Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 5
Chapter 308 — Worship of Tvaritā (त्वरितापूजा)
त्रिनेत्रा श्यामला देवी वनमालाविभूषणा विप्राहिकण्राभरणा चत्रकेयूरभूषणा
trinetrā śyāmalā devī vanamālāvibhūṣaṇā viprāhikaṇrābharaṇā catrakeyūrabhūṣaṇā
دیوی سہ چشم اور سیاہ فام ہے؛ وہ بن مالا سے آراستہ ہے۔ اس کے گلے میں درخشاں ہار ہے اور وہ کنگنوں اور بازوبندوں سے مزین ہے۔
Lord Agni (narrating the dhyāna/description to the inquirer, traditionally Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Shilpa","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Dhyāna-śloka based visualization for pūjā; guides artists and sādhakas in selecting complexion, eyes, garlands, and ornaments for the Devī’s form.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Devī-dhyāna: Trinetra Śyāmalā with Vanamālā and Ornaments","lookup_keywords":["trinetra","śyāmalā","vanamālā","keyūra","hāra"],"quick_summary":"Use this iconographic description as the mental image (dhyāna) before mantra-japa and pūjā. It specifies the Devī’s three eyes, dark hue, forest-garland, and key ornaments."}
Alamkara Type: Anuprāsa (soft alliteration in ornament-listing)
Concept: Rūpa-dhyāna (form-meditation) as an upāya for mantra-siddhi and devotional steadiness.
Application: Before pūjā, fix the Devī’s form with these markers (eyes, hue, garlands, ornaments) to stabilize visualization.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Devi-Dhyana (Iconography and meditation on the Goddess)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A three-eyed dark-hued Goddess stands or sits serenely, wearing a forest-garland, a bright necklace at the neck, bracelets and armlets gleaming; the focus is on her iconographic ornaments and calm gaze.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, Devī with trinetra, śyāma complexion, vanamālā of green leaves and flowers, ornate hāra, keyūra and kaṅkaṇa, flat warm background, bold outlines, sacred aura","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Devī trinetra with dark hue, heavy gold-work jewelry for hāra, keyūra, bracelets, vanamālā rendered with embossed gold, rich red backdrop, halo and arch","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, refined linework, Devī with three eyes and dark complexion, delicate vanamālā, detailed ornaments, soft shading, minimal background emphasizing iconographic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, three-eyed dark-hued Goddess in jeweled attire, forest-garland, intricate textile patterns, fine jewelry detailing, subdued landscape backdrop, precise brushwork"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Compounds treated as samāsa-padas: त्रिनेत्रा = त्रि+नेत्रा; वनमालाविभूषणा = वन-माला-विभूषणा; विप्राहिकण्राभरणा parsed as विप्र-अहि-कण्ठ-आभरणा; चत्रकेयूरभूषणा = चत्र-केयूर-भूषणा.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 308 (Devi-dhyāna and pūjā-vidhi context)
FAQs
It provides dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditational iconography): the worshipper visualizes the Goddess as three-eyed, dark-hued, and ornamented (vanamālā, necklace, bracelets, armlets) as part of pūjā and mantra-sādhana.
Beyond myth, the Agni Purana functions as a ritual manual: it preserves practical deity-visualization details (mūrti/dhyāna features and ornaments) used across temple worship, household pūjā, and Tantra-influenced sādhana traditions.
Accurate dhyāna is taught as a means to steady the mind, invoke the deity’s presence in worship, and gain puṇya through disciplined devotion and correct ritual contemplation.