Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 4
Chapter 315: नानामन्त्राः
Various Mantras
खेछेति च प्रयोगो ऽयं विघ्नदुष्टादि वारयेत् ह्रूं स्त्रीं ओमितियोगो ऽयं योषिदादिवशीकरः
khecheti ca prayogo 'yaṃ vighnaduṣṭādi vārayet hrūṃ strīṃ omitiyogo 'yaṃ yoṣidādivaśīkaraḥ
‘खे’ इति प्रयोगोऽयं विघ्नदुष्टादि वारयेत्। ‘ह्रूं स्त्रीं ॐ’ इति योगोऽयं योषिदादिवशीकरः।
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रयोगो ऽयं→प्रयोगः अयम्; योगो ऽयं→योगः अयम्.
FAQs
It teaches two mantra-prayogas: (1) a “khe”-based utterance for preventing obstacles and malefic influences, and (2) a bīja-mantra combination “hrūṃ–strīṃ” with “oṃ” used for vaśīkaraṇa (subjugation/attraction).
Beyond mythology, the Agni Purana catalogs applied disciplines; here it preserves concise, technical mantra-vidyā instructions—protective rites and influence-oriented prayogas—alongside its many other subjects.
The protection-prayoga is framed as removing impediments (vighna) and hostile forces; the vaśīkaraṇa instruction reflects a results-oriented ritual technology, traditionally treated as powerful and ethically consequential due to its intent to influence others.