Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 12
The Six Limbs (Ṣaḍaṅga) of the Aghora-Astra (अघोरास्त्राणि षडङ्गानि)
विवादे मोहने स्त्रीणां भण्डने कलहे शुभः कन्याया वरणे भाग्येमायामन्त्रेण मन्त्रितः
vivāde mohane strīṇāṃ bhaṇḍane kalahe śubhaḥ kanyāyā varaṇe bhāgyemāyāmantreṇa mantritaḥ
ਮਾਇਆ-ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਲ ਮੰਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਇਹ ਵਿਵਾਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਕਰਸ਼ਣ ਵਿੱਚ, ਭੰਡਨ ਤੇ ਕਲਹ ਵਿੱਚ, ਕਨਿਆ-ਵਰਨ (ਵਿਆਹ) ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਗ੍ਯ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Māyā-mantra prayoga for mohana/vāśīkaraṇa aims in social conflicts and fortune-seeking rites.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Mantra-saṃskāra (consecration) is presented as a causal instrument for desired worldly outcomes (kāmya).
Application: If approached, it should be bounded by dharma—avoid coercion/harm; prefer reconciliation, ethical speech, and lawful means in disputes and marriage matters.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra (Māyā-mantra prayoga / Mohana-kalpa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual specialist consecrates an object with the Māyā-mantra for mohana purposes—symbolic setting of dispute resolution, attraction, and fortune rites.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, seated sādhaka before a small altar, palm-leaf manuscript open, yantra diagram faintly behind, figures representing disputants at a respectful distance, subdued sacred palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central altar with gold-embossed yantra, ritual vessel and flowers, the consecrated object glowing, rich red background emphasizing auspiciousness and fortune.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional depiction: mantra-japa posture, rosary, consecration gesture over an object, marginal notes indicating vivāda/kalaha/kanyā-vāraṇa/bhāgya use-cases.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly setting where a dispute is mediated while a mystic performs quiet japa, fine architectural details, restrained symbolism of mantra power."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mysterious","suggested_raga":"Puriya","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भाग्येमायामन्त्रेण → भाग्ये + मायामन्त्रेण; (मायामन्त्रेण = माया + मन्त्रेण)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 322 (mohana/vāśīkaraṇa subsections)
FAQs
It lists the practical prayogas (applications) of a rite empowered by the Māyā-mantra—used for winning disputes, performing mohana (attraction/enchantment), pacifying or prevailing in quarrels, securing a maiden in marriage arrangements, and improving fortune.
By cataloging specific mantra-based applications across social, legal, and personal domains (disputes, relationships, marriage, luck), it exemplifies the Agni Purana’s compendium style—summarizing operative ritual technologies alongside other sciences.
It frames the mantra-empowered act as “śubha” (auspicious), implying that correct ritual use is believed to align outcomes toward harmony, success, and prosperity—though such rites are traditionally expected to be performed with discipline and right intention.