Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 20
Chapter 312 — Various Mantras (नानामन्त्राः)
स्पर्शाद्वशी तिलहोमात्सर्वञ्चैव तु सिध्यति सप्ताभिमन्त्रितञ्चान्नं भुञ्जंस्तस्य श्रियः सदा
sparśādvaśī tilahomātsarvañcaiva tu sidhyati saptābhimantritañcānnaṃ bhuñjaṃstasya śriyaḥ sadā
Nhờ sự chạm xúc đã được gia trì, có thể khiến (người khác) quy phục; và nhờ hỏa cúng mè (tila-homa), mọi sự đều được thành tựu. Ai ăn thức ăn đã được chú nguyện bằng bảy lần trì tụng thì luôn hưởng phúc lộc thịnh vượng.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual/mantra procedures)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Ritual applications for influence and success: empowered touch for vāśya, tila-homa for siddhi, and seven-times consecrated food for sustained prosperity.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vāśya-sparśa, tila-homa, and saptābhimantrita-anna for śrī","lookup_keywords":["sparśa-vāśya","tila-homa","siddhi","saptābhimantrita-anna","śrī"],"quick_summary":"The verse enumerates three applied rites—touch, sesame homa, and sevenfold-mantra food consecration—aimed at control, accomplishment, and enduring prosperity."}
Concept: Material results (śrī, siddhi) are linked to saṃskāra—objects and actions become ‘charged’ through mantra and homa, then function as carriers of intention.
Application: For benefic use: perform tila-homa with purity and restraint; consecrate food with a fixed count (seven) and share as prasāda to align prosperity with dharma.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra and Abhichara/Anushthana (Ritual Applications)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist performs tila-homa into a square fire-altar; another scene shows consecrating a plate of food with seven mantra recitations; a symbolic ‘empowered touch’ moment is shown as a gentle hand gesture with protective aura (non-coercive depiction).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, homa-kunda with sesame offerings, priest with ladle, flames stylized; plate of anna with mantra gesture above it; subtle aura around the hand for sparśa-siddhi, traditional palette and ornamented borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, bright homa scene with gold highlights on altar and vessels; consecrated food plate rendered richly; prosperity motif (Śrī-lakṣmī symbols like lotus and coins) in background, embossed gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, stepwise instructional layout: (1) tila-homa, (2) sevenfold mantra over food, (3) eating as prasāda; clean lines, readable ritual implements.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic courtyard homa with attendants, detailed brassware; a seated patron receives consecrated food; refined flames and textiles, manuscript-style framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्पर्शाद्वशी = स्पर्शात् + वशी; तिलहोमात्सर्वञ्चैव = तिल-होमात् + सर्वम् + च + एव; सप्ताभिमन्त्रितञ्चान्नं = सप्त-अभिमन्त्रितम् + च + अन्नम्; भुञ्जंस्तस्य = भुञ्जन् + तस्य (न्+त→ंस्त).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 312 (homa and mantra-upacāra sequences; vāśya/abhicāra subsections)
FAQs
It teaches practical mantra-ritual applications: achieving vaśīkaraṇa (influence/subjugation) through empowered touch (sparśa), attaining success through tila-homa (sesame oblations), and securing prosperity by eating food sanctified via seven recitations (saptābhimantrita anna).
Alongside theology and myths, the Agni Purana preserves applied ritual technologies—homa procedures, mantra-consecration, and efficacy-claims (siddhi/phala)—showing its wide scope across practical religious disciplines.
The verse frames prosperity and success as outcomes of disciplined mantra and fire-ritual observance; sanctifying food by mantra links daily sustenance to ritual purity and auspicious karma (śrī), reinforcing the idea that ordinary acts become spiritually potent through consecration.