Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 10
Mantras for Worship Beginning with the Five-Syllabled
Mantra) — Concluding Colophon (Chapter 304 end
पुरुषं पूरुषवटे विमले च जगत्प्रभुं अनन्तं सैन्धवारण्ये दण्डके शार्ङ्गधारिणम्
puruṣaṃ pūruṣavaṭe vimale ca jagatprabhuṃ anantaṃ saindhavāraṇye daṇḍake śārṅgadhāriṇam
پورُش وٹ میں پرم پُرش کا سمرن کرو؛ وِمل میں جگت پربھو کا۔ سیندھو جنگل میں اننت کا، اور دندک میں شارنْگ دھاری (وشنو) کا سمرن کرو۔
Lord Agni (teaching Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Use as a kṣetra-index for Viṣṇu-smṛti: when visiting or mentally invoking these places, recite the corresponding epithet to anchor worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Kṣetra-smarana: Puruṣa, Jagatprabhu, Ananta, Śārṅgadhārin by place","lookup_keywords":["Pūruṣavaṭa","Vimala","Saindhava-araṇya","Daṇḍaka","Śārṅgadhārin"],"quick_summary":"Associates four sacred locales with four Viṣṇu-identities; serves as a mnemonic for remembrance and pilgrimage liturgy."}
Weapon Type: Bow
Concept: Eka-deva in many upādhis: the same Lord is approached through distinct names tied to place and function.
Application: In travel or daily sandhyā/pūjā, recite the name corresponding to the remembered locale to cultivate continuous smṛti.
Khanda Section: Tirtha-Mahatmya / Vishnu-Smriti (Sacred Geography and Remembrance of Hari)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Tirtha/Forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacred itinerary tableau: a banyan/vaṭa shrine for Puruṣa, a tīrtha named Vimala, a forest hermitage for Ananta, and Daṇḍaka with Viṣṇu holding the Śārṅga bow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural montage with four compartments: vaṭa tree with Viṣṇu aura labeled Puruṣa, bright tīrtha pool for Jagatprabhu, dense forest with serpent symbolism for Ananta, and Daṇḍaka scene with bow-bearing Viṣṇu, traditional ornamental frame.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore gold-work: central Śārṅgadhārin Viṣṇu with prominent bow, surrounding medallions showing vaṭa (Puruṣa), Vimala tīrtha (Jagatprabhu), Saindhava forest with Ananta motif, heavy gold halo and jewelry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting: clean labeled panels with minimal background, each panel shows the place-sign (tree, tīrtha, forest, forest with bow-bearing deity), devotee with mālā at bottom, soft colors and fine outlines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature landscape sequence: banyan grove, clear bathing ghat, arid forest track, and Daṇḍaka woodland; a small figure of Viṣṇu appears in each scene with distinct attribute (serpent/bow), detailed flora and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जगत्प्रभुम् = जगत् + प्रभुम् (t-sandhi). सैन्धवारण्ये treated as तत्पुरुष compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 304 (continuation of tīrtha-nāma smaraṇa)
FAQs
It prescribes kṣetra-anusmaraṇa: remembering specific epithets/forms of Viṣṇu associated with particular tīrthas (Pūruṣa-vaṭa, Vimala, Saindhava forest, Daṇḍaka) as a practical devotional rite during pilgrimage.
It catalogs sacred places together with their corresponding divine identifications, functioning like a geographic-devotional index—one of the Agni Purana’s hallmark encyclopedic features alongside its sections on ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
Kṣetra-based remembrance of Viṣṇu is presented as a purifying act that strengthens bhakti and accrues religious merit (puṇya), aligning the pilgrim’s mind with the presiding deity of each sacred region.