Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 2
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
तारहेम्ना चेति ख केशरं त्रिगुनं पद्मं तीव्रञ्च ज्वलिनीं यजेत् नन्दाञ्च सुयशाञ्चोग्रां तेजोवतीं विन्ध्यवासिनीं
tārahemnā ceti kha keśaraṃ trigunaṃ padmaṃ tīvrañca jvalinīṃ yajet nandāñca suyaśāñcogrāṃ tejovatīṃ vindhyavāsinīṃ
Với sự xướng tụng (mantra) “tāra” và “hema” theo đúng thứ tự, hãy dâng nhụy nghệ tây và hoa sen gấp ba phần, rồi thờ các hình thái Devī là Tīvrā và Jvalinī; cũng vậy, thờ Nandā, Suyaśā, Ugrā, Tejovatī và Vindhyavāsinī.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Devi-upasana sequence: specific bīja/utterance cues (‘tāra’, ‘hema’), prescribed offerings (saffron, lotus) with quantity, and a list of Devī forms for worship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Devī-forms with offerings: Tīvrā–Jvalinī–Nandā–Suyaśā–Ugrā–Tejovatī–Vindhyavāsinī","lookup_keywords":["tāra bīja","hema mantra","keśara offering","padma offering","Vindhyavāsinī"],"quick_summary":"Invoke Devī using specified mantric utterances and offer saffron and lotus in triple measure, then worship a defined series of Devī aspects culminating in Vindhyavāsinī."}
Concept: One Devī approached through many functional names (nāma-bheda) and energies, stabilized by mantra and dravya (offerings).
Application: Use name-series (nāma-krama) as a checklist in pūjā; match offerings and counts to maintain prayoga fidelity.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Devi-upasana (Tantric-style enumeration of Devī forms for worship)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Śākta altar with saffron and lotus offerings arranged in triple measure; the Devī appears in successive emanations—fierce and radiant—ending as Vindhyavāsinī against a mountain backdrop.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, central Devī with multiple emanated forms around; flames for Jvalinī, fierce eyes for Ugrā, serene smile for Nandā; saffron bowls and lotus garlands; Vindhya mountains stylized behind.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Devī enthroned with gold halo; surrounding smaller panels for each name-form; heavy gold work on lotus and ornaments; saffron offering plate prominent.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional tableau: offerings labeled ‘keśara’ and ‘padma’ with ‘triguṇa’; sequential Devī icons in a row with captions; clean pastel tones.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined shrine scene: priest presenting saffron and lotus thrice; Devī manifestations painted as delicate vignettes; distant blue Vindhya hills; fine textile detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tīvrañca → tīvraṃ ca; suyaśāñcogrāṃ → suyaśāṃ ca ugrāṃ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Devi-upasana and mantra lists in the Puja-vidhi/Mantra-shastra khanda (adjacent chapters); Agni Purana sections on bīja-mantras and nyāsa procedures
FAQs
It prescribes a puja sequence: using specific mantric utterances and offering saffron and lotus in a threefold measure while invoking particular Devī forms (Tīvrā, Jvalinī, Nandā, Suyaśā, Ugrā, Tejovatī, Vindhyavāsinī).
It exemplifies the text’s practical ritual manual dimension—listing precise offerings, measures, and deity-epithets—alongside its broader coverage of theology, rites, and applied religious practice.
Worship of these Śakti forms with correct offerings and mantra is presented as a means of protection, purification, and the gaining of auspicious results such as splendor (tejas), good repute (suyaśas), and prosperity (nandā).