Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 40
Adhyāya 88 — निर्वाणदीक्षाकथनं
Teaching of the Nirvāṇa-Initiation
हकारे तडिदाकारे षडध्वजप्राणरूपिणि उकारं परतो नाभेर्वितस्तिं व्याप्य संस्थितं
hakāre taḍidākāre ṣaḍadhvajaprāṇarūpiṇi ukāraṃ parato nābhervitastiṃ vyāpya saṃsthitaṃ
ในพยางค์ “หะ” อันมีรูปดุจสายฟ้าและเป็นรูปแห่งปราณที่เคลื่อนไปตามหนทางทั้งหก (ษัฏอัธวัน) พึงวางพยางค์ “อุ” ถัดไป—ตั้งอยู่ที่สะดือ แผ่ครอบคลุมประมาณหนึ่งวิตัสติ (หนึ่งคืบ)
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual and mantra procedure)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Deha-nyasa in puja: placing bija-syllables at measured bodily loci (navel region) while visualizing prana moving through ṣaḍ-adhvan for subtle-body alignment and mantra-siddhi.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Ha–U Nyasa at Nābhi with Ṣaḍ-adhvan Prāṇa Visualization","lookup_keywords":["hākāra","ukāra","nābhi-nyāsa","ṣaḍ-adhvan","vitasti-pramāṇa"],"quick_summary":"Visualize hākāra as lightning-form prāṇa moving through the six paths, then install ukāra at the navel spanning a vitasti to stabilize inner prāṇa and mantra-body correspondence."}
Concept: Mantra is embodied as prāṇa across ṣaḍ-adhvan; correct spatial nyāsa makes the body a ritual field (kṣetra) for realization.
Application: Use consistent measurement (vitasti) and locus (nābhi) to reduce mental drift and deepen somatic concentration during japa/puja.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Mantra-nyasa and subtle-body visualization in Tantric worship)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin-priest seated in padmāsana visualizes a lightning-shaped ‘ha’ in the subtle channeling of prāṇa, then places a glowing ‘u’ at the navel expanding to a handspan, with faint sixfold path motifs around the torso.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat yet luminous colors, seated sādhaka with stylized lightning glyph ‘ha’ and radiant ‘u’ at nābhi, six-path mandala motifs, sacred minimal background, traditional ornament lines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf halos, central yogin with embossed gold aura at navel, jeweled glyphs ‘ha’ and ‘u’, ornate arch frame, rich reds and greens, devotional precision","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional diagram feel: torso with marked nābhi region labeled vitasti span, subtle lightning ‘ha’ above, clean pastel palette, delicate shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed anatomy-inspired torso overlay, calligraphic ‘ha’ and ‘u’ in navel region, thin gold outlines, courtly studio precision, subdued background with geometric ṣaḍ-adhvan symbols"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: taḍidākāre = taḍit-ākāre; nābhervitastim = nābheḥ vitastim.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 88 (Puja-vidhi: mantra-nyasa sequence)
FAQs
It teaches a nyāsa-style visualization: placing/establishing the bīja-syllable “u” at the navel region with a specified spatial extent (one vitasti), in a sequence connected with the “ha” syllable and prāṇa-contemplation.
Beyond mythic narration, the Agni Purana preserves practical ritual technology—mantra-bīja sequencing, body-mapping (nābhi center), and Tantric categories like ṣaḍ-adhvan—showing its coverage of worship manuals, yoga, and esoteric liturgy.
By internalizing mantra in the body (especially at the navel, a key prāṇa-center), the practitioner is said to stabilize life-force and purify inner channels, supporting concentration and efficacy (siddhi) of the worship practice.