Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 5
Chapter 315: नानामन्त्राः
Various Mantras
खे स्त्रीं खे च प्रयोगो ऽयं वशाय विजयाय च ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं स्फें क्षौं भगवति अम्बिके कुब्जिके स्फें ॐ भं तं वशनमो अघोराय सुखे व्रां व्रीं किलि किलि विच्चा स्फ्रौं हे स्फ्रं श्रीं ह्रीं ऐं श्रीमिति कुब्जिकाविद्या सर्वकरा स्मृता भूयः स्कन्दाय यानाह मन्त्रानीशश् च तान् वदे
khe strīṃ khe ca prayogo 'yaṃ vaśāya vijayāya ca aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ spheṃ kṣauṃ bhagavati ambike kubjike spheṃ oṃ bhaṃ taṃ vaśanamo aghorāya sukhe vrāṃ vrīṃ kili kili viccā sphrauṃ he sphraṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ aiṃ śrīmiti kubjikāvidyā sarvakarā smṛtā bhūyaḥ skandāya yānāha mantrānīśaś ca tān vade
“Khe strīṃ khe”——此仪轨用于摄伏（vaśīkaraṇa）并用于得胜。（当用此真言：）“aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ spheṃ kṣauṃ——噫，具福之女神，安比迦（Ambikā）、库布吉迦（Kubjikā）——spheṃ；oṃ bhaṃ taṃ——为摄持而致敬——于阿伽罗（Aghora）；噫，苏卡（Sukhā）——vrāṃ vrīṃ；kili kili；viccā；sphrauṃ；he sphraṃ；śrīṃ hrīṃ aiṃ śrīm。”此即库布吉迦明咒（Kubjikā-vidyā），被忆持为能成就一切所求。复次，伊湿（Īśa）所授与斯甘达（Skanda）之诸真言，我亦将宣说。
Lord Agni (narrating the mantra-prayoga within Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Kubjikā-vidyā: vaśīkaraṇa-vijaya mantra invoking Ambikā/Kubjikā and Aghora","lookup_keywords":["Kubjikā-vidyā","Ambikā","vaśīkaraṇa","vijaya","Aghora"],"quick_summary":"Presents a long Kubjikā mantra sequence (with aiṃ-hrīṃ-śrīṃ etc.) declared ‘all-accomplishing’, preceded by a short ‘khe strīṃ khe’ formula for subjugation and victory."}
Concept: Śākta mantra-sādhana: siddhi is sought through Devi-invocation with bīja clusters, names, and forceful phonetic ‘kīlaka’-like syllables (phaḍ/imperatives).
Application: Ritual recitation within Kubjikā-oriented sādhana for protection, influence, and success; requires disciplined japa/nyāsa and guru-guided context in traditional practice.
Khanda Section: Tantra-Mantra Vidya (Kubjikā-vidyā / Vāśīkaraṇa-Mantra Prayoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śākta practitioner performs Kubjikā-vidyā japa before a Devi shrine; the goddess Ambikā/Kubjikā appears as a potent, slightly secretive form, surrounded by bīja-syllables (aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ etc.) and victory symbols.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Devi Ambikā/Kubjikā in central shrine niche, deep reds and ochres, stylized flames and lotus motifs, bīja-akṣaras encircling like a garland, sādhaka with lamp and rosary.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Kubjikā/ Ambikā seated with gold-leaf halo and ornate jewelry, thick gesso relief, bīja syllables in decorative medallions, victory banner and lotus, rich devotional grandeur.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear depiction of mantra-japa setup: altar, yantra plate, rosary, sādhaka posture; Devi icon softly rendered; bīja text neatly placed for instructional readability.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate shrine chamber with sādhaka and attendants, Devi vision appearing in a luminous niche, intricate textiles and borders, calligraphic panels containing selected bījas from the mantra."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रयोगो ऽयं→प्रयोगः अयम्; श्रीमिति→श्रीं इति; मन्त्रानीशश्→मन्त्राणि ईशः; यानाह→यानि आह. मन्त्रबीजानि अव्ययवत्।
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Nānāmantrāḥ (ch. 315); Agni Purana: earlier stambhana/uccāṭana/vaśīkaraṇa themed mantra chapters (general internal continuity)
FAQs
It teaches a Kubjikā-vidyā mantra-prayoga—an applied tantric formula using bīja-syllables and deity-invocations—explicitly stated to be used for vaśīkaraṇa (subjugation/bringing under influence) and for vijaya (victory).
Alongside ethics, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also catalogs practical mantra-śāstra: specific bīja sequences, deity-addresses (Ambikā/Kubjikā/Aghora), and stated outcomes (victory, control), showing its wide-ranging compendium of applied religious technologies.
The verse frames mantra as a means to accomplish worldly aims (success, victory, influence) through Śakti/Śiva-linked invocation; karmically, such rites are traditionally treated as outcome-bearing actions (prayoga-karma) whose merit or fault depends on intent, discipline, and adherence to dharmic restraint.