Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 11
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
एकपादश् च भीमाक्ष ऐं क्षें प्रेतस्तयासनं ऐं ह्रीं द्वौश् च त्रिपुरा पद्मासनसमास्थिता
ekapādaś ca bhīmākṣa aiṃ kṣeṃ pretastayāsanaṃ aiṃ hrīṃ dvauś ca tripurā padmāsanasamāsthitā
“Ekapāda” và “Bhīmākṣa”; các âm chủng tử aiṁ và kṣeṁ—(nàng) ngồi trên một tử thi làm tòa; và aiṁ cùng hrīṁ—hai âm ấy—chỉ “Tripurā”, vị được an trụ vững chắc trong tư thế hoa sen.
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Devī-dhyāna and mantra-bīja identification for Śrīvidyā/Tripurā worship, including āsana-bhāva (corpse-seat) and padmāsana visualization.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Tripurā-dhyāna: bīja-lakṣaṇa and āsana (preta-āsana, padmāsana)","lookup_keywords":["Tripurā","aiṁ","kṣeṁ","preta-āsana","padmāsana"],"quick_summary":"Defines identifying bījas and the meditation-seat imagery for Tripurā: aiṁ/kṣeṁ with preta-āsana symbolism and aiṁ/hrīṁ for Tripurā established in padmāsana."}
Concept: Mantra-bīja as devatā-svarūpa; śava/preta symbolism as conquest of fear, death, and impurity within sādhana.
Application: Use correct bīja-association and stable meditative posture to fix the devatā in dhyāna before nyāsa/pūjā.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric Mantra-nyasa and Devi-upasana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Tripurā Devī visualized in lotus posture, with subtle bīja-syllables radiating; tantric seat imagery of a corpse-seat beneath, indicating mastery over death.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, Tripurā Devī seated in padmāsana on a stylized śava-āsana, glowing aura with bīja syllables aiṁ hrīṁ kṣeṁ inscribed in red, ornate floral borders, deep earthy pigments, sacred symmetry","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Tripurā in padmāsana on lotus with a subdued śava-āsana base motif, heavy gold leaf halo and jewelry, bīja syllables aiṁ hrīṁ kṣeṁ in decorative cartouches, rich vermilion and emerald palette","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework showing padmāsana posture and labeled bīja-syllables near the deity, instructional composition with minimal background, soft shading and delicate ornamentation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined figure of Tripurā seated cross-legged on a lotus with symbolic corpse-seat rendered discreetly, calligraphic bīja syllables in margins, detailed textiles and subdued mystical atmosphere"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकपादश्→एकपादः; द्वौश्→द्वौ; प्रेतस्तयासनं→प्रेतस्तयाऽऽसनम् (आ + आसन); पद्मासनसमास्थिता→पद्मासन-समास्थिता.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 312 (Śrīvidyā/Tripurā-pūjā, nyāsa, dhyāna, abhichāra-prayoga context)
FAQs
It supplies a dhyāna/mantra-identification set for Tripurā: specific bīja-syllables (aiṁ, kṣeṁ, hrīṁ) and visualization markers (pretāsana, padmāsana), used for tantric japa, nyāsa, and deity-meditation in Śākta worship.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves practical sādhana-technology—seed-syllables, deity epithets, and iconographic meditation details—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of ritual science (pūjā-vidhi) alongside other disciplines.
Meditating on Tripurā with the prescribed bījas and posture is presented as a means of śakti-upāsanā that concentrates mind and mantra, supporting purification, protection, and attainment of siddhi through disciplined worship.