Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 13
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
सप्तमे मुक्तकेश्यार्तः पूतिगन्धो विजृम्भणं सादः प्ररोदनङ्कासो धूपो व्याघ्रनखैर् लिपेत्
saptame muktakeśyārtaḥ pūtigandho vijṛmbhaṇaṃ sādaḥ prarodanaṅkāso dhūpo vyāghranakhair lipet
সপ্তম উপদ্রবে রোগী মুক্তকেশ অবস্থায় কাতর থাকে; দুর্গন্ধ, ঘন ঘন হাই তোলা, অবসাদ, কান্না ও কাশি দেখা দেয়। ব্যাঘ্রনখ দ্বারা ধূপন করে প্রতিরক্ষালেপ প্রয়োগ করতে হবে।
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition of Agni Purana, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Lakṣaṇa (symptomatology) guides prayoga (application); apotropaic materials symbolize dominance over fear-inducing forces.
Application: Use symptom lists for quick identification in household healing; apply culturally recognized protective measures to reduce anxiety and structure care.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bala-graha/Prayoga—protective fumigation and remedial rites)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A distressed patient with loose hair and signs of illness sits while a practitioner performs fumigation; tiger claws are displayed/used as the key protective implement, with smoke rising and attendants observing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, dramatic smoky scene, patient with loose hair, practitioner holding tiger-claw talisman near a dhūpa brazier, strong contrasts and ritual intensity","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-accented brazier and ritual vessels, tiger claws prominently rendered as sacred implement, patient seated with attendants, auspicious yet protective mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear depiction of symptoms (loose hair, languor) and the dhūpa procedure using tiger claws, fine lines and instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, naturalistic interior with physician and patient, tiger claws as a talismanic object near incense smoke, detailed textiles and expressive faces"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुक्तकेश्यार्तः = मुक्तकेशी + आर्तः. प्ररोदनङ्कासः = प्ररोदन + अङ्कासः (anusvāra/ṅ before k). व्याघ्रनखैर् = व्याघ्रनखैः (visarga sandhi before l in lipet in recitation).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (series of numbered graha/affliction descriptions and remedies)
FAQs
It lists diagnostic signs of a specific “seventh” affliction (graha/disease type) and prescribes a dhūpa (fumigation) remedy employing tiger-claw material/implement as an apotropaic (protective) measure.
It combines clinical-style symptom description (odor, yawning, cough, languor) with a ritual-therapeutic intervention (fumigation using specific substances), showing how the Agni Purana integrates medicine, demonology/graha-lore, and practical ritual procedure.
Fumigation (dhūpa) functions as purification and protection—aimed at removing harmful influences and restoring auspiciousness, thereby reducing impurity and misfortune associated with such afflictions.