Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 55
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
अन्नमक्षयमाप्नोति दीर्घमायुश् च विन्दति प्रमुञ्च धन्वन्नित्येतत् षड्भिरायुधमन्त्रणं
annamakṣayamāpnoti dīrghamāyuś ca vindati pramuñca dhanvannityetat ṣaḍbhirāyudhamantraṇaṃ
وہ کبھی نہ گھٹنے والی غذا کی فراوانی پاتا ہے اور دراز عمر بھی حاصل کرتا ہے۔ “اے کمان دار، ہمیشہ چھوڑ!”—یہ چھ حرف/الفاظ پر مشتمل اسلحہ-منتر کی ہدایت ہے۔
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dhanurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Battlefield release-command mantra (astra-mantra) used to empower/trigger missile discharge and secure auspicious results (food-security, longevity) for the practitioner/king’s forces.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Ṣaḍakṣara/ṣaḍpada āyudha-mantra: “pramuñca dhanvan nityam”","lookup_keywords":["pramuñca","dhanvan","āyudha-mantra","ṣaḍakṣara","Dhanurveda"],"quick_summary":"A six-unit weapon-mantra framed as a release-command to the bowman; its stated phala is inexhaustible provisions and long life, indicating auspicious empowerment of martial action."}
Weapon Type: Bow (archery)
Concept: Mantra as functional power (śakti) allied to weapon-use; phala-śruti motivates disciplined application.
Application: Use mantra with controlled archery practice to align action, intention, and auspicious outcome in royal warfare.
Khanda Section: Dhanurveda (Ancient Indian military science: archery, weapons, and mantras)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An archer at the moment of releasing an arrow, lips forming the mantra; behind him are granaries and a long-lived, prosperous kingdom implied by the phala.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, heroic archer in profile drawing a bow, sacred fire and mantra-syllables subtly inscribed, warm earth pigments, stylized granary motifs symbolizing akṣaya-anna and āyus.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central archer with ornate jewelry and halo-like aura of mantra, gold-leaf highlights on bow and arrow, small inset of overflowing grain vessels indicating akṣaya food.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition showing archer posture and release moment, neat calligraphic mantra text near the mouth, soft shading, minimal background with symbolic grain stores.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed battlefield edge scene with a focused archer whispering mantra, fine textiles and weapon detail, marginalia showing the six-part mantra and a vignette of abundant provisions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: annam akṣayam āpnoti → annamakṣayamāpnoti; dīrgham āyuḥ → dīrghamāyuḥ; dhanvan nityam etat → dhanvannityetat; ṣaḍbhiḥ āyudha-mantraṇam → ṣaḍbhirāyudhamantraṇaṃ
Related Themes: Agni Purana Dhanurveda sections on archery release (pramocana) and astra-mantras; Agni Purana mantra-phala style passages in ritual chapters
FAQs
It gives a Dhanurveda āyudha-mantra—an archery/weapon recitation formula (‘pramuñca dhanvan nityam’) and states its practical phala: inexhaustible food supply and long life.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied sciences like Dhanurveda, including operational commands and mantra-forms for weapon use, showing its wide-ranging, encyclopedic scope.
The verse frames disciplined weapon-use with mantra as merit-bearing (phala-shruti), promising prosperity (akṣaya-anna) and longevity (dīrgha-āyuḥ) to the practitioner who maintains the prescribed recitation.