Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 42
Chapter 59 — अधिवासनकथनं
Adhivāsana: The Rite of Inviting and Stabilizing Hari’s Presence
त्रिनाभिचक्रं द्विनेमि स्वरैस्तच्च समन्वितं पृष्ठदेशे ततः प्राज्ञः प्रकृत्यादीन्निवेशयेत्
trinābhicakraṃ dvinemi svaraistacca samanvitaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe tataḥ prājñaḥ prakṛtyādīnniveśayet
ต่อจากนั้นพึงตั้งจักรที่มีสามดุมและสองขอบ ประกอบด้วยอักษรสระ แล้วภายหลัง ณ บริเวณแผ่นหลัง ผู้รู้พึงวางนยาสแห่งปรกฤติและตัตตวะอื่น ๆ
Lord Agni (teaching to the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Construct/visualize a specific chakra-yantra (three hubs, two rims) encoded with vowels (svaras) and perform tattva-nyasa (Prakriti etc.) on the back region as part of internal worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Svarayukta Trinabhi-Dvinemi Chakra and Prakriti-adi Nyasa on the Back","lookup_keywords":["trinabhi-cakra","dvinemi","svara-matrika","prakriti-nyasa","prishtha-desha"],"quick_summary":"Visualize/draw a wheel with three hubs and two rims populated by vowels, then install Prakriti and subsequent tattvas on the back—linking matrika (sound) with tattva (principle) in the body."}
Concept: Matrika–tattva correspondence: phonemes (vowels) serve as carriers for installing ontological principles (Prakriti-adi) within the body.
Application: Use phonemic visualization to anchor subtle principle-meditation; nyasa on the back supports a ‘behind-the-heart’ stabilizing awareness and protective sacralization.
Khanda Section: Yantra-Mantra & Tattva-Nyasa (Tantric ritual geometry and installation of principles)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A precise yantra: wheel with three hubs and two rims, vowels inscribed around; practitioner performs nyasa on the back, indicating placement of Prakriti and other tattvas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: large stylized chakra-yantra with Sanskrit vowels, priest touching the back region in ritual gesture, warm earthy palette, temple-lamp ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate chakra with gold highlights, vowels in circular bands, priest figure performing nyasa, rich decorative borders and ritual implements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: technical plate-like painting—clear trinabhi/dvinemi wheel diagram with vowel placement, alongside a human figure showing prishtha-desha nyasa points.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: meticulous geometric wheel with calligraphy-like vowels, practitioner in profile with attendant holding manuscript, subtle shading and architectural framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mystic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वरैस्तच्च → स्वरैः + तत् + च; प्रकृत्यादीन्निवेशयेत् → प्रकृत्यादीन् + निवेशयेत् (न् + न् संधि-लेखन).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 59 (tattva-nyasa sequence; yantra construction instructions)
FAQs
It teaches yantra-racana (forming a triple-hub, double-rim chakra) integrated with the vowel-mātṛkā, followed by tattva-nyāsa—ritually assigning Prakṛti and related principles onto the practitioner’s back region.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves a practical ritual-technology: geometric yantras, phonemic (vowel) mapping, and Sāṅkhya-tattva installation—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of tantra, mantra-science, and embodied ritual procedure.
By installing the tattvas beginning with Prakṛti through regulated nyāsa, the practitioner sacralizes the body as a ritual field, aiming at purification, mantra-siddhi, and inner alignment of cosmic principles with personal consciousness.