Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 47
Adhyāya 88 — निर्वाणदीक्षाकथनं
Teaching of the Nirvāṇa-Initiation
वौषडन्तशिवात्मनेति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः दत्वा पूर्णां विधानेन गुणापदानमचरेत् ॐ हां आत्मने सर्वज्ञो भव स्वाहा ॐ हां आत्मने परितृप्तो भव स्वाहा ॐ ह्रूं आत्मने अनादिबोधो भव स्वाहा ॐ हौं आत्मने स्वतन्त्रो भव स्वाहा ॐ हौं आत्मनलुप्तशक्तिर्भव स्वाहा ॐ हः आत्मने अनन्तशक्तिर्भवस्वाहाइत्थं षड्गुणमात्मानं गृहीत्वा परमाक्षरात्
vauṣaḍantaśivātmaneti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ datvā pūrṇāṃ vidhānena guṇāpadānamacaret oṃ hāṃ ātmane sarvajño bhava svāhā oṃ hāṃ ātmane paritṛpto bhava svāhā oṃ hrūṃ ātmane anādibodho bhava svāhā oṃ hauṃ ātmane svatantro bhava svāhā oṃ hauṃ ātmanaluptaśaktirbhava svāhā oṃ haḥ ātmane anantaśaktirbhavasvāhāitthaṃ ṣaḍguṇamātmānaṃ gṛhītvā paramākṣarāt
ครั้นถวายปูรณาหุติให้ครบตามพิธีแล้ว พึงประกอบกุณาปทาน (การสถาปนาคุณทั้งหก) ว่า—“โอม หาง แด่อาตมัน: จงเป็นผู้รู้ทั่ว, สวาหา” “โอม หาง แด่อาตมัน: จงเป็นผู้เอิบอิ่มสมบูรณ์, สวาหา” “โอม หรูง แด่อาตมัน: จงเป็นญาณอันไร้เบื้องต้น, สวาหา” “โอม เฮาง แด่อาตมัน: จงเป็นผู้เป็นอิสระ, สวาหา” “โอม เฮาง แด่อาตมัน: จงมีศักติไม่เสื่อมสูญ, สวาหา” “โอม หะห์ แด่อาตมัน: จงมีศักติอนันต์, สวาหา” ดังนี้ เมื่อรับอาตมันอันประกอบด้วยคุณหกแล้ว จึงดำเนินจากพยางค์สูงสุด (ปรมักษระ)
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Guṇāpadāna/nyāsa-like empowerment: installing six qualities in the practitioner/disciple through specific bīja-mantras with svāhā, following a complete offering.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Ṣaḍguṇa-guṇāpadāna mantras (all-knowing, content, beginningless gnosis, autonomy, unfailing power, infinite power)","lookup_keywords":["guṇāpadāna","ṣaḍguṇa","hāṃ","hrūṃ","hauṃ"],"quick_summary":"After the full offering, recite a sequence of bīja-mantras addressed to the Self to ‘install’ six divine qualities, forming a qualified sādhaka-self proceeding from the supreme syllable."}
Concept: Mantra as transformative upāya: the ‘Self’ is ritually qualified by installing jñāna and śakti attributes (ṣaḍguṇa) through bīja-mantras, aligning individual agency with Śiva’s autonomy and power.
Application: Use as part of initiation/nyāsa: recite each formula with focused intention on the ātman (often with corresponding placements), completing each with svāhā; treat the sequence as a structured internal consecration.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Mantra-japa and Tantric Nyasa/Deity-qualification rites)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual setting where the officiant completes an offering and then performs guṇāpadāna: six mantra utterances visualized as six luminous syllables entering the disciple’s heart and crown, signifying knowledge and power.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru-priest with palm-leaf manuscript, disciple seated, six glowing bīja-syllables (hāṃ, hāṃ, hrūṃ, hauṃ, hauṃ, haḥ) depicted as stylized seed-letters in traditional script, entering subtle body centers, warm temple palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central disciple with ornate halo, six gold-embossed seed-syllables arranged like a garland around the figure, priest performing nyāsa gesture, heavy gold work emphasizing śakti and jñāna.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic layout: six mantras in panels with corresponding placement points on the body, fine lines and soft colors, minimal gold, clear ritual implements and posture cues.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined interior with manuscript and ritual vessels, delicate depiction of luminous calligraphy-like bījas floating toward the disciple, balanced symmetry, emphasis on textuality and precision."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वौषडन्तशिवात्मनेति = वौषडन्तशिवात्मने + इति; गुणापदानमचरेत् = गुणापदानम् + अचरेत्; आत्मनलुप्तशक्तिः = आत्मनि + अलुप्तशक्तिः (सन्धि/समास-रूप); भवस्वाहा = भव + स्वाहा; षड्गुणमात्मानम् = षड्गुणम् + आत्मानम्; परमाक्षरात् = परम + अक्षरात्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 88 (mantra-japa, nyāsa, dīkṣā-related procedures)
FAQs
It teaches guṇāpadāna (guṇa-pradāna/nyāsa): a homa-linked mantra sequence that ritually installs six spiritual qualities—omniscience, contentment, beginningless gnosis, autonomy, unfailing power, and infinite power—into the practitioner’s self through svāhā-mantras.
By preserving a precise, procedural ritual-technology (mantra + oblation formulas + stated inner results). This is characteristic of the Agni Purana’s compendium style, where liturgy, mantra-science, and soteriological aims are documented alongside other disciplines.
The rite frames self-transformation as a consecration: the practitioner aligns the ātman with the ‘supreme syllable’ and invokes divinized capacities, aiming at purification, empowerment (śakti), and steadiness of awareness through disciplined ritual action.