Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 1
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
आ विष्णुः शिवः स्कन्दो गौरो गौरीलक्ष्मीर्गणादयः अप्_२९८०५१घ् इत्य् आग्नये महापुराणे बालग्रहहरं बालतन्त्रं नाम अष्टनवत्यधिकद्विषततमो ऽध्यायः अथ नवनवत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम् अग्निर् उवाच ग्रहापहारमन्त्रादीन् वक्ष्ये ग्रहविमर्दनान् हर्षेच्छाभयशोकादिविरुद्धाशुचिभोजनात्
ā viṣṇuḥ śivaḥ skando gauro gaurīlakṣmīrgaṇādayaḥ ap_298051gh ity āgnaye mahāpurāṇe bālagrahaharaṃ bālatantraṃ nāma aṣṭanavatyadhikadviṣatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha navanavatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ grahahṛnmantrādikam agnir uvāca grahāpahāramantrādīn vakṣye grahavimardanān harṣecchābhayaśokādiviruddhāśucibhojanāt
“(Invocation:) O Viṣṇu, Śiva, Skanda, Gaura, Gaurī, Lakṣmī, and the Gaṇas and others!”—Thus ends in the Agni Mahāpurāṇa Chapter 298, called the Bāla-tantra (Child-protective Tantra), the remover of child-afflicting grahas. Now begins Chapter 299, on mantras and allied procedures for removing grahas. Agni said: “I shall declare the mantras and related means for driving away grahas—methods that crush their affliction—(which arise) from excessive exhilaration, craving, fear, grief, and so on, and from eating incompatible or impure food.”
Agni (narrating)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Framework for graha-affliction management: identifies behavioral/emotional and dietary triggers and introduces mantra-based countermeasures for graha-vimardana.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Graha-vimardana nidāna: mental states and impure/incompatible food as causes","lookup_keywords":["graha-vimardana","nidāna","harsa iccha bhaya shoka","viruddha ahara","ashuchi bhojana"],"quick_summary":"Introduces a chapter on graha-removal mantras and procedures, stating that graha-afflictions are precipitated by destabilizing emotions and by incompatible/impure diet—linking ritual therapy with etiological discipline."}
Concept: Inner states and food-purity are causal levers; protection is not only mantra but also self-regulation (āhāra-śuddhi, manas-niyama).
Application: Combine ritual remedies with lifestyle correction: stabilize emotions, maintain dietary compatibility and cleanliness as preventive śānti.
Khanda Section: Tantra / Graha-shanti (Bāla-tantra; child-affliction pacification rites)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A chapter-opening tableau: deities invoked as protectors, followed by a teacherly scene where Agni explains causes of graha-affliction—emotional turbulence and impure/incompatible food—before teaching mantras.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, Agni as sage-teacher with flaming aura, seated with disciples, symbolic panels showing emotions (fear, grief) and impure food, deities (Viṣṇu, Śiva, Skanda, Gaurī, Lakṣmī, Gaṇas) as protective witnesses.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Agni teaching from a manuscript, gold-highlighted invoked deities in upper register, lower register showing offerings and food items marked as pure/impure, ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: Agni pointing to a chart of nidānas (harsa, icchā, bhaya, śoka; viruddha/aśuci bhojana) and a section titled graha-hṛn-mantra-ādi; clean linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly assembly with Agni as luminous ascetic, attendants presenting trays of foods, allegorical figures of emotions, architectural depth and fine detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gaurīlakṣmīrgaṇādayaḥ → gaurī-lakṣmīḥ gaṇa-ādayaḥ; ity āgnaye → iti āgnaye; adhyāyo 'dhyāyaḥ → adhyāyaḥ (avagraha); agnir uvāca → agniḥ uvāca; mantrādīn → mantra-ādīn; harṣecchābhayaśokādi- → harṣa-icchā-bhaya-śoka-ādi-.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (Bāla-tantra conclusion); Agni Purana 299 (graha-hṛn-mantra-ādi opening)
FAQs
It introduces Graha-apahāra (removal of afflictive ‘grahas’) through specific mantras and allied rites, framed as a practical method to subdue spirit-like or astral afflictions—especially relevant to child-protection (bāla-tantra).
By shifting from devotional invocation into a specialized applied topic—mantra-based remedial rites (graha-śānti) linked to diet, purity, and mental states—showing the Purana’s coverage of ritual healing alongside theology.
It implies that disturbances attributed to grahas can be mitigated through purity (aśuci-avoidance), right diet (viruddha-bhojana avoidance), and mantra-ritual discipline—aligning personal conduct with protective religious remedies.