Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 27
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
ग्रामाणां नगरानाञ्च देशानामपि भार्गव विष्णोर्विराटमित्येतदिति घ , ञ च विष्टोरराटमित्येतदिति क , ज , ट च उपद्रुतानां धर्मज्ञ व्याधितानां तथैव च
grāmāṇāṃ nagarānāñca deśānāmapi bhārgava viṣṇorvirāṭamityetaditi gha , ña ca viṣṭorarāṭamityetaditi ka , ja , ṭa ca upadrutānāṃ dharmajña vyādhitānāṃ tathaiva ca
Hỡi Bhārgava, để hộ trì cho làng mạc, thành thị, và cả toàn cõi, nên dùng công thức “(của) Viṣṇu—Virāṭ” kèm các âm tiết gha và ña; và công thức “(của) Viṣṭora—Rāṭ” kèm các âm tiết ka, ja và ṭa—cũng vậy đối với những người bị tai ương quấy nhiễu, hỡi bậc thông đạt dharma, và cả đối với người bệnh.
Lord Agni (instructing a sage addressed here as Bhārgava)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Public-protection (rakṣā) and pacification (śānti) recitations using specified bīja/varṇa-yoga with named formulas for villages, cities, regions, disaster-struck and sick persons.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Rakṣā-mantra for grāma–nagara–deśa and for upadruta/vyādhita using varṇa-yoga","lookup_keywords":["rakṣā-mantra","Viṣṇu Virāṭ","varṇa-yoga gha ña","upadruta śānti","vyādhi protection"],"quick_summary":"A protective prayoga is indicated for collective spaces (village/city/region) and for afflicted persons, employing specific mantra-titles coupled with designated syllables (varṇa/bīja combinations) as the operational key."}
Concept: Mantra efficacy is operationalized through precise phonemic deployment (varṇa-yoga) directed toward loka-saṅgraha (public welfare).
Application: Perform community śānti: recitation by qualified officiants, protective boundaries (rakṣā-bandha), and targeted chanting for the sick/afflicted.
Khanda Section: Raksha-Mantra / Shanti-Prayoga (Protective recitations for public calamities)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A procession encircling a village boundary with priests chanting protective formulas; a central image of Viṣṇu as cosmic Virāṭ envisioned above the settlement; separately, a sick person receives protective recitation near a lamp and water-pot.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: village perimeter with chanting priests, conch and lamp, protective yantra-like motifs; above, stylized Virāṭ-Viṣṇu spanning sky; strong outlines, flat color fields, sacred ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Virāṭ-Viṣṇu as central gilded figure with expansive aura; below, miniature city/village with priests performing rakṣā; gold leaf highlights on halo, ornaments, and ritual vessels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic split-scene—(1) grāma/nagara/deśa protection circuit, (2) bedside mantra-rakṣā for vyādhita; fine linework, labeled syllables (gha, ña, ka, ja, ṭa) subtly integrated.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed townscape with a ritual circle; scholars chanting from manuscripts; sick household scene in a corner; delicate clouds forming a cosmic Viṣṇu vision overhead."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नगरानाञ्च = नगराणाम् + च; देशानामपि = देशानाम् + अपि; विष्णोर्विराटम् = विष्णोः + विराटम्; (पाठे ‘विष्टोर…’ इति अशुद्ध/भ्रष्ट-रूपं सम्भवति, विष्णोः इत्येव ग्राह्यम्); इत्येतत् = इति + एतत्; मनोहर-लिप्यन्तरे वर्ण-सूचनाः (घ, ञ, क, ज, ट) अव्ययवत् निर्दिष्टाः; तथैव = तथा + एव.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (Rakṣā-mantra / Śānti-prayoga context); Agni Purana mantra-bīja and nyāsa-related passages (elsewhere in the text)
FAQs
It gives a prayoga (practical application) of specific Viṣṇu-epithet mantras—linked with particular akṣaras (letter/seed-syllable assignments like gha, ña, ka, ja, ṭa)—to be used for protection of settlements and for relief of calamity-stricken and diseased persons.
Beyond mythology, it preserves applied ritual technology: mapping mantra-titles to phonetic/akṣara components and specifying real-world civic use-cases (village, city, region; disaster and disease), illustrating the text’s coverage of public welfare and protective rites.
Recitation/application of these Viṣṇu-centered protective formulas is presented as a dharmic act that supports communal well-being, mitigates distress, and promotes purification and restoration for the afflicted and the sick.