Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 57
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
श्वेतश् च शृङवान् मेरुर्माल्यवान् गन्धमादनः महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शक्तिमानृक्षवान् गिरिः
śvetaś ca śṛṅavān merurmālyavān gandhamādanaḥ mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śaktimānṛkṣavān giriḥ
نیز شْوَیت اور شِرِنگوان؛ مِیرو؛ مالیَوان؛ گندھمادن؛ مہِیندر؛ مَلَیَ؛ سہیہ؛ شکتی مان؛ اور رِکشوان پہاڑ (بھی محافظ ہوں)۔
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Cosmographic orientation: memorizing the canonical mountain ranges of Jambūdvīpa for Purāṇic geography, pilgrimage imagination, and ritual mapping (saṅkalpa/diśā-bandha).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Jambūdvīpa-parvata-nāma: Śveta to Ṛkṣavān","lookup_keywords":["Jambūdvīpa","Meru","Gandhamādana","Malaya","Sahya"],"quick_summary":"A compact list of major Purāṇic mountains used to structure cosmography and sacred geography around Meru and its surrounding ranges."}
Concept: Ordered knowledge (nāma-saṅgraha) is itself a discipline: the cosmos is apprehended through structured enumeration.
Application: Use as a mnemonic catalogue for teaching Purāṇic bhūgola, for ritual saṅkalpa, and for composing tīrtha-māhātmya narratives.
Khanda Section: Bhugola & Tirtha-Varnana (Cosmography: Jambudvipa, mountains and sacred geography)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmographic panorama with Mount Meru at the center, surrounded by named mountain ranges in a circular sacred map.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized cosmic map: towering golden Meru at center with concentric landscape bands; each mountain range personified or labeled (Śveta, Śṛṅgavān, Mālyavān, Gandhamādana, Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śaktimān, Ṛkṣavān), celestial beings hovering, lotus motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-leaf Meru as central axis, embossed concentric hills with jewel tones, small deity-figures and sages on slopes, ornate border, labels in Devanagari cartouches","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional cosmography plate: clean outlines, pastel washes, central Meru with surrounding ranges arranged symmetrically, clear captions for each mountain","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature landscape, layered hills and atmospheric perspective; central high peak as Meru, surrounding named ranges with calligraphic labels, tiny ascetics and animals, refined detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्वेतश् च → श्वेतः च; मेरुर्माल्यवान् → मेरुः माल्यवान्; शक्तिमानृक्षवान् → शक्तिमान् ऋक्षवान्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 219 (Bhūgola/tīrtha-varṇana sequence)
FAQs
This verse imparts bhūgola-vidyā (cosmographical knowledge) by cataloguing principal parvatas (mountains) used in Purāṇic geography for mapping regions, pilgrimage imagination, and cosmological orientation.
By preserving a structured list of major mountains (both cosmic like Meru and terrestrial ranges like Malaya/Sahya), it functions like a geographic index—one of the Agni Purana’s many compendious modules alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and aesthetics.
Remembering and reciting sacred geographic names is traditionally treated as smṛti-based puṇya (merit), strengthening dhārmic orientation toward tīrthas and the cosmic order described in Purāṇic cosmology.