Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 9
Tvaritājñānam
Knowledge of Tvaritā, the Swift Goddess) — Agni Purana, Adhyāya 314 (as introduced after 313
मामोदेतत्तदोमोमा रक्षत स्वस्व भक्षवा यमपाटटयामय मटमो टट मोटमा
māmodetattadomomā rakṣata svasva bhakṣavā yamapāṭaṭayāmaya maṭamo ṭaṭa moṭamā
Защити меня — да не ослабеет это заклинание. Охраняй меня со всех сторон. О пожиратели собственной доли, удалитесь! Изгоните путь/слуг Ямы (смерти) и устраните страдание — да будут отринуты вредоносные силы.
Lord Agni (traditional frame: Agni instructing a sage such as Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Rakṣā-japa for bhūta-preta-śamana and Yama-nivāraṇa: a phonetic protective charm to repel death-agents and affliction.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Anuprāsa (dense alliterative/phonemic barrage)
Concept: Apotropaic speech-act: mantra as command that establishes protection and expulsion.
Application: Recite during fear, illness-omens, night disturbances, or before liminal travel; pair with protective gestures (mudrā) and boundary-making (dik-bandhana).
Khanda Section: Mantra-prayoga & Raksha (Protective incantations; Bhūta-preta-śamana / Yama-nivāraṇa)
Primary Rasa: Bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: Vīra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner seated within a protective circle, reciting sharp syllables as dark, smoky bhūta-preta forms recoil; a faint Yama-road motif (a shadowy path) is blocked by a luminous boundary.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dramatic chiaroscuro: sādhaka in center with circular yantra line, recoiling spirits at edges, stylized flames and protective glyphs, earthy reds and blacks.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central protective circle with gold highlights, benign protective deities at corners, spirits pushed outward, ornate border, devotional yet forceful mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic layout: concentric protection ring, arrows indicating ‘expel outward’, sādhaka chanting, minimal spirits as symbolic silhouettes, clean composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, night courtyard scene: sādhaka with rosary, attendants at distance, translucent spirits fleeing, a dark road beyond gate symbolizing Yama’s path, fine detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"apotropaic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Verse largely consists of mantra-vocables; only clear finite verb: रक्षत.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 313 (rakṣā-mantra and abhichāra sections)
FAQs
It presents a rakṣā-mantra prayoga: a protective utterance aimed at guarding the practitioner and repelling death-associated forces (Yama-related) using imperative verbs (rakṣata, yāmaya) and apotropaic vocables.
Beyond theology, it preserves practical ritual technology—short protection formulas, repulsion-syllables, and death-aversion applications—showing the text’s coverage of applied mantra-ritual alongside broader dharma and cosmology.
Recitation is framed as spiritual protection: it seeks removal of fear and affliction, averts inauspicious death-influences, and supports purity and steadiness (rakṣā) for continued dharmic practice.