Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 3
Derivation
Uddhāra) of the Sakalādi Mantra (सकलादिमन्त्रोद्धारः
अमृतश्चांशुभांश्चेन्दुश्चेश्वरश्चोग्र ऊहकः एकपादेन ओजाख्य औषधश्चांशुमान् वशी
amṛtaścāṃśubhāṃścenduśceśvaraścogra ūhakaḥ ekapādena ojākhya auṣadhaścāṃśumān vaśī
“Amṛta (Walang-kamatayan), Aṃśubhāṃ (Nagniningning), Indu (Buwan), Īśvara (Panginoon), Ugra (Mabangis), Ūhaka (Tagapagkilatis), Ekapāda (May Isang Paa), ang tinatawag na Ojas, Auṣadha (Panginoon ng mga halamang-gamot), Aṃśumān (Maliwanag), at Vaśī (May pagpipigil-sa-sarili).”
Lord Agni (narrating the stotra/nāma-list to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Used for nāmānukīrtana (name-recitation) in japa or litany, invoking a deity through solar-lunar and potency epithets for protection, vitality, and mastery.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Divine epithets: Amṛta–Aṃśumān series","lookup_keywords":["amṛta","indu","ugra","ekapāda","auṣadha"],"quick_summary":"A compact list of potent names combining immortality, radiance, lunar sovereignty, fierceness, and herbal lordship—fit for recitation as a name-garland."}
Alamkara Type: Nāmāvalī (enumerative litany)
Concept: Names as upāsanā: the divine is approached through attributes—immortality, radiance, self-mastery, and sustaining power (oṣadhi).
Application: Daily nāma-japa to cultivate vaśitva (self-control) and steadiness; use the epithets as contemplative anchors (bhāvanā) rather than mere sound.
Khanda Section: Nāmānukīrtana / Devatā-nāma-saṅgraha (Solar–Lunar epithets and divine appellations)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scroll-like garland of names—Amṛta, Indu, Ugra, Ekapāda, Auṣadha—floating around a radiant deity figure blending moonlight and sunbeams, with herbs sprouting at the base.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, deity with cool lunar face and warm solar halo, name-garland in Malayalam/Sanskrit-style script motifs, medicinal plants (tulasi, soma creeper) stylized below, muted greens and ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central luminous figure with silvered moon-disc and golden sun-disc, embossed name-garland around, decorative herb border, rich gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, elegant figure with subtle radiance, names arranged in neat cartouches, botanical detailing of oṣadhi plants, soft pastel palette and fine lines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, moonlit garden with herbs, a radiant ascetic/deity seated, calligraphic epithets in the sky, delicate flora and patterned margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: amṛtaś ca → amṛtaḥ ca; cāṃśubhāṃś → ca aṃśubhāḥ; cenduḥ → ca induḥ; ceśvaraḥ → ca īśvaraḥ; cograḥ → ca ugraḥ; ojākhyaḥ → ojas-ākhyaḥ; auṣadhaś → auṣadhaḥ ca
Related Themes: Agni Purana nāmānukīrtana/name-lists in mantra sections; Agni Purana stotra portions (Śiva/Sūrya/Candra-related epithets)
FAQs
It imparts nāmānukīrtana-vidhi in seed form: a curated set of potent epithets for contemplative recitation, linking lunar radiance (Indu/Aṃśumān) with sovereignty (Īśvara) and the life-giving medicinal principle (Auṣadha).
By cataloging specialized divine appellations that simultaneously encode theology (Īśvara, Ugra), cosmology/astral lore (Indu, ray-bearing Aṃśumān), and a proto-Ayurvedic worldview (Auṣadha as the herb-source), it exemplifies the Agni Purana’s cross-disciplinary compendium style.
Reciting and meditating on these names is presented as a purifying devotional act: it steadies the mind (Vaśī), invokes protective fierceness (Ugra), and aligns the practitioner with life-sustaining vitality (Ojas/Auṣadha).