Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 6
अध्याय ७३: सूर्यपूजाविधिः
Sūrya-pūjā-vidhi — The Procedure for Sun-Worship
पद्ममध्ये रां च दीप्तां रीं सूक्ष्मां रं जयांक्रमात् रूं भद्रां रें विभूतीश् च विमलां रैममोघया
padmamadhye rāṃ ca dīptāṃ rīṃ sūkṣmāṃ raṃ jayāṃkramāt rūṃ bhadrāṃ reṃ vibhūtīś ca vimalāṃ raimamoghayā
ณกลางดอกบัว พึงวางพีชะ ‘ราม’ เป็นศักติอันรุ่งเรือง และ ‘รีม’ เป็นศักติอันละเอียด; แล้วตามลำดับวาง ‘รัม’ เป็นชัยา ต่อด้วย ‘รูม’ เป็นภัทรา ‘เรม’ เป็นเจ้าแห่งวิภูติ และท้ายสุด ‘ไร่ม’ เป็นศักติอันบริสุทธิ์ไม่เสื่อมสูญ।
Lord Agni (narrating to the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Provides a lotus-nyāsa mapping of bīja-syllables with named śaktis for constructing/energizing a yantra and internalizing deity-powers during worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Padma-madhya bīja-nyāsa: rāṃ–rīṃ–raṃ–rūṃ–reṃ–raiṃ with śakti-nāmas","lookup_keywords":["padma-nyāsa","rāṃ rīṃ raṃ rūṃ reṃ raiṃ","śakti-nāma","yantra"],"quick_summary":"Install specific bījas in the lotus center with corresponding śakti-epithets (dīptā, sūkṣmā, jayā, bhadrā, vibhūtīś, vimalā/amoghā) to awaken graded powers in ritual and meditation."}
Concept: Mantra as śakti-krama: from radiance to subtlety to victory, auspiciousness, lordship of manifestations, and stainless unfailing efficacy.
Application: Use the sequence as an internal map: visualize each śakti arising in the heart/lotus while placing bījas, cultivating steadiness and confidence in ritual efficacy.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra-mantra-nyasa (Mantra placement within the lotus/yantra)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lotus-yantra is visualized/inscribed; in its center the practitioner places bījas rāṃ, rīṃ, raṃ, rūṃ, reṃ, raiṃ, each glowing with a distinct quality—radiant, subtle, victorious, auspicious, sovereign of manifestations, stainless and unfailing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, large stylized lotus mandala, six glowing seed syllables in Malayalam/Sanskrit script at center, each with a small personified śakti aura, warm reds and ochres, ritualist seated with palm-leaf manuscript","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, lotus-yantra with embossed gold petals, central bījas in raised gold script, six śakti-emanations as small crowned figures, rich jewel tones, symmetrical devotional layout","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic lotus with clear labeled bījas, soft pastel background, teacher-priest pointing to sequence, emphasis on instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-ritualist drawing a lotus diagram on paper, bījas written in fine calligraphy, subtle halos indicating śaktis, ornate border and carpeted setting"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पद्ममध्ये = पद्म + मध्ये; विभूतीश् च = विभूतीः + च (visarga/sibilant sandhi in transmission); रैममोघया segmented as रैम् + अमोघया.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Tantra-mantra-nyāsa passages on padma/yantra construction and bīja-śakti correspondences
FAQs
It teaches padma-yantra/mantra-nyāsa: placing specific bīja-syllables (rāṃ, rīṃ, raṃ, rūṃ, reṃ, raiṃ) in the lotus-center and arranging them sequentially while contemplating their corresponding śakti-qualities (radiance, subtlety, victory, auspiciousness, lordship of manifestations, purity, unfailing efficacy).
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves applied ritual technology—how to map sound-seeds (bīja) to diagrammatic space (padma/yantra) and to functional śakti-concepts—showing the Agni Purāṇa’s coverage of practical tantra-inflected pūjā procedures alongside other sciences.
Correct nyāsa aligns the practitioner’s visualization, mantra-sound, and sacred geometry, aiming at purification (vimalā) and assured efficacy (amoghā) of worship—understood as enhancing merit and stabilizing spiritual focus.