Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 16
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
कुर्याद्विषस्य स्तम्भादींस्तदुक्तमदवीषया आकाशादेष भूवीजः पञ्चार्णाधिपतिर्मनुः
kuryādviṣasya stambhādīṃstaduktamadavīṣayā ākāśādeṣa bhūvījaḥ pañcārṇādhipatirmanuḥ
Debe realizarse el procedimiento comenzando por la inmovilización (stambhana) del veneno, tal como se ha enseñado, mediante la fórmula mantrica «ada-vīṣā». Este mantra es la semilla de la Tierra (bhū-bīja) surgida de Ākāśa, y es el mantra rector de las cinco sílabas.
Lord Agni (traditionally instructing Vasiṣṭha in Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic teachings)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Visha-stambhana (arresting/spreading-control of poison) through bīja-mantra prayoga within protective rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Ada-vīṣā Bhū-bīja (Pañcārṇa-adhipati) for Visha-stambhana","lookup_keywords":["visha-stambhana","ada-visha","bhū-bīja","pañcārṇa","rakṣā-mantra"],"quick_summary":"Defines the ‘ada-vīṣā’ formula as an earth-seed mantra linked to the five-syllabled lord-mantra, to be used for immobilizing poison as the first step in antidotal rites."}
Concept: Bīja-mantra as elemental ‘seed’ (bhū-bīja) with cosmological derivation (ākāśa-udbhava) and presiding potency over a pañcārṇa system.
Application: Frames mantra as a controlled elemental force; practitioner applies it as a first-line stabilizing operation (stambhana) in crisis-ritual contexts.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra (Stambhana–Visha-nivāraṇa / Protective rites and antidotal mantra-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-priest performs a protective rite over a poisoned patient, invoking an earth-seed bīja said to arise from ākāśa, establishing stambhana as the poison is ‘held’ in place.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, ritual healer in white dhoti with sacred thread, patient reclining, yantra-like earth-seed glyphs hovering, subtle ākāśa-blue aura above, lamps and kalasha, flat bold colors, traditional ornamentation","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central priest chanting bīja, gold-leaf halo around mantra syllables, kalasha and conch on a pedestal, patient attended by assistants, rich reds/greens, embossed ornaments","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: priest pointing to written bīja on palm-leaf, patient and ritual items labeled, delicate lines, soft shading, calm interior shrine setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-physician and mantra-expert treating a bitten noble, fine architectural interior, calligraphic bīja in the air, attendants with water-pot and incense, detailed textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्याद्विषस्य → कुर्यात् + विषस्य; स्तम्भादींस्तदुक्तम् → स्तम्भादीन् + तत् + उक्तम्; मदवीषया → मद + वीषया; आकाशादेष → आकाशात् + एषः; पञ्चार्णाधिपतिर्मनुः → पञ्चार्ण-अधिपतिः + मनुः
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294 (Visha-nivāraṇa / Stambhana-prayoga context); Agni Purana mantra-bīja and rakṣā-karma sections (adjacent verses 294.17–20)
FAQs
It teaches a mantra-prayoga for visha-kriyā—specifically the stambhana (checking/immobilizing) of poison—using an identified counter-poison formula linked to the bhū-bīja and a pañcārṇa (five-syllabled) mantra framework.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana catalogs practical applied knowledge—here, protective/therapeutic mantra-technology for poison-control—showing its coverage of healing and apotropaic procedures in addition to doctrine.
The verse frames poison-removal as a dharmic protective act: correctly applied mantra and seed-syllable discipline is presented as a purifying, harm-preventing rite that safeguards life and supports righteous living.