Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 32
Tvaritā-mūla-mantra and Related Details
Dīkṣā, Maṇḍala, Nyāsa, Japa, Homa, Siddhi, Mokṣa
एवं विधानतो जप्त्वा लक्षमेकन्तु होमयेत् महिषाजमेषमांसेन नरजेन पुरेण वा
evaṃ vidhānato japtvā lakṣamekantu homayet mahiṣājameṣamāṃsena narajena pureṇa vā
ଏହିପରି ବିଧିମତେ ଜପ କରି ପରେ ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଆହୁତିର ହୋମ କରିବ—ମହିଷ, ଛାଗ କିମ୍ବା ମେଷର ମାଂସରେ, ଅଥବା ନରଜ (ମାନବୋତ୍ପନ୍ନ) ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟରେ, କିମ୍ବା ଘୃତରେ।
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating Agni Purana teachings to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Japa-siddhi followed by lakṣa-homa as a completion rite (pūrṇāhuti-scale) using specified dravyas to intensify mantra-phala.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Lakṣa-homa after prescribed japa (meat/ghee dravya options)","lookup_keywords":["lakṣa-homa","japa-vidhi","māṃsa-homa","ājya-homa","mantra-siddhi"],"quick_summary":"After completing the prescribed japa, the sādhaka performs a one-lakh oblation homa. The verse lists dravya-options (buffalo/goat/ram flesh or substitutes, or ghee) indicating graded intensity and availability in prayoga."}
Concept: Mantra attains efficacy through disciplined repetition and fire-offering as karmic ‘sealing’ of the vow.
Application: Treat japa and homa as a paired protocol: japa generates mantra-śakti; homa externalizes and stabilizes it through dravya-agni-saṃyoga.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-sadhana and Homa (Ritual Procedures)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fire-altar with a sādhaka completing lakṣa-homa after japa; ritual ladle, offerings arranged (ghee vessel; meat-dravya indicated symbolically), assistants counting oblations.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat yet vivid colors, sacred homa-kuṇḍa with blazing agni, sādhaka in traditional attire offering ājya with sruk, ritual vessels and palm-leaf tally, austere atmosphere, ornate border motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central homa scene with gold-leaf highlights on agni flames and vessels, richly patterned cloth, symmetrical arrangement of dravya bowls, devotional yet intense ritual focus.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, instructional layout: homa-kuṇḍa geometry, sruk/sruva, dravya containers labeled (ājya, tila, māṃsa), sādhaka posture shown clearly, muted elegance.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior ritual pavilion, attendants counting oblations, realistic vessels, controlled flames, subtle expressions of concentration, fine textile patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लक्षमेकन्तु = लक्षम् + एकम् + तु; महिषाजमेषमांसेन treated as समाहार-द्वन्द्व compound in instrumental singular; अन्य पदानां सन्धिः साधारणः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana: mantra-sādhana sections on japa-lakṣaṇa and homa-vidhi (same khanda context); Agni Purana: bali/nyāsa/ācāra rules adjoining these verses
FAQs
It prescribes the standard completion-step after regulated japa: a lakṣa-homa (100,000 oblations) using specified dravyas (materials), indicating how mantra-practice is ritually ‘sealed’ through fire-offering.
The Agni Purana functions as a practical handbook: alongside theology it preserves procedural ritual technology—counts (lakṣa), sequences (japa → homa), and permitted oblation-substances—typical of its wide-ranging, manual-like coverage.
By completing japa with a prescribed homa-count and proper offerings, the practitioner is understood to perfect the rite, remove defects (doṣa) in performance, and intensify the mantra’s efficacy and purificatory merit.