Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 23
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
ॐ ह्रीं हः फट् ह्रूं रसतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ॐ ह्रूं हः फट् रूपतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ॐ ह्रीं हः फट् ह्रूं स्पर्शतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ॐ ह्रीं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः जानुनाभिमध्यगतं श्वेतं वै पद्मलाञ्छितं शुक्लवर्णं चार्धचन्द्रं ध्यायेद्वरुणदैवतं
oṃ hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ rasatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ rūpatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ sparśatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ oṃ hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ śabdatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ jānunābhimadhyagataṃ śvetaṃ vai padmalāñchitaṃ śuklavarṇaṃ cārdhacandraṃ dhyāyedvaruṇadaivataṃ
“oṃ hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ—namah: eu dissolvo o rasa-tanmātra, a essência sutil do sabor.” “oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ—namah: eu dissolvo o rūpa-tanmātra, a essência sutil da forma.” “oṃ hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ—namah: eu dissolvo o sparśa-tanmātra, a essência sutil do tato.” “oṃ hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ—namah: eu dissolvo o śabda-tanmātra, a essência sutil do som.” Em seguida, deve-se meditar na divindade Varuṇa, situada entre os joelhos e o umbigo: branca, marcada com o emblema do lótus, de brilhante compleição branca, e portadora da meia-lua.
Lord Agni (teaching to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Mantra plus dhyāna effects inner dissolution of sensory principles; deity-visualization stabilizes the mind after retraction, anchoring awareness in a purified subtle field.
Application: Recite each saṃhāra-mantra with focused visualization; then hold Varuṇa-dhyāna to maintain steadiness and ritual purity before proceeding to further nyāsa/pūjā steps.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric Bhuta-shuddhi & Dhyana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequence panel: four mantra recitations dissolve taste, form, touch, and sound into subtler states; then Varuṇa appears as a white deity with lotus emblem and half-moon, positioned in the body region between knees and navel.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, four small mantra panels with dissolving sensory symbols (tongue/eye/skin/ear) into light, culminating in Varuṇa as white radiant figure with lotus emblem and half-moon, placed over the yogin’s mid-body region, strong outlines and flat colors","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Varuṇa in white garments with gold halo, lotus emblem highlighted with gold work, half-moon motif on crown, surrounding inscriptions of the saṃharāmi mantras, ornate devotional framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic body-map: figure with highlighted jānu–nābhi zone, Varuṇa icon placed there, side list of four mantras, clean composition for ritual instruction","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, elegant sādhaka reciting from a small text, translucent overlays showing sensory essences dissolving, Varuṇa rendered in pale tones with lotus and crescent, fine detailing and border illumination"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्रीमिति = ह्रीम् + इति; जानुनाभिमध्यगतं = जानु-नाभि-मध्य-गतम्; चार्धचन्द्रं = च + अर्धचन्द्रम्; ध्यायेद्वरुणदैवतं = ध्यायेत् + वरुणदैवतम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (tanmātra-saṃhāra mantras; adhidevatā dhyānas)
FAQs
It teaches a bhūta-śuddhi/tattva-saṃhāra procedure: using bīja-mantras to ritually withdraw (dissolve) the four tanmātras—taste, form, touch, and sound—followed by a specific Varuṇa-dhyāna visualization.
Beyond narrative theology, it preserves applied ritual science: precise mantra-phrases, a stepwise subtle-element doctrine (tanmātras), and an iconographic/locational meditation on Varuṇa—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of tantra, yoga-like internal practice, and pūjā methodology.
Withdrawing the tanmātras functions as inner purification and sense-withdrawal, preparing the practitioner for deity-meditation; it is presented as a means to cleanse subtle impurities and stabilize concentration for worship and spiritual merit.