Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 19
अधिवासनं नाम निर्वाणदीक्षायाम्
Adhivāsana in the Nirvāṇa-dīkṣā
निधीशो रूपवान् धन्यो सौम्यदेहः प्रसादकृत् प्रकाशो ऽप्यथ लक्ष्मीवान् कामरूपो दशोत्तरे
nidhīśo rūpavān dhanyo saumyadehaḥ prasādakṛt prakāśo 'pyatha lakṣmīvān kāmarūpo daśottare
พระองค์ทรงเป็นเจ้าแห่งขุมทรัพย์ งามสง่าและเป็นผู้มีบุญ; ทรงมีพระวรกายอ่อนโยน ประทานพระกรุณา; ทรงรุ่งเรืองสว่างไสว; และทรงเปี่ยมด้วยศรีลักษมี—ทรงแปลงกายได้ตามพระประสงค์—ดังประกาศไว้ในหมวด ‘สิบ-บวก’
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic instruction)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Puja-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Use these epithets in nāmārcana to invoke prosperity, grace, radiance, and desired forms; employed as phala-śruti style assurances in worship.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Name-Phala Cluster: Nidhīśa–Lakṣmīvān–Kāmarūpa","lookup_keywords":["Nidhīśa","Rūpavān","Prasādakṛt","Lakṣmīvān","Kāmarūpa"],"quick_summary":"A set of Shiva-names framed as merit-bearing attributes: lordship over treasures, auspicious form, bestowal of grace, radiance, prosperity, and freedom of manifestation."}
Alamkara Type: Guṇānukīrtana (catalog of qualities)
Concept: Īśvara as both prasāda (grace) and aiśvarya (prosperity/power), including kāmarūpatva (freedom to assume forms).
Application: In puja, pair the names with specific sankalpas: wealth stewardship (nidhī), inner luminosity (prakāśa), and adaptability without ego (kāmarūpa as yogic freedom).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-phala (Name-based merits and attributes)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A benevolent Shiva bestowing grace and prosperity—radiant body, gentle demeanor—surrounded by symbols of treasure and Lakshmi-like abundance; subtle suggestion of shape-shifting power through multiple faint forms.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of saumya Shiva with soft expression, luminous aura, blessing hand (abhaya/varada), treasure vessels and lotus motifs nearby, restrained ornamentation, warm ochres and deep greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style Shiva seated on a throne, gold foil halo and jewelry, varada mudra, heaps of coins/treasure pots, lotus and auspicious symbols, high contrast reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting with delicate shading: Shiva’s gentle form, radiant glow, symbolic treasure chest and lotus, faint secondary silhouettes to indicate kāmarūpa, clean instructional composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of Shiva as a gracious lord in a courtly setting, attendants presenting treasure, subtle radiance, fine textile detail, multiple translucent outlines hinting at form-assumption."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रकाशो ऽप्यथ → prakāśaḥ api atha (ः + अ → ओऽ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 84 (Puja-vidhi / mantra-phala framing)
FAQs
It conveys nama-stuti/epithet-based practice: meditating on or reciting divine attributes associated with treasure, radiance, grace, prosperity, and wish-formed manifestation to cultivate those auspicious results in worship.
By cataloging specific divine qualities in a structured enumeration (“daśottara”), it preserves a compact, systematized devotional lexicon—one of the Agni Purana’s hallmark methods for organizing ritual and theological knowledge.
Contemplation/recitation of such auspicious epithets is framed as generating merit (puṇya) and inviting divine grace (prasāda), leading to prosperity, inner clarity, and favorable circumstances.