Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 9
Tvaritājñānam
Knowledge of Tvaritā, the Swift Goddess) — Agni Purana, Adhyāya 314 (as introduced after 313
मामोदेतत्तदोमोमा रक्षत स्वस्व भक्षवा यमपाटटयामय मटमो टट मोटमा
māmodetattadomomā rakṣata svasva bhakṣavā yamapāṭaṭayāmaya maṭamo ṭaṭa moṭamā
میری حفاظت کرو—یہ منتر ناکام نہ ہو۔ ہر سمت سے نگہبانی کرو۔ اے اپنے اپنے حصے کے بھکشکوں، ہٹ جاؤ۔ یم کے راستے/دوتوں کو دور کرو اور بیماری و اذیت مٹا دو—مضر قوتیں پسپا ہوں۔
Lord Agni (traditional frame: Agni instructing a sage such as Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Rakṣā-japa for bhūta-preta-śamana and Yama-nivāraṇa: a phonetic protective charm to repel death-agents and affliction.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Anuprāsa (dense alliterative/phonemic barrage)
Concept: Apotropaic speech-act: mantra as command that establishes protection and expulsion.
Application: Recite during fear, illness-omens, night disturbances, or before liminal travel; pair with protective gestures (mudrā) and boundary-making (dik-bandhana).
Khanda Section: Mantra-prayoga & Raksha (Protective incantations; Bhūta-preta-śamana / Yama-nivāraṇa)
Primary Rasa: Bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: Vīra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner seated within a protective circle, reciting sharp syllables as dark, smoky bhūta-preta forms recoil; a faint Yama-road motif (a shadowy path) is blocked by a luminous boundary.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dramatic chiaroscuro: sādhaka in center with circular yantra line, recoiling spirits at edges, stylized flames and protective glyphs, earthy reds and blacks.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central protective circle with gold highlights, benign protective deities at corners, spirits pushed outward, ornate border, devotional yet forceful mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic layout: concentric protection ring, arrows indicating ‘expel outward’, sādhaka chanting, minimal spirits as symbolic silhouettes, clean composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, night courtyard scene: sādhaka with rosary, attendants at distance, translucent spirits fleeing, a dark road beyond gate symbolizing Yama’s path, fine detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"apotropaic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Verse largely consists of mantra-vocables; only clear finite verb: रक्षत.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 313 (rakṣā-mantra and abhichāra sections)
FAQs
It presents a rakṣā-mantra prayoga: a protective utterance aimed at guarding the practitioner and repelling death-associated forces (Yama-related) using imperative verbs (rakṣata, yāmaya) and apotropaic vocables.
Beyond theology, it preserves practical ritual technology—short protection formulas, repulsion-syllables, and death-aversion applications—showing the text’s coverage of applied mantra-ritual alongside broader dharma and cosmology.
Recitation is framed as spiritual protection: it seeks removal of fear and affliction, averts inauspicious death-influences, and supports purity and steadiness (rakṣā) for continued dharmic practice.