Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 1
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
आ विष्णुः शिवः स्कन्दो गौरो गौरीलक्ष्मीर्गणादयः अप्_२९८०५१घ् इत्य् आग्नये महापुराणे बालग्रहहरं बालतन्त्रं नाम अष्टनवत्यधिकद्विषततमो ऽध्यायः अथ नवनवत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम् अग्निर् उवाच ग्रहापहारमन्त्रादीन् वक्ष्ये ग्रहविमर्दनान् हर्षेच्छाभयशोकादिविरुद्धाशुचिभोजनात्
ā viṣṇuḥ śivaḥ skando gauro gaurīlakṣmīrgaṇādayaḥ ap_298051gh ity āgnaye mahāpurāṇe bālagrahaharaṃ bālatantraṃ nāma aṣṭanavatyadhikadviṣatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha navanavatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ grahahṛnmantrādikam agnir uvāca grahāpahāramantrādīn vakṣye grahavimardanān harṣecchābhayaśokādiviruddhāśucibhojanāt
«(ابتهال:) يا فيشنو، يا شيفا، يا سكَندا، يا غورا، يا غوري، يا لكشمي، ويا جماعات الغَنا (Gaṇa) وغيرهم!»—هكذا ينتهي في «أغني مهاپورانا» الفصل 298 المسمّى «بالا-تنترا» (تنتر حماية الأطفال)، مُزيلُ غِرَاهاتِ أذى الصغار. والآن يبدأ الفصل 299، في المانترا وما يتصل بها من طرائق لإبعاد الغِرَاهات. قال أغني: «سأبيّن المانترا والوسائل المعاونة لطرد الغِرَاهات—طرائق تسحق أذاها—(وهي تنشأ) من فرحٍ مفرط، وشهوة، وخوف، وحزنٍ ونحو ذلك، ومن أكل طعامٍ متنافر أو غير طاهر».
Agni (narrating)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Framework for graha-affliction management: identifies behavioral/emotional and dietary triggers and introduces mantra-based countermeasures for graha-vimardana.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Graha-vimardana nidāna: mental states and impure/incompatible food as causes","lookup_keywords":["graha-vimardana","nidāna","harsa iccha bhaya shoka","viruddha ahara","ashuchi bhojana"],"quick_summary":"Introduces a chapter on graha-removal mantras and procedures, stating that graha-afflictions are precipitated by destabilizing emotions and by incompatible/impure diet—linking ritual therapy with etiological discipline."}
Concept: Inner states and food-purity are causal levers; protection is not only mantra but also self-regulation (āhāra-śuddhi, manas-niyama).
Application: Combine ritual remedies with lifestyle correction: stabilize emotions, maintain dietary compatibility and cleanliness as preventive śānti.
Khanda Section: Tantra / Graha-shanti (Bāla-tantra; child-affliction pacification rites)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A chapter-opening tableau: deities invoked as protectors, followed by a teacherly scene where Agni explains causes of graha-affliction—emotional turbulence and impure/incompatible food—before teaching mantras.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, Agni as sage-teacher with flaming aura, seated with disciples, symbolic panels showing emotions (fear, grief) and impure food, deities (Viṣṇu, Śiva, Skanda, Gaurī, Lakṣmī, Gaṇas) as protective witnesses.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Agni teaching from a manuscript, gold-highlighted invoked deities in upper register, lower register showing offerings and food items marked as pure/impure, ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: Agni pointing to a chart of nidānas (harsa, icchā, bhaya, śoka; viruddha/aśuci bhojana) and a section titled graha-hṛn-mantra-ādi; clean linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly assembly with Agni as luminous ascetic, attendants presenting trays of foods, allegorical figures of emotions, architectural depth and fine detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gaurīlakṣmīrgaṇādayaḥ → gaurī-lakṣmīḥ gaṇa-ādayaḥ; ity āgnaye → iti āgnaye; adhyāyo 'dhyāyaḥ → adhyāyaḥ (avagraha); agnir uvāca → agniḥ uvāca; mantrādīn → mantra-ādīn; harṣecchābhayaśokādi- → harṣa-icchā-bhaya-śoka-ādi-.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (Bāla-tantra conclusion); Agni Purana 299 (graha-hṛn-mantra-ādi opening)
FAQs
It introduces Graha-apahāra (removal of afflictive ‘grahas’) through specific mantras and allied rites, framed as a practical method to subdue spirit-like or astral afflictions—especially relevant to child-protection (bāla-tantra).
By shifting from devotional invocation into a specialized applied topic—mantra-based remedial rites (graha-śānti) linked to diet, purity, and mental states—showing the Purana’s coverage of ritual healing alongside theology.
It implies that disturbances attributed to grahas can be mitigated through purity (aśuci-avoidance), right diet (viruddha-bhojana avoidance), and mantra-ritual discipline—aligning personal conduct with protective religious remedies.