Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 17
Pratiṣṭhā-Kalaśa-Śodhana-Ukti (Instruction on Purifying the Consecration Pitcher) — Chapter 85
सूत्रं देहे स्वमन्त्रेण प्रविश्यैनां वियोजयेत् ं ह्रां हां प्रतिष्ठाकलापाशाय नम इत्य् अनेनोद्भवमुद्रया रेचकेन कुम्भे समारोपयेत् ॐ हां ह्रीं प्रतिष्ठाकलापाशाय नम इत्य् अनेनार्चयित्वा सम्पूज्य स्वाहान्तेनाहुतीनां त्रयेण सन्निधाय ततः ॐ हां विष्णवे नम इति विष्णुमावाह्य सम्पूज्य सन्तर्प्य विष्णो तवाधिकारे ऽस्मिन् मुमुक्षुं दीक्षयाम्यहं
sūtraṃ dehe svamantreṇa praviśyaināṃ viyojayet ṃ hrāṃ hāṃ pratiṣṭhākalāpāśāya nama ity anenodbhavamudrayā recakena kumbhe samāropayet oṃ hāṃ hrīṃ pratiṣṭhākalāpāśāya nama ity anenārcayitvā sampūjya svāhāntenāhutīnāṃ trayeṇa sannidhāya tataḥ oṃ hāṃ viṣṇave nama iti viṣṇumāvāhya sampūjya santarpya viṣṇo tavādhikāre 'smin mumukṣuṃ dīkṣayāmyahaṃ
ด้วยมนตร์ของตน ให้ทำให้ด้าย (แห่งการประดิษฐาน) เข้าไปสู่กาย แล้วแยกนางออก คือพลังแห่งบ่วงผูกพัน. ด้วยวาจา “หฺราง หาง ประติษฐากลาปาศาย นมะห์” พร้อมอุทภวะมุทรา ในขณะเรจกะ (ลมหายใจออก) ให้ยกขึ้นและสถาปนาไว้ในหม้อพิธี (กุมภะ). ต่อมา ด้วยมนตร์ “โอม หาง หรีง ประติษฐากลาปาศาย นมะห์” บูชาและสักการะให้ครบถ้วน แล้วตั้งสันนิธิด้วยอาหุติสามครั้งที่ลงท้ายด้วยสวาหา. จากนั้น อัญเชิญพระวิษณุด้วย “โอม หาง วิษณเว นมะห์” บูชาและถวายให้พอใจ แล้วกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระวิษณุ ภายในอำนาจของพระองค์ ณ ที่นี้ ข้าพเจ้าขอให้ดิษฐิ (ดีกษา) แก่ผู้ใฝ่โมกษะผู้นี้”.
Lord Agni (teaching ritual procedure to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pratiṣṭhā-kalāpāśa-nyāsa into Kumbha and Viṣṇu-āvāhana for Dīkṣā","lookup_keywords":["pratiṣṭhā-kalāpāśa","udbhava-mudrā","recaka","kumbha","viṣṇave namaḥ"],"quick_summary":"Perform mantra-driven separation and transference of the pratiṣṭhā ‘binding complex’ into the kumbha using udbhava-mudrā and recaka, stabilize with three svāhā oblations, then invoke and worship Viṣṇu and formally initiate the liberation-seeker under Viṣṇu’s adhikāra."}
Concept: Mantra, mudrā, and prāṇa (recaka) coordinate to relocate and stabilize śakti; dīkṣā is granted under the deity’s jurisdiction (adhikāra) for mokṣa-oriented aspirants.
Application: Use as a liturgical template for consecration/initiatory rites: sequence of nyāsa → kumbha-āropaṇa → āhuti-sthāpana → devatā-āvāhana → dīkṣā-vākya.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric Diksha and Pratishtha procedures)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual officiant performs udbhava-mudrā while exhaling (recaka), drawing a subtle power from a consecration-thread into a decorated kumbha; three small fire-offerings follow; then Viṣṇu is invoked and the seeker is initiated.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, priest with stylized hand-mudrā, prominent kumbha with mango leaves and coconut; small homa fire with three offerings; Viṣṇu’s presence indicated by a faint aureole and conch-disc symbols.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented kumbha with gold foil; priest in silk garments performing mudrā; homa fire with gold highlights; Viṣṇu icon/halo in background, embossed jewelry motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear instructional composition: thread, priest’s hand in udbhava-mudrā, kumbha, homa fire; subtle depiction of breath as a flowing line; fine detailing and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, ritual pavilion with attendants; detailed vessels and fire altar; the mantra action shown as a delicate stream of light entering the kumbha; Viṣṇu invoked as a cloud-vision above."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: svamantreṇa → sva-mantreṇa; praviśyainām → praviśya + enām; ity anena → iti + anena; anenodbhavamudrayā → anena + udbhava-mudrayā; ity anenārcayitvā → iti + anena + arcayitvā; svāhāntenāhutīnām → svāhā-antena + āhutīnām; viṣṇumāvāhya → viṣṇum + āvāhya; 'smin → asmin.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Pūjā-vidhi and Pratiṣṭhā-vidhi sequences (kumbha-sthāpana, āvāhana, āhuti-vidhi, dīkṣā-vākya); Agni Purana mantra-nyāsa and mudrā descriptions in tantric sections
FAQs
It teaches a precise dīkṣā/pratiṣṭhā operation: using one’s mantra and Udbhava-mudrā with recaka (exhalation) to transfer and install a consecratory ‘bond/noose’ power (pratiṣṭhā-kalāpāśa) into a kumbha, seal it with three svāhā oblations, and then invoke and satisfy Viṣṇu before initiating the mumukṣu.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves step-by-step liturgical technology—mantra-bīja usage, mudrā application, prāṇāyāma timing (recaka), kumbha-installation, and āvāhana/tarpaṇa—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of practical temple and initiation manuals alongside broader Purāṇic subjects.
The rite ritually ‘unbinds’ and relocates obstructive or binding forces into a controlled vessel, establishes divine presence through oblations, and places the initiation under Viṣṇu’s authority—framing dīkṣā as a purificatory, protective act aimed at qualifying the aspirant for liberation-oriented practice.