Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 19
Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं
The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling
दोषोत्थं सन्निपातोत्थं तथैवागन्तुकं ज्वरम् शमं नयाशु गोविन्द च्छिन्धि च्छिन्ध्यस्य वेदनाम्
doṣotthaṃ sannipātotthaṃ tathaivāgantukaṃ jvaram śamaṃ nayāśu govinda cchindhi cchindhyasya vedanām
Oh Govinda, apacigua pronto la fiebre—ya surja de los doṣas, de su agravación conjunta (sannipāta) o de causas externas—y corta, corta este sufrimiento (dolor).
Lord Agni (teaching a remedial/ritual formula within the Agni Purana’s medical material)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mantra-chikitsa adjunct for fever management—invoking Govinda to pacify dosha-born, sannipata, and external (agantuka) fevers and relieve pain.","sutra_style":false}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Alamkara Type: Anuprasa (chindhi chindhi repetition)
Concept: Integration of apara (medical classification) with bhakti-mantra as upāya for relief; suffering is met with disciplined care and surrender.
Application: Combine practical treatment with focused prayer to stabilize mind, improve adherence, and cultivate hope without neglecting medical duty.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Jvara-prashamana / Mantra-chikitsa)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A feverish patient lies resting while a devotee/vaidya chants Govinda’s name; three labeled causes (dosha, sannipata, agantuka) appear as fading shadows as pain is ‘cut’ away.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Govinda with cooling blue tone and gentle halo, patient on cot, three dark wisps labeled as causes dissolving, chanting devotee with japamala, warm lamp light","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Govinda standing with gold halo and ornate arch, devotee chanting beside patient, gold-embossed aura symbolically ‘severing’ pain ribbons, rich jewel colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, semi-diagrammatic healing scene: three cause-icons (dosha/sannipata/agantuka) with arrows to ‘shama’, text band ‘chindhi chindhi’, calm palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic sickroom with fine detail, healer reciting, subtle allegorical figures of fever retreating, elegant calligraphy of the mantra"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"healing-devotional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दोषोत्थं = दोष + उत्थम्; सन्निपातोत्थं = सन्निपात + उत्थम्; तथैवागन्तुकं = तथा + एव + आगन्तुकम्; नयाशु = नय + आशु; च्छिन्धि = छिन्धि (छ्-आगमः/उच्चारणे च्छ-रूपम्).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: jvara-bheda immediately preceding; subsequent jvara-chikitsa and mantra-prayoga passages
FAQs
It classifies fever into doṣaja (doṣa-born), sannipātaja (from combined doṣas), and āgantuka (exogenous) types and gives a Vishnu-invocation as a practical mantra for rapid pacification of fever and pain.
Alongside rites and theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied medical taxonomy (Ayurvedic fever classification) and integrates it with mantra-based healing, demonstrating its multi-disciplinary, handbook-like scope.
Invoking Govinda frames healing as both therapeutic and devotional: relief from illness is sought through divine grace, reinforcing faith (bhakti) and the purificatory intent of suffering’s removal.