Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 13
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
एकादशाङ्गुलं शङ्कु लौहं खादिरमेव च द्विषतो बधोसीति जपन्निखनेद्रिपुवेश्मनि
ekādaśāṅgulaṃ śaṅku lauhaṃ khādirameva ca dviṣato badhosīti japannikhanedripuveśmani
“তুমি শত্রুবধ” বুলি মন্ত্র জপ কৰি, খদিৰ-কাঠে নিৰ্মিত একাদশ অঙ্গুল পৰিমিত লৌহ শঙ্কু শত্রুৰ গৃহত পুঁতিব লাগে।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual applications)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śatru-bādha prayoga: eleven-aṅgula iron śaṅku with khadira, buried in enemy house","lookup_keywords":["shanku","khadira","shatru-badha","abhichara","nikhanana"],"quick_summary":"A measured iron stake associated with khadira is to be buried in the enemy’s residence while repeating a hostile mantra, representing a classic nikhana (burial) prayoga."}
Weapon Type: Spear/Stake (śaṅku as piercing implement)
Concept: Mantra + yantra/śastra-like object + precise measurement constitutes a ‘technology’ of effect in abhichāra.
Application: Textual understanding of ritual mechanics: measure (aṅgula), material (iron/khadira), and locus (enemy house) are treated as essential parameters.
Khanda Section: Abhicara-Mantra & Protective Rituals (Tantric/Kriya-Prayoga within Agni Purana’s ritual-encyclopedic material)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At night, a practitioner quietly buries an eleven-finger iron stake associated with khadira in the courtyard/floor of an enemy’s house while muttering the hostile mantra.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural night scene, stylized house threshold, practitioner with spade and iron stake, mantra glyphs curling in air, strong chiaroscuro with red firefly-like highlights.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, dramatic central figure holding a gleaming stake with gold accents, architectural doorway, symbolic protective/hostile yantric motifs embossed, deep maroons and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic depiction: stake length marked as 11 aṅgulas, materials shown (iron, khadira), burial location indicated near house plan.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, stealthy courtyard burial with detailed brickwork, small iron stake, tense body language, moonlit palette and fine linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकादशाङ्गुलं = एकादश + अङ्गुलम्; खादिरमेव = खादिरम् + एव; बधोसीति = बधः + असि + इति; जपन्निखनेद्रिपुवेश्मनि = जपन् + निखनेत् + रिपुवेश्मनि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana ṣaṭkarman/abhichāra sections on nikhana, śaṅku, and śatru-kṣaya prayogas; Agni Purana material specifications (loha, khadira) in ritual contexts
FAQs
It teaches an abhicāra-style prayoga: measuring and preparing an eleven-aṅgula stake (iron/khadira) and implanting it in an enemy’s dwelling while reciting a harm-directing mantra.
Alongside dharma, worship, and arts, the Agni Purana also catalogs pragmatic ritual technologies—here, a precise, measurement-based mantra-rite—showing its wide coverage of applied religious procedures.
As an abhicāra (coercive) act, it is traditionally considered spiritually risky and karma-laden, intended for hostile conflict scenarios; later dharma discussions typically warn that such acts can rebound without restraint, purity, and rightful cause.