Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 12
अश्ववाहनसारः
Aśvavāhana-sāra) — Essentials of Horses as Mounts (and Horse-Treatment
ग्रहाश् च हेषिते चैव तथैवोरसि वासुकिः उपोषितो ऽर्चयेत् सादी हयं दक्षश्रुतौ जपेत्
grahāś ca heṣite caiva tathaivorasi vāsukiḥ upoṣito 'rcayet sādī hayaṃ dakṣaśrutau japet
Wenn ein (unheilvolles) Wiehern (heṣita) auftritt, weist dies auf den Einfluss der Grahas hin; ebenso ist Schmerz oder Bedrängnis in der Brust mit Vāsuki verbunden. Nach dem Fasten soll man die jeweilige Gottheit verehren; und für den Zustand namens sādī soll man das Hayagrīva-Mantra in das rechte Ohr rezitieren.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Ritual response to ominous signs and afflictions attributed to grahas and nāgas: fasting, worship, and targeted mantra-japa (Hayagrīva) as śānti and protective remedy.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Graha–Nāga Śānti: Neighing Omen, Chest Affliction (Vāsuki) and Hayagrīva Japa in Right Ear","lookup_keywords":["graha-heshita","vasuki-uras","upavasa-archana","sadi","hayagriva-mantra-dakshina-shrotra"],"quick_summary":"If inauspicious neighing signals graha influence, and chest affliction is linked with Vāsuki, perform fasting and worship; for the condition termed sādī, recite Hayagrīva-mantra into the right ear as a śānti measure."}
Concept: Adverse signs are met with śānti: self-restraint (fasting), worship, and mantra as corrective alignment with cosmic forces.
Application: Adopt a śānti protocol: observe upavāsa, perform devatā-arcana for the indicated force (graha/nāga), and apply targeted japa (Hayagrīva) as a protective-healing act.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-japa and Naga-Graha Shanti (ritual appeasement of serpent-deities and planetary forces)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual scene: a horse neighs ominously as a sign of graha disturbance; a devotee with chest discomfort performs fasting and worship to Vāsuki; a priest whispers Hayagrīva-mantra into the right ear for sādī-śānti.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, temple courtyard: a horse with raised head neighing, graha symbols in the sky; a devotee seated in upavāsa with simple offerings; Vāsuki as a coiled serpent-deity behind; a priest leaning to the devotee’s right ear chanting Hayagrīva; bold colors, ritual lamps.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central Hayagrīva medallion with gold halo, side panel showing Vāsuki with jeweled hood; foreground priest reciting into right ear, devotee fasting with brass vessels; heavy gold embossing, rich ornament.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, narrative-instructional: three vignettes (neighing omen, Vāsuki worship, right-ear japa); fine lines, readable ritual implements, calm didactic tone.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic/temple scene: horse in stable neighing, astrologer-priest with manuscript, devotee seated, subtle serpent motif near chest area, intimate whispering into right ear; delicate architecture and textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ग्रहाश्→ग्रहाः. चैव→च + एव. तथैवोरसि→तथा एव उरसि. उपोषितोऽर्चयेत्→उपोषितः अर्चयेत् (visarga before vowel).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 287 (mantra-japa and śānti context); Agni Purana mantra/kavaca adhyāyas (Hayagrīva and protective rites in related sections)
FAQs
It gives an applied remedy-system: identify an omen/affliction (neighing → Graha influence; chest-affliction → Vāsuki), then perform upavāsa (fasting) and arcana (worship), and use targeted mantra-japa (Hayagrīva-mantra) recited into the right ear for the named condition (sādī).
It shows the Purana functioning as a practical manual—linking observable signs (omens/symptoms) to specific divine agencies (Grahas, Nāgas) and prescribing precise ritual actions (fasting, worship, ear-recitation of mantra), blending religion, folk-diagnostics, and mantra-technology.
Fasting and worship are presented as acts of purification and propitiation that pacify adverse influences; mantra-japa (especially protective forms such as Hayagrīva) is framed as a corrective rite that restores auspiciousness and reduces harmful karmic/daivic pressure.