Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 7
Chapter 283 — Mantras as Medicine (मन्त्ररूपौषधकथनम्)
आनन्दो माधवश् चैव नाम कामाय वै हरेः रामः परशुरामश् च नृसिंहो विष्णुरेव च
ānando mādhavaś caiva nāma kāmāya vai hareḥ rāmaḥ paraśurāmaś ca nṛsiṃho viṣṇureva ca
Para el cumplimiento de los deseos, los Nombres de Hari son: Ānanda y Mādhava; asimismo Rāma, Paraśurāma, Narasiṃha y, en verdad, Viṣṇu.
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Kāma-siddhi and puṇya-prāpti through nāma-smarana/japa of selected Viṣṇu-nāmas aligned to a desired outcome.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Kāma-siddhi Viṣṇu-nāma-saṅgraha (Ānanda–Mādhava–Rāma–Paraśurāma–Nṛsiṃha–Viṣṇu)","lookup_keywords":["kāma-siddhi","hari-nāma","mādhava","nṛsiṃha","rāma"],"quick_summary":"For desire-fulfilment, the text prescribes specific Hari-names as outcome-oriented nāma-japa. The list functions as a practical index for selecting names by prayojana (purpose)."}
Concept: Nāma as upāya: specific divine names are treated as efficacious means for desired ends (kāma) while accruing merit.
Application: Choose one or more prescribed names and perform daily japa with saṅkalpa for the intended goal, maintaining śraddhā and niyama.
Khanda Section: Vishnu-sahasranama / Nama-mahatmya (Names of Hari for desire-fulfilment and merit)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee seated in japa posture with a mālā, visualizing successive forms of Hari—Viṣṇu, Rāma, Paraśurāma, and Nṛsiṃha—each appearing as a radiant vignette around him.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, deep mineral pigments, central bhakta doing japa, surrounding circular medallions of Viṣṇu, Rāma with bow, Paraśurāma with axe, Nṛsiṃha roaring, ornate floral borders, sacred glow","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold leaf halos, jewel-like embellishments, seated devotee with mālā, framed icons of Viṣṇu and avatāras, rich reds and greens, embossed ornaments","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, soft shading, instructional composition showing name-list as palm-leaf manuscript beside the devotee, small avatāra panels labeled with nāmas","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, fine detailing, courtly interior turned devotional, devotee with rosary, illuminated cartouches bearing the nāmas, small dynamic Nṛsiṃha vignette, subtle landscape background"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: mādhavaś caiva → mādhavaḥ + ca + eva; viṣṇureva → viṣṇuḥ + eva; paraśurāmaś ca → paraśurāmaḥ + ca.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 283 (Vishnu-sahasranama / nāma-mahātmya sequence)
FAQs
It teaches a practical nama-japa application: reciting specific names of Hari (Ānanda, Mādhava, Rāma, Paraśurāma, Narasiṃha, Viṣṇu) as a means for kāma-siddhi (wish/desire fulfillment).
Alongside topics like ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics, the Agni Purana also preserves liturgical name-lists and their stated results (phala). This verse exemplifies its cataloguing style—organizing deity-epithets/avatāra-names as a usable devotional-ritual tool.
Chanting Hari’s names is presented as a meritorious act that channels devotion into tangible phala (desired outcomes) while also purifying the mind through remembrance of Vishnu and his avatāras.