Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 3
Chapter 59 — अधिवासनकथनं
Adhivāsana: The Rite of Inviting and Stabilizing Hari’s Presence
योजयेन्मरुतां पृथ्वीं वह्निवीजेन दीपयेत् संहरेद्वायुना चाग्निं वायुमाकाशतो नयेत्
yojayenmarutāṃ pṛthvīṃ vahnivījena dīpayet saṃharedvāyunā cāgniṃ vāyumākāśato nayet
พึงหลอมรวมธาตุปฐวีเข้าสู่หลักวายุ; ด้วยพีชะแห่งอัคนีจงจุดไฟภายในให้ลุกโพลง แล้วอาศัยวายุถอนอัคนีกลับ และนำวายุเข้าสู่อากาศะ (อีเธอร์/ห้วงอวกาศ)
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in yogic/ritual technique)
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Concept: Saṃhāra as an inward yogic process: the practitioner reverses manifestation by dissolving elements into subtler substrates, preparing for non-dual absorption.
Application: Use breath-led visualization (vāyu) with mantra-seed (agni-bīja) to refine attention; proceed stepwise without strain, prioritizing steadiness and clarity.
Khanda Section: Agneya-vidya (Bhuta-shuddhi and elemental yoga/dharana practices)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: yojayenmarutām = yojayet marutām; saṃharedvāyunā = saṃharet vāyunā; cāgnim = ca agnim; vāyumākāśataḥ = vāyum ākāśataḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 59 (bhūta-śuddhi sequence continues in 59.4)
FAQs
It teaches a bhūta-śuddhi sequence: dissolving gross elements into subtler ones (Earth → Wind), kindling inner fire with the fire bīja, then withdrawing Fire into Wind and Wind into Ether.
Alongside mythology and dharma, the Agni Purana preserves practical yogic–tantric procedures (elemental meditation, bīja-mantra application, and subtle dissolution), showing its coverage of inner ritual technology as well as external rites.
Elemental dissolution and bīja-based inner purification are presented as a means to cleanse subtle impurities, stabilize meditation, and prepare the practitioner for higher contemplative states by reversing identification with the gross elements.