nyāsa sequence placing vowel-groups and the ya-series on the heart and other loci; frames letters as generating/ordering the seven dhātus in a tantric-physiological model."}
Concept: Śarīra as mantra-maya: letters/syllables are installed as powers in bodily centers; inner ritual mirrors outer worship.
Application: Perform nyāsa before japa/pujā to cultivate concentration, purity (śuddhi), and a felt sense of mantra residing in the heart.
Khanda Section: Mantra-nyasa & Tantric Ritual Procedure (Puja-vidhi / Agneya-vidya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sādhaka performs nyāsa touching sides, back, navel, and heart, visualizing syllables as luminous seed-letters entering the body; the heart center glows with grouped vowels and yādi letters.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, frontal sādhaka with stylized body-loci marked, glowing akṣaras at pārsva pṛṣṭha nābhi hṛdaya, deep reds/ochres, sacred diagrammatic clarity","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, sādhaka seated in padmāsana, gold-leaf radiance at heart, akṣaras in circular mandala over chest, ornate frame, devotional-ritual mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional depiction of nyāsa sequence with numbered touch-points, subtle glow for syllables, manuscript-like precision","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate interior with practitioner and a guru, delicate calligraphy-like akṣaras floating near heart and navel, fine detailing of posture and gesture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रमान्न्यसेत् = क्रमात् + न्यसेत्; क्रमान्न्यसेत्/क्रमान्- इति पाठभेदे ‘क्रमात्’ अव्ययार्थः स्वीकृतः. यादींश् = यादीन् + च (श्च). न्यस्येद् = न्यस्येत् (द्-आदेशः परे स्वरादौ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 292 (nyāsa, varṇa-krama, mantra-śarīra sambandha)
FAQs
It teaches varṇa-nyāsa: the ritual placement of vowel-groups and the ya-series syllables on specific body locations (sides, back, navel, heart) as part of mantra-sādhana and worship procedure.
It blends tantric ritual technology (nyāsa and mantra-body mapping) with a physiological doctrine (saptadhātu), showing how the Agni Purāṇa moves across worship-methods and quasi-medical/embodied theory within one compendium.
Nyāsa sacralizes the practitioner’s body as a mantra-seat, aiming at purification, internalization of the deity/mantra, and increased efficacy of japa and pūjā through disciplined, ordered placement.