Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 20
Explanation of the Vāsudeva and Related Mantras (वासुदेवादिमन्त्रनिरूपणम्)
ॐ परयाम्न्यात्मने चैव वाय्वर्कौ च द्विरूपकः अग्निं त्रिमूर्तौ विन्यस्य व्यापकं करदेहयोः
oṃ parayāmnyātmane caiva vāyvarkau ca dvirūpakaḥ agniṃ trimūrtau vinyasya vyāpakaṃ karadehayoḥ
Xướng “Oṃ”, hành giả nên quán Tối Thượng Ngã; rồi quán vị thần nhị tướng là Vāyu và Arka (Mặt Trời). Dùng nyāsa an trí Agni như bậc Tam Hình (Trimūrti), thiết lập sự hiện diện bao trùm trong đôi tay và toàn thân.
Lord Agni (teaching ritual procedure to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Kara–deha nyāsa to internalize Agni’s triadic form and establish an all-pervading protective/empowering presence for pūjā and japa.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Non-dual pervasion (vyāpakatva) realized through embodied installation of deity-principles (Agni/Vāyu/Arka) beginning from Oṃ.
Application: Use nyāsa to convert the body into a ritual field (adhvā) so japa/pūjā proceeds with steadiness, protection, and focused visualization.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Agni-vidya / Nyasa and Mantra-vinyasa instructions)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner performing nyāsa: chanting Oṃ, visualizing Vāyu and the Sun as twin forces, then installing a threefold Agni radiance spreading through both hands and the whole body.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, priest-yogin with hands raised in nyāsa mudrā, stylized Vāyu as swirling blue-green wind deity and Arka as golden sun-disc, Agni as triple-flame aura enveloping hands and body, bold outlines, temple interior.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central figure with ornate gold work on hands, sun-disc (Arka) in gold leaf, Vāyu as flowing silver-blue motif, Agni as three tongues of flame with embossed gold, rich maroon background, devotional symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional posture: hands labeled for placement, subtle halos for Vāyu/Arka, Agni tri-flame mapped across palms and torso, delicate lines, soft colors, didactic clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined ritual scene with a sādhaka seated on a carpet, small sun emblem and wind swirl motifs near hands, translucent triple-flame overlay across body, fine detailing, architectural niche background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: परयाम्न्यात्मने = परया + आम्नि/आम्नाय-आत्मने (reading uncertain); चैव = च + एव; वाय्वर्कौ = वायु-अर्कौ (द्वन्द्व); द्विरूपकः = द्वि-रूपकः; त्रिमूर्तौ = त्रि-मूर्तौ; करदेहयोः = कर-देहयोः (द्वन्द्व, षष्ठी द्विवचन).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 25.21 (specific placements in fingers/hands/heart); Agni Purana 25.23 (bhūta-śuddhi and element-nyāsa)
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa (ritual installation) and visualization: invoking Oṃ, contemplating the Supreme Self, meditating on Vāyu and Arka as a dual form, and installing Agni in a triadic form, culminating in establishing the vyāpaka (all-pervading) presence in the practitioner’s hands and body.
Beyond mythology, it preserves practical liturgical technology—mantra-nyāsa, deity-form mapping (dvi-rūpa/tri-mūrti), and embodied ritual psychology—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of applied worship methods alongside other sciences.
By internalizing the deity through nyāsa and vyāpaka-bhāvanā (all-pervading contemplation), the practitioner sacralizes body and action, aiming at purification, steadiness in worship, and alignment of personal agency with the Supreme Self.