Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 8
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
ग्रही चतुर्थी काकोली गात्रोद्वेगप्ररोचनं फेनोद्गारो दिशो दृष्टिः कुल्माषैः सासवैर् बलिः
grahī caturthī kākolī gātrodvegaprarocanaṃ phenodgāro diśo dṛṣṭiḥ kulmāṣaiḥ sāsavair baliḥ
For one afflicted by a graha, on the fourth lunar day the cry of the kākolī-bird is an omen; there is agitation of the limbs and loss of appetite; frothy eructation occurs; and the gaze turns toward the directions. The pacificatory bali-offering should be made with kulmāṣa (boiled pulses) together with fermented liquor.
Lord Agni (in dialogue framework, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Graha-roga nidāna linked with a calendrical marker (caturthī) and a specific bali substance (kulmāṣa with āsava/surā) for pacification.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Caturthī graha-śānti: kākolī-omen, symptoms, and kulmāṣa-sāsava bali","lookup_keywords":["caturthī graha","kākolī omen","phenodgāra","diśo dṛṣṭi","kulmāṣa sāsava bali"],"quick_summary":"On the fourth lunar day, a kākolī-bird cry is taken as an omen for a graha episode with limb agitation, anorexia, frothy belching, and roaming directional gaze. Pacification is done by offering kulmāṣa (boiled pulses) with fermented liquor."}
Concept: Kāla (time) and nimitta (omens) guide ritual response; dravya-bali is matched to the affliction.
Application: Time the śānti to caturthī and use the specified bali materials as the text’s standardized remedy for this presentation.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bhuta-Graha / Graha-roga Nidana and Bali-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A restless patient stares toward different directions, limbs agitated, with frothy belching; outside, a kākolī bird is shown as an omen; a bali plate holds kulmāṣa and a small vessel of fermented liquor.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, split scene: omen bird perched near a window, inside patient with wide directional gaze and tense limbs, priest placing kulmāṣa and āsava on bali-pīṭha, deep reds/ochres, ritual lamps glowing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate bali-pīṭha with gold-leaf accents, kulmāṣa heap and small liquor pot highlighted, patient and priest in stylized poses, kākolī bird motif in upper corner, rich decorative frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional depiction of symptoms (directional gaze, agitation, frothy eructation) with the prescribed bali items clearly rendered and labeled; calm palette, fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtyard ritual on caturthī night, detailed food textures of pulses, small flask of fermented drink, patient observed by physician-priest, bird omen in a tree, delicate naturalism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गात्रोद्वेगप्ररोचनं = गात्र-उद्वेग-प्ररोचनम्; फेनोद्गारो = फेन-उद्गारः; सासवैर् = स + आसवैः (visarga before b).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (caturthī-linked graha entries; bali materials lists)
FAQs
It gives Bhūta-vidyā/Graha-roga markers (limb agitation, anorexia, frothy belching, wandering gaze) and prescribes a specific pacificatory bali using kulmāṣa (pulses) with fermented drink (āsava).
It combines clinical-style symptom listing with ritual therapy (bali) and timing by tithi (caturthī), showing how the Agni Purana integrates medicine, spiritology, and ritual practice in a single instructional passage.
Performing the prescribed bali is presented as a pacification act—appeasing harmful forces linked with graha-affliction—thereby restoring well-being and reducing the negative influence attributed to such unseen agencies.