Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 27
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
तर्जन्यादितदन्तासु सर्वमङ्गुष्ठयोर् न्यसेत् ध्यात्वैवं संहरेत् क्षिप्रं वद्धया शूलमुद्रया
tarjanyāditadantāsu sarvamaṅguṣṭhayor nyaset dhyātvaivaṃ saṃharet kṣipraṃ vaddhayā śūlamudrayā
Indem man alles (die beabsichtigten Nyāsa-Setzungen) auf die Fingerspitzen legt, beginnend mit dem Zeigefinger, soll man es dann auf beide Daumen setzen. Nachdem man so kontempliert hat, ziehe man es rasch mittels der gebundenen Śūla-Mudrā zurück.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mudrā-nyāsa and saṃhāra (withdrawal) of nyāsa using Śūla-mudrā; used to seal and conclude a placement sequence in ritual.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Nyāsa is not only installation (nyāsa) but also regulated withdrawal (saṃhāra) through mudrā and dhyāna.
Application: Conclude mantra-installation by mentally gathering the energies back to the center and sealing with a protective mudrā to prevent ‘leakage’ of attention/ritual intent.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra (Mudra-nyasa and ritual hand-gestures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Close-up of hands: fingertips (starting index) touched/marked, then both thumbs; practitioner then forms a bound trident-like Śūla-mudrā to withdraw and seal the nyāsa.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, enlarged hands in foreground forming baddha-śūla mudrā, subtle red-gold bīja letters on fingertips and thumbs, dark temple interior with oil lamp glow","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, hands centered with gold-leaf emphasis on mudrā shape resembling a trident seal, decorative borders, sacred geometry behind the hands","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional plate: sequential panels—(1) fingertip placements, (2) thumb placements, (3) baddha-śūla mudrā for saṃhāra—fine lines and labels","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate scene of a yogin performing hand-gestures, delicate rendering of fingers and thumbs, small trident motif indicating śūla-mudrā, manuscript-like margins"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"focused","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तर्जन्यादितदन्तासु = तर्जनी + आदि + तदन्तासु; सर्वमङ्गुष्ठयोर् = सर्वम् + अङ्गुष्ठयोः; ध्यात्वैवं = ध्यात्वा + एवम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294.26 (aṅga/kara-nyāsa sequence); Agni Purana 294.28 (specific therapeutic mudrā)
FAQs
It teaches a specific nyāsa sequence on fingertips and thumbs, followed by rapid withdrawal (saṃhāra) using the bound Śūla-mudrā—an applied instruction in tantric/ritual mudrā-vidhi.
Beyond myth and theology, it preserves precise procedural details of worship technology—hand-gestures (mudrā), mantra-installation (nyāsa), and their dissolution—showing the text’s practical ritual manual character.
Correct nyāsa and its controlled saṃhāra are intended to stabilize the rite, internalize the mantra-power through meditation, and conclude the ritual cleanly—minimizing error (doṣa) and supporting purification and focused devotion.