Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 36
Tvaritā-mūla-mantra and Related Details
Dīkṣā, Maṇḍala, Nyāsa, Japa, Homa, Siddhi, Mokṣa
तिलाज्यप्लवहोमेनेति ख , छ च प्लवेनेति ख , छ च दूतीमन्त्रेण द्वारादौ एकवृक्षे श्मशानके एवञ्च सर्वकामाप्तिर्भुङ्क्ते सर्वां महीं नृपः
tilājyaplavahomeneti kha , cha ca plaveneti kha , cha ca dūtīmantreṇa dvārādau ekavṛkṣe śmaśānake evañca sarvakāmāptirbhuṅkte sarvāṃ mahīṃ nṛpaḥ
Một số bản truyền đọc: “bằng homa với lễ vật ‘plava’ (nổi) gồm mè và ghee”; các bản khác chỉ đọc: “bằng (lễ vật) plava (nổi)”. Khi vận dụng Dūtī-mantra trong các nghi lễ tại ngưỡng cửa và những nơi tương tự, tại một cây đơn độc, và tại śmaśāna (bãi hỏa táng), người ấy đạt sự thành tựu mọi dục nguyện; nhà vua được hưởng (tức nắm giữ) quyền thống trị toàn cõi địa cầu.
Lord Agni (as narrator of ritual/tantric applications, addressed within the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Dūtī-mantra prayoga: plava-homa variants and locus rules (dvāra, eka-vṛkṣa, śmaśāna) for sarvakāma-siddhi","lookup_keywords":["dūtī-mantra","plava-homa","tila-ājya","eka-vṛkṣa","śmaśāna"],"quick_summary":"The verse preserves recension-variants about a ‘floating offering’ (plava) homa with sesame and ghee. It then states that applying the Dūtī-mantra at liminal/charged locations (threshold, solitary tree, cremation ground) yields all desired attainments, even sovereignty."}
Concept: Mantra-phala is conditioned by deśa-kāla-pātra: specific sites and materials are treated as amplifiers of intention in tantric praxis.
Application: When following such prayogas, prioritize exact locus-selection and dravya specification; note recension differences (tila-ājya-plava vs plava) and follow one consistent paddhati under guidance.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra & Abhichara-prayoga (Dūtī-mantra, homa-sādhana, sarvakāma-siddhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: Sacred-space (liminal/charged loci)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tantric practitioner performing a sesame-and-ghee ‘floating offering’ homa; scenes shift between a doorway rite, a solitary tree at night, and a cremation ground—aimed at sarvakāma-siddhi and royal conquest symbolism (map/earth-globe, throne).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, triptych composition: (1) doorway ritual with lamps, (2) lone tree under night sky with mantra-japa, (3) śmaśāna with controlled sacred fire and distant pyre motifs, intense reds and blacks, stylized flames and protective yantra patterns.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central siddhi-fire with gold-highlighted flames and vessels, side panels showing doorway and solitary tree, cremation ground hinted symbolically, regal motif of king receiving earth-dominion, ornate gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical depiction of plava-homa (floating offering) apparatus/gesture, clear site markers (threshold line, single tree, śmaśāna boundary), restrained palette, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, narrative sequence across panels: doorway rite in a palace corridor, solitary tree in a moonlit garden edge, cremation ground outside city walls with subtle realism, concluding with king on throne signifying dominion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tilājyaplavahomeneti = तिलाज्यप्लवहोमेन + इति; plaveneti = प्लवेन + इति; evañca = एवम् + च; sarvakāmāptirbhuṅkte = सर्वकामाप्तिः + भुङ्क्ते. ‘ख, छ’ इत्यादि पाठचिह्नानि संस्करण-भेदसूचकानि।
Related Themes: Agni Purana: abhichāra-prayoga and mantra-siddhi sections surrounding this passage; Agni Purana: homa-dravya and deśa-kāla-niyama discussions in mantra-tantra chapters
FAQs
It teaches a specific mantra-prayoga: performing a homa using sesame and ghee (with a ‘floating/rafted’ offering per variant readings) and applying the Dūtī-mantra at liminal or power-charged sites (doorway/threshold, solitary tree, cremation ground) to obtain sarva-kāma-siddhi.
Alongside dharma and mythology, the Agni Purana catalogs practical ritual technologies—mantra, homa-procedure, site-selection, and promised results—showing its wide scope as a compendium of applied religious and tantric knowledge.
The verse frames mantra-homa performed at liminal/śmaśāna settings as a high-intensity sādhana aimed at swift fruition (siddhi), promising comprehensive worldly success (including royal dominion), while implying that such potency depends on correct method and mantra-application.