Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 49
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
गन्धवती सप्तदशे गात्रोद्वेगः प्ररोदनम् कुल्माषाद्यैर् बलिः स्नानधूपलेपादि पूर्ववत्
gandhavatī saptadaśe gātrodvegaḥ prarodanam kulmāṣādyair baliḥ snānadhūpalepādi pūrvavat
In the seventeenth kind of odour, called “gandhavatī,” there arise bodily agitation and crying. The propitiatory offering (bali) should be made with kulmāṣa and similar items; bathing, incense-fumigation, anointing, and the rest are to be performed as previously prescribed.
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana’s śānti/ritual-encyclopedic instructions)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Utpāta-śānti prayoga for odor-omen affliction: bali with kulmāṣa, plus snāna, dhūpa, lepa as a standardized pacification sequence.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Adverse signs are countered by ordered śuddhi (snāna/dhūpa/lepa) and bali as a harmonizing act.
Application: When distress-signs appear, respond with a repeatable, non-escalatory protocol emphasizing cleanliness, fragrance-control, and ritual reassurance.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Utpāta-śānti (omens, afflictions, and their pacification rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household performs a pacification rite: offering kulmāṣa as bali, followed by bathing, incense fumigation, and anointing to calm an afflicted person showing agitation and crying.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, interior of a traditional home-shrine, priest preparing kulmāṣa bali on plantain leaf, incense smoke curling, attendants performing snāna and lepa for a distressed child, earthy reds and ochres, stylized flames and lotus motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central ritual tray with kulmāṣa bali, gold-embossed lamps, incense holder, figures in devotional posture, ornate borders, emphasis on auspicious purification implements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition showing sequence panels: bali with kulmāṣa, snāna, dhūpa, lepa; fine linework, muted palette, clear labeling feel.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic courtyard scene with a healer-priest offering food-bali, servants with incense and oil-paste, expressive faces of crying child, detailed textiles and vessels."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gātro(d)vegaḥ → gātra-udvegaḥ; kulmāṣādyair → kulmāṣa-ādyaiḥ; snānadhūpalepādi → snāna-dhūpa-lepa-ādi.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (Utpāta-śānti context; 'pūrvavat' indicates earlier śānti steps)
FAQs
It identifies a diagnostic sign-set (bodily smell type “gandhavatī” with agitation and crying) and prescribes a practical śānti response: bali with kulmāṣa-like offerings, plus purification measures such as bathing, incense fumigation, and anointing.
It blends symptom-description (quasi-medical/omenology) with applied ritual technology (bali, snāna, dhūpa, lepa), showing how the text catalogs both observation-based diagnostics and standardized remedial rites.
The verse frames distress-signs as requiring śānti-karma: offerings and purification acts intended to pacify harmful influences, restore auspiciousness, and reduce the karmic/ritual impurity associated with such inauspicious manifestations.