Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 27
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
तर्जन्यादितदन्तासु सर्वमङ्गुष्ठयोर् न्यसेत् ध्यात्वैवं संहरेत् क्षिप्रं वद्धया शूलमुद्रया
tarjanyāditadantāsu sarvamaṅguṣṭhayor nyaset dhyātvaivaṃ saṃharet kṣipraṃ vaddhayā śūlamudrayā
Colocando todo (el nyāsa previsto) en las puntas de los dedos, comenzando por el índice, debe luego asentarlo en ambos pulgares. Habiendo contemplado así, debe retirarlo con rapidez mediante la Śūla-mudrā atada.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mudrā-nyāsa and saṃhāra (withdrawal) of nyāsa using Śūla-mudrā; used to seal and conclude a placement sequence in ritual.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Nyāsa is not only installation (nyāsa) but also regulated withdrawal (saṃhāra) through mudrā and dhyāna.
Application: Conclude mantra-installation by mentally gathering the energies back to the center and sealing with a protective mudrā to prevent ‘leakage’ of attention/ritual intent.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra (Mudra-nyasa and ritual hand-gestures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Close-up of hands: fingertips (starting index) touched/marked, then both thumbs; practitioner then forms a bound trident-like Śūla-mudrā to withdraw and seal the nyāsa.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, enlarged hands in foreground forming baddha-śūla mudrā, subtle red-gold bīja letters on fingertips and thumbs, dark temple interior with oil lamp glow","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, hands centered with gold-leaf emphasis on mudrā shape resembling a trident seal, decorative borders, sacred geometry behind the hands","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional plate: sequential panels—(1) fingertip placements, (2) thumb placements, (3) baddha-śūla mudrā for saṃhāra—fine lines and labels","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate scene of a yogin performing hand-gestures, delicate rendering of fingers and thumbs, small trident motif indicating śūla-mudrā, manuscript-like margins"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"focused","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तर्जन्यादितदन्तासु = तर्जनी + आदि + तदन्तासु; सर्वमङ्गुष्ठयोर् = सर्वम् + अङ्गुष्ठयोः; ध्यात्वैवं = ध्यात्वा + एवम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294.26 (aṅga/kara-nyāsa sequence); Agni Purana 294.28 (specific therapeutic mudrā)
FAQs
It teaches a specific nyāsa sequence on fingertips and thumbs, followed by rapid withdrawal (saṃhāra) using the bound Śūla-mudrā—an applied instruction in tantric/ritual mudrā-vidhi.
Beyond myth and theology, it preserves precise procedural details of worship technology—hand-gestures (mudrā), mantra-installation (nyāsa), and their dissolution—showing the text’s practical ritual manual character.
Correct nyāsa and its controlled saṃhāra are intended to stabilize the rite, internalize the mantra-power through meditation, and conclude the ritual cleanly—minimizing error (doṣa) and supporting purification and focused devotion.