Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 9
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
कनिष्ठामध्यपर्वस्थे न्यसेत्तस्याद्यमक्षरम् नागानामादिवर्णांश् च स्वमण्डलगतान्न्यसेत्
kaniṣṭhāmadhyaparvasthe nyasettasyādyamakṣaram nāgānāmādivarṇāṃś ca svamaṇḍalagatānnyaset
على السلامية الوسطى للخنصر، يضعُ (بِالنْياسا) مقطعَه الأوّل؛ ويضعُ كذلك الحروفَ الابتدائية للناگا (Nāga) كما هي مرتّبةٌ داخل ماندالا (maṇḍala) الخاصة به.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha, as the primary narrator in Agni Purana’s ritual sections)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Finger-phalanx nyāsa: installing a mantra’s first syllable on the little finger’s middle phalanx and placing nāga-bīja/initial letters in a mandala-arranged sequence for protective and energizing rites.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Microcosm mapping: body (hand) as mandala; phonemes as śakti-units installed by nyāsa to awaken protective networks (nāga-bandha).
Application: Standardizes where to place seed-syllables and protective letter-sets during pūjā and mantra-japa preliminaries.
Khanda Section: Tantra-Mantra Nyasa and Mandala-vidhi (Agneya-vidya / Puja-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Close-up instructional view of a hand: the little finger’s middle phalanx highlighted for placing the first syllable; a surrounding mandala diagram showing nāga-initial letters arranged in order.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: enlarged hand with highlighted kaniṣṭhā middle joint; stylized serpent guardians around a circular mandala of letters; bold colors, temple-ritual ambiance.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-embossed mandala with letter petals; hand gesture in foreground; nāga motifs in gold around the border; rich maroon background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic plate—hand anatomy with labeled phalanges; adjacent mandala with neatly written varṇas and nāga initials; fine lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: a manuscript folio showing a hand diagram and a circular letter-mandala; delicate serpents framing the page; precise calligraphy and marginal notes."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: न्यसेत्तस्य = न्यसेत् + तस्य; तस्याद्यमक्षरम् = तस्य + आद्यम् + अक्षरम्; स्वमण्डलगतान्न्यसेत् = स्वमण्डल-गतान् + न्यसेत् (न्-आगम/संधि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana nyāsa sequences in 294.7 and 294.10 (same run of instructions); Agni Purana mandala-vidhi passages describing letter placement and āvaraṇas
FAQs
It teaches a specific nyāsa procedure: installing the first syllable of a mantra/sequence on the middle joint of the little finger, and installing the Nāga-related initial letters in positions defined by one’s maṇḍala.
Beyond myth and devotion, it preserves precise operational ritual technology—finger-joint nyāsa, syllable mapping, and maṇḍala-based placement—showing the text’s coverage of practical Tantra/Puja procedures alongside other sciences.
Nyāsa is intended to sacralize the practitioner’s body and ritual space, aligning speech (letters), body (finger-joints), and deity-forces (Nāgas/maṇḍala) to make worship effective and purificatory.