Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 16
अश्ववाहनसारः
Aśvavāhana-sāra) — Essentials of Horses as Mounts (and Horse-Treatment
कणिकां विनेति क , ञ च स्मर त्वं वारुणीं कन्यां स्मर त्वं कौस्तुभं मणिं क्षिरोदसागरे चैव मथ्यमाने सुरासुरैः
kaṇikāṃ vineti ka , ña ca smara tvaṃ vāruṇīṃ kanyāṃ smara tvaṃ kaustubhaṃ maṇiṃ kṣirodasāgare caiva mathyamāne surāsuraiḥ
تذكّر المقطعين «كا» و«نيا» بوصفهما مزيلين للدنس؛ وتذكّر العذراء واروني (Vāruṇī)؛ وتذكّر جوهرة كاوستوبها (Kaustubha)—فكلّ ذلك ظهر حين خُضَّ محيطُ اللبن على يد الآلهة والشياطين (السورَة والآسورَة).
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narration to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Mnemonic and purity-linked remembrance: seed-syllable recollection plus samudra-manthana exemplars to empower a protective/auspicious recitation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Smarana of Ka–Ña and Samudra-manthana Udbhavas (Vāruṇī, Kaustubha)","lookup_keywords":["ka ña","kāustubha","vāruṇī","kṣīroda-sāgara","samudra-manthana"],"quick_summary":"Pairs phonemic remembrance (ka, ña) with iconic churning-of-ocean emergents (Vāruṇī and Kaustubha) to frame a purification-and-auspice invocation."}
Alamkara Type: Smṛti-anuprāsa (repetitive imperative 'smara')
Concept: Smarana as śuddhi and saubhāgya-upāya: recollection of sacred phonemes and archetypal auspicious emergents to steady mind and intention.
Application: Use structured remembrance (phoneme + mythic symbol) as a focus tool before rites, travel, or high-stakes action.
Khanda Section: Mantra-vidhi / Smarana-stotra (Remembrance invocations connected with samudra-manthana imagery)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: Cosmic Ocean
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The Ocean of Milk being churned by devas and asuras; from the foaming waters arise Vāruṇī as a maiden and the radiant Kaustubha jewel, while syllables ‘ka’ and ‘ña’ are visualized as luminous letters.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, wide cosmic seascape, Mandara mountain churning, Vasuki as rope, devas/asuras in stylized rows, Vāruṇī emerging with graceful pose, Kaustubha as blazing gem, glowing Sanskrit letters ka and ña in the sky","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central Vishnu motif with Kaustubha highlighted in gold, side vignette of ocean churning, Vāruṇī with ornate jewelry, heavy gold work for jewel radiance and wave crests","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, refined linework showing the churning mechanism clearly, labeled elements (mountain, serpent, ocean), subtle depiction of ka and ña as calligraphic glyphs, calm instructional composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed figures of devas and asuras pulling the serpent, textured ocean, Vāruṇī emerging delicately, Kaustubha rendered as a luminous gemstone, elegant calligraphy of ka and ña in margins"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mnemonic-invocatory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्षिरोदसागरे → क्षीर-उद-सागरे; चैव → च + एव. (पाठे ‘क , ञ’ इति खण्डित-लिप्यन्तरं पाठभेद/लिपिदोषसम्भवः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana cosmology passages recounting samudra-manthana; Agni Purana mantra sections using bīja/varṇa-smaraṇa for protection
FAQs
It teaches a smaraṇa (ritual remembrance) sequence: meditating on specific syllables (‘ka’, ‘ña’) and on auspicious samudra-manthana manifestations (Vāruṇī and the Kaustubha gem) as a purificatory, protective recollection.
It combines mantra-style phonetic focus (akṣara-smaraṇa) with Purāṇic mythic cataloging (items arising from the churning of the Ocean of Milk), showing how the text integrates ritual technique, sacred sound, and mythic theology in a single instructional verse.
Remembering auspicious names, syllables, and divine manifestations is presented as a means of inner purification—removing subtle defilement and aligning the mind with protective, merit-generating (puṇya) sacred recollection.