Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 15
Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं
The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling
वराहाशेषदुष्टानि सर्वपापफलानि वै मर्द मर्द महादंष्ट्र मर्द मर्द च तत्फलम्
varāhāśeṣaduṣṭāni sarvapāpaphalāni vai marda marda mahādaṃṣṭra marda marda ca tatphalam
హే వరాహావతారమా! మిగిలిన సమస్త దుష్టాలను నలిపివేయుము; నిజముగా సమస్త పాపఫలములను కూడా నలిపివేయుము. హే మహాదంష్ట్రా! నలుపు, నలుపు; వాటి ఫలితాలనూ నలుపు।
Lord Agni (teaching a purificatory mantra to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","practical_application":"Varaha-japa for papa-kshaya (sin-fruit destruction) and removal of residual negativity before/after worship, travel, or illness.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Varaha-papa-phala-mardana mantra","lookup_keywords":["Varaha","papa-phala","marda marda","mahadanstra","japa"],"quick_summary":"A repetitive imperative mantra invoking Varaha to crush sins, their fruits, and lingering evil influences; used as protective and expiatory japa."}
Alamkara Type: Anuprasa (repetition) / Yamaka-like refrain
Concept: Pāpa-phala-kṣaya through īśvara-anugraha invoked by mantra and surrender.
Application: Use as daily japa or during prāyaścitta to cultivate accountability, restraint, and renewed dharmic conduct.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Mantra for sin-destruction / Varaha-related japa)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varaha as a fierce protector, tusks prominent, trampling and crushing dark personifications of sin and evil fruits while devotees chant.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, Varaha with massive white tusks and red-gold ornaments, dark asuric forms labeled as pāpa-phala being crushed underfoot, temple lamp glow, flat bold colors, sacred aura","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Varaha with embossed gold halo and jewelry, raised tusk emphasized, small kneeling devotee with japamala, gold-leaf detailing on ornaments, sin-figures subdued at the base","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework, instructional japa scene: devotee seated with rosary before Varaha icon, repeated mantra text band ‘marda marda’, soft pastel background, delicate shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, dynamic Varaha crushing shadowy allegorical figures, fine textile detail, calligraphic mantra cartouche, subdued palette with precise facial expressions"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional-protective","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वराहाशेषदुष्टानि = वराह + अशेषदुष्टानि; सर्वपापफलानि = सर्व + पाप + फलानि; तत्फलम् = तत् + फलम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Vishnu-puja-vidhi sections; Varaha-stotra/mantra materials in adjacent ritual chapters
FAQs
It gives a japa-style imperative mantra addressed to Varāha for pāpa-nāśana—destroying sin (pāpa) and its fruits (pāpa-phala), including lingering residual effects.
Alongside its many subjects, the Agni Purāṇa also preserves practical ritual technologies—short, targeted mantras used for purification and karmic remediation—showing its wide, applied scope.
The verse aims not only at removing wrongdoing (duṣṭa/pāpa) but also at neutralizing its karmic “fruit” (phala), i.e., the experienced results and remaining latent consequences.