Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 55
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
मण्डलानि च वास्तुश् च मन्ताणि विविधानि च प्रतिसर्गश्चानुगीतो ब्रह्माण्डपरिमण्डलं
maṇḍalāni ca vāstuś ca mantāṇi vividhāni ca pratisargaścānugīto brahmāṇḍaparimaṇḍalaṃ
ได้พรรณนามณฑล (แผนผังพิธี), วาสตุศาสตร์ (วิชาเรือนสถาปัตย์), มนตร์นานาประการ และหลักปรติสรรค์ (การสร้างใหม่) ตลอดจนขนาดและขอบเขตแห่งพรหมาณฑะ อันเป็นไข่จักรวาลด้วย
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, narrating Purāṇic knowledge to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Vastu","practical_application":"Use maṇḍala layouts and mantra-protocols for ritual/temple planning while situating them within Purāṇic sarga–pratisarga cosmology and brahmāṇḍa-measure models.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Maṇḍala–Vāstu–Mantra and Pratisarga; Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa","lookup_keywords":["maṇḍala","vāstu","mantra","pratisarga","brahmāṇḍa-parimāṇa"],"quick_summary":"The verse functions as a catalogue of technical and cosmological topics: ritual diagrams, architectural science, mantra varieties, re-creation doctrine, and the measured extent of the cosmic egg."}
Concept: Sarga–pratisarga (cyclic manifestation and re-manifestation) and measurable cosmos as a knowable order.
Application: Adopt a ‘measure-and-method’ approach: align ritual space (maṇḍala/vāstu) and speech-power (mantra) with cosmological cycles.
Khanda Section: Encyclopedic Cosmology & Technical Arts (Vāstu–Maṇḍala–Mantra–Sarga topics)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sage enumerates disciplines: a vāstu-maṇḍala grid, mantra palm-leaves, and a luminous brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg) diagram with measured rings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, rishi teaching disciples; foreground: square vāstu-maṇḍala with deities in cells; background: glowing brahmāṇḍa as concentric spheres; crisp linework, traditional ornaments.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf haloed cosmic egg with concentric lokas; rishi holding palm-leaf manuscript labeled ‘mantra’; stylized vāstu grid at bottom with embossed gold accents.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: labeled vāstu-maṇḍala grid, mantra syllables on scroll, measured brahmāṇḍa rings; delicate shading, clean diagrammatic clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly atelier scene of a scholar presenting cosmological charts; fine concentric brahmāṇḍa diagram, geometric maṇḍala on carpet, calligraphic mantra panels; detailed borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वास्तुश्→वास्तुः (visarga before ca); प्रतिसर्गश्चानुगीतः→प्रतिसर्गः च अनुगीतः; ब्रह्माण्डपरिमण्डलं kept as compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana sections on Vāstu-maṇḍala and temple planning; Agni Purana mantra-kalpa/prayoga portions; Agni Purana sarga–pratisarga and bhuvanakośa portions
FAQs
It signals instruction in maṇḍala-design (ritual diagrams), vāstu-śāstra (site/structure principles), and classified mantras—practical disciplines used in worship, consecration, and sacred construction.
By listing, in a single sweep, architecture (vāstu), ritual technology (maṇḍala and mantra), and high cosmology (brahmāṇḍa and pratisarga), it shows the text’s method of integrating applied sciences with metaphysical cosmography.
Correct use of mantras and maṇḍalas, aligned with vāstu and cosmic order, is presented as harmonizing human action with dharma and the structure of creation—supporting purity, auspiciousness, and meritorious ritual outcomes.