Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 6
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
वक्त्रो विकटाननो ऽथ हूं पूर्वो विघ्ननाशनः धूम्रवर्णो महेन्द्राद्यो वाह्ये विघ्नेशपूजनम्
vaktro vikaṭānano 'tha hūṃ pūrvo vighnanāśanaḥ dhūmravarṇo mahendrādyo vāhye vighneśapūjanam
“Vaktra”, “Vikaṭānana”, depois (a bīja) “hūṃ”; “Pūrva”, “Vighnanāśana”; “Dhūmravarṇa”; e “Mahendra” e os demais—estes são os nomes/formas a serem invocados no culto externo de Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa).
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वक्त्रो→वक्त्रः (पदच्छेदे प्रथमा एकवचन); ऽथ→अथ; महेन्द्राद्यो→महेन्द्राद्यः; वाह्ये (सप्तमी) + विघ्नेशपूजनम् (कर्म/विषय) इति पदक्रमः।
FAQs
It lists specific Gaṇeśa epithets/forms and the protective bīja “hūṃ” to be used as part of the bāhya (external) sequence of Vighneśa worship for vighna-śānti (obstacle pacification).
It preserves a compact ritual rubric—names, mantra-seed, and an ‘outer worship’ structure—showing the Agni Purana functioning as a practical manual of pūjā-vidhi alongside its many other domains (dharma, polity, medicine, arts).
Invoking Vighneśa as ‘Vighnanāśana’ with the bīja “hūṃ” is prescribed to clear impediments, protect the rite, and secure auspicious commencement and completion of religious acts.