Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 10

सकलादिमन्त्रोद्धारः (Sakalādi-mantra-uddhāra) — Chapter Colophon/Transition

Devanagari script

द्वारं पद्ममितं कोष्ठादुपद्वारं विवर्णितम् द्वारोपद्वाररचितं मण्डलं विघ्नसूदनम्

Transliteration

dvāraṃ padmamitaṃ koṣṭhādupadvāraṃ vivarṇitam dvāropadvāraracitaṃ maṇḍalaṃ vighnasūdanam

Translation

Дверной проём следует измерять по единице «padma»; от камеры (koṣṭha) затем определяется поддверье/вспомогательная дверь (upadvāra), как описано. Мандала, составленная расположением двери и поддверья по предписанной схеме, называется «Vighnasūdana» — диаграмма, сокрушающая препятствия.

Word by Word

• dvāram: door/gate
• dvāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• padma-mitam: measured in lotus-units
• padma-mitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma + mita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: padma + mita (पद्म + मित = measured by lotus), Past participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies dvāram

• koṣṭhāt: from the chamber/compartment
• koṣṭhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• upa-dvāram: subsidiary door
• upa-dvāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upa + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: upa + dvāra (उप + द्वार), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vivarṇitam: described/explained
• vivarṇitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√varṇ (वर्ण्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvāra-upadvāra-racitam: constructed with doors and sub-doors
• dvāra-upadvāra-racitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvāra + upadvāra + racita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: dvāra + upadvāra + racita (द्वार + उपद्वार + रचित), Past participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies maṇḍalam

• maṇḍalam: mandala/diagram
• maṇḍalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vighna-sūdanam: destroyer of obstacles
• vighna-sūdanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vighna + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: vighna + sūdana (विघ्न + सूदन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of maṇḍala

Speaker

Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: koṣṭhādupadvāraṃ → koṣṭhāt + upa-dvāram (t + u → du by sandhi); dvāropadvāraracitaṃ → dvāra-upadvāra-racitam.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnasudana (Obstacle-destroying Mandala)
• Vastu-shastra
• Mandala

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It teaches Vastu-shastra procedure: fixing door and sub-door proportions (using the ‘padma’ module) and deriving a protective mandala layout termed Vighnasūdana to neutralize obstacles in a structure.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

Beyond theology, it preserves applied architectural science—standardized measurement modules and apotropaic (protective) diagrammatics—showing how the Agni Purana functions as a multi-disciplinary manual spanning ritual, design, and building practice.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

Correctly proportioned doorways and the Vighnasūdana mandala are presented as spiritually protective—meant to avert impediments (vighna), promote auspicious entry, and maintain ritual purity and harmony in the dwelling or temple.