Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 11
The Root-Mantra of Tvaritā
Tvaritā-mūla-mantra
वज्रसम्पुटगर्भे तु द्वादशारे तु लेखयेत् मध्ये गर्भगतं नाम सदाशिवविदर्भितम्
vajrasampuṭagarbhe tu dvādaśāre tu lekhayet madhye garbhagataṃ nāma sadāśivavidarbhitam
Sa pinakaloob na silid ng Vajra-sampuṭa (matigas na kulungang tulad ng diyamante), dapat itong isulat sa isang diyagramang may labindalawang sinag; at sa gitna, isulat ang pangalang nakalagay sa “garbha” (ubod), na pinalilibutan at pinupuno ng kapangyarihan ni Sadāśiva.
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional mode)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Yantra-lekhana (ritual diagram inscription) for siddhi/protection by installing a deity-linked name/mantra in a 12-ara cakra within a vajra-sampuṭa enclosure.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Garbha-nyāsa and āvaraṇa: concentrating śakti by central placement (bindu) and protective enclosure (sampuṭa).
Application: Use center-focused visualization/inscription (bindu-garbha) and boundary-protection (vajra-āvaraṇa) to stabilize mantra-japa and ritual intent.
Khanda Section: Isana-kalpa / Tantra-mantra-yantra (Ritual diagram and mantra-inscription procedure)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist draws a twelve-spoked wheel inside an adamantine enclosure diagram, placing a sacred name at the central bindu, with Sadāśiva’s presence encircling it as a luminous aura.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat rich colors, ritualist seated with palm-leaf manuscript, drawing dvādaśāra cakra within vajra-sampuṭa, Sadāśiva halo encircling the center, sacred geometry emphasized, traditional ornamentation","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on the central bindu and Sadāśiva aura, stylized yantra with twelve spokes, priestly figure with stylus, ornate border, deep reds and greens","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework showing precise twelve-spoked yantra, labeled central garbha, subtle Sadāśiva icon behind the geometry, instructional composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, fine geometric diagram on paper, scholar-adept inscribing the central name, architectural niche suggesting ‘inner chamber’, luminous circular aura representing Sadāśiva"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vajrasampuṭagarbhe → vajra-sampuṭa-garbhe; dvādaśāre unchanged (dvādaśa-are); garbhagataṃ → garbha-gatam; sadāśivavidarbhitam → sadāśiva-vidarbhitam
Related Themes: Agni Purana 311 (īśāna-kalpa: yantra/mantra-lekhana context)
FAQs
It gives a yantra-construction rule: draw/inscribe within a Vajra-sampuṭa enclosure and specifically use a twelve-spoked (dvādaśāra) diagram, placing the central ‘name’ (nāma) in the core and framing it with Sadāśiva’s principle/mantric surround.
Beyond narrative, the Agni Purana preserves applied ritual technology—diagram design (cakra), inscription protocols (lekhana), and deity-specific Śaiva praxis—showing its coverage of practical tantra/kalpa alongside other sciences.
Correctly placing the divine name within the yantra’s protected core and surrounding it with Sadāśiva signifies consecration and safeguarding of the rite, aiming at purification, steadiness of worship, and effective mantra-siddhi according to Śaiva ritual logic.