Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 25
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
ॐ ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं रूपतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ॐ ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं स्पर्शतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ॐ ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः इति त्रिभिस्तदुद्घातैस्त्रिकोणं वह्निमण्डलम् नाभिकण्ठमध्यगतं रक्तं स्वस्तिकलाञ्छितं
oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ rūpatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ sparśatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ śabdatanmātraṃ saṃharāmi namaḥ iti tribhistadudghātaistrikoṇaṃ vahnimaṇḍalam nābhikaṇṭhamadhyagataṃ raktaṃ svastikalāñchitaṃ
«Oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ»—eu dissolvo (recolho) a essência sutil da forma (rūpa-tanmātra); reverência. «Oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ»—eu dissolvo a essência sutil do tato (sparśa-tanmātra); reverência. «Oṃ hrūṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūṃ»—eu dissolvo a essência sutil do som (śabda-tanmātra); reverência. Com estas três enunciações do mantra, deve-se visualizar o maṇḍala do Fogo em forma de triângulo, situado entre o umbigo e a garganta, de cor vermelha e marcado com o emblema svastika.
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa narration style)
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Concept: Tanmātra-saṃhāra (withdrawal of subtle sense-essences) as a step in bhūta-śuddhi leading to interiorization of worship.
Application: Pratyāhāra-like sensory withdrawal using mantra and visualization to stabilize attention and purify the inner elements.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra-Mantra (Bhuta-shuddhi and internal fire-maṇḍala visualization)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin seated in meditation visualizes a red triangular fire-maṇḍala with a svastika emblem glowing between navel and throat while reciting three dissolution mantras for form, touch, and sound.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, frontal yogin in padmāsana, luminous red triangular vahni-maṇḍala with svastika mark inside torso (stylized cutaway), warm ochres and deep reds, minimal background, sacred diagrammatic clarity","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central meditating yogin with ornate aureole, gold-leaf highlights on the inner triangular fire-maṇḍala and svastika emblem, rich reds, embossed decorative borders, devotional-yantric fusion","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional cutaway anatomy-like depiction of nābhi-to-kaṇṭha region, precise triangular maṇḍala and svastika, fine linework, muted palette, caption-like mantra bands","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate interior scene of a yogin with manuscript and rosary, translucent body showing red triangular fire-maṇḍala with svastika, delicate detailing, flat perspective, refined borders"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तदुद्घातैः = तत् + उद्घातैः; नाभिकण्ठमध्यगतं = नाभि-कण्ठ-मध्य-गतम्; स्वस्तिकलाञ्छितं = स्वस्तिक-लाञ्छितम्; मन्त्रबीजानि (ॐ, ह्रूं, हः, फट्) अव्ययवत् गृहीतानि।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (Pūjā-vidhi: bhūta-śuddhi, nyāsa, antaryāga sequence)
FAQs
It teaches a Bhūta-śuddhi/Tantra practice: using specific mantras (with hrūṃ, haḥ, phaṭ) to ritually withdraw the tanmātras of sound, touch, and form, and then to visualize a red, triangular Agni-maṇḍala marked with a svastika in the inner body region.
Alongside mythology, the Agni Purāṇa preserves precise ritual-technical material—mantra-usage, subtle-element theory (tanmātras), and mandala visualization—showing its role as a compendium of practical spiritual technologies, not only narrative religion.
The withdrawal of tanmātras symbolizes purification and interiorization of the senses, culminating in stabilizing awareness in the inner Agni principle; it is framed as a cleansing step that supports concentration, ritual efficacy, and inner sanctification.