Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 5
Chapter 305 — Narasiṃha and Related Mantras (नारसिंहादिमन्त्राः)
भृग्वाकाशौ सदीप्ताग्निर्भृगुर्वह्निश् च वर्म फट् एवं सहस्रारे हूं फट् आचक्राय स्वाहा हृदयं विचक्राय शिवः शिखाचक्रायाथ कवचं विचक्रायाथ नेत्रकम्
bhṛgvākāśau sadīptāgnirbhṛgurvahniś ca varma phaṭ evaṃ sahasrāre hūṃ phaṭ ācakrāya svāhā hṛdayaṃ vicakrāya śivaḥ śikhācakrāyātha kavacaṃ vicakrāyātha netrakam
‘ภฤคุ’ และ ‘อากาศ’: ไฟที่ลุกโชติช่วง; ‘ภฤคุ’ และ ‘วหนิ’—(ดังนี้) มนตร์เกราะ: “ผฏฺ” ใน (ตำแหน่ง) ดอกบัวพันกลีบ (กล่าว) “ฮูํ ผฏฺ”; สำหรับ อา-จักร (กล่าว) “สฺวาหา” สำหรับหัวใจ (อัญเชิญ) วิ-จักร ด้วย “ศิวะ”; จากนั้นสำหรับมวยผม (อัญเชิญ) ศิขา-จักร; หลังจากนั้น (ทำ) เกราะป้องกัน (กวจ) สำหรับ วิ-จักร; และหลังจากนั้น (เสก) ดวงตา (เนตร)
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s mantra-vidhi section)
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Concept: Deha as mantra-adhāra: the body is treated as a mandala where śakti is installed through nyāsa; protection (kavaca) arises from correct placement and utterance.
Application: Use as a step-by-step nyāsa script before japa/homa/abhicāra: touch sahasrāra, heart, śikhā, limbs (kavaca), and eyes while reciting the specified mantras.
Khanda Section: Mantra-vidhi (Tantric Anga-nyasa & Chakra-mantras)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sādhaka performs nyāsa: touching crown, heart, topknot, arms/torso as armor, and eyes, with subtle chakra-lotus motifs glowing at each point.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: frontal sādhaka with stylized lotus at sahasrāra, glowing heart-lotus, śikhā flame motif, protective aura around torso (kavaca), highlighted eyes; restrained sacred palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf lotuses at crown and heart, ornate halo, symmetrical composition, inscriptions of hūṃ/phaṭ/svāhā around the figure, devotional-protective feel.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: diagrammatic clarity—body with marked loci (sahasrāra, hṛdaya, śikhā, kavaca region, netra), each with the corresponding mantra syllables; elegant lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate indoor scene of a yogin performing touches to head and chest, with faint luminous lotuses painted as delicate overlays; manuscript-illustration aesthetic."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सदीप्ताग्निः = स + दीप्त + अग्निः (कर्मधारय); भृगुर्वह्निः = भृगुः + वह्निः (visarga sandhi); विचक्रायाथ = विचक्राय + अथ (आ + अ → आ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana mantra-vidhi sections on nyāsa and kavaca within the Tantra-Mantra khanda; Adjacent cakra/anga-mantra enumerations in the same chapter sequence
FAQs
It teaches a protection-oriented mantra-nyāsa sequence: assigning specific mantric utterances (phaṭ, hūṁ phaṭ, svāhā, and ‘Śiva’) to the sahasrāra (crown), heart, śikhā (crest), kavaca (armor), and netra (eyes) as part of a chakra-based protective rite.
Beyond myth and theology, it preserves a practical ritual-technology—coded mantra terms, chakra/anga placements, and sealing formulas—showing the Agni Purana functioning as a manual of applied liturgy and protective Tantra alongside its other sciences.
The rite is framed as purification and protection: mantra-nyāsa ‘armors’ the practitioner’s body and senses, wards obstacles (phaṭ), stabilizes inner power (hūṁ), and seals the act as sanctified offering (svāhā), supporting steadiness in worship and spiritual practice.