Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 30
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
पञ्चगव्यं घृतं तद्वद्योगं ज्वरहरं शृणु ॐ भस्मास्त्राय विद्महे एकदंष्ट्राय धीमहि तन्नो ज्वरः प्रचोदयात् कृष्णोषणनिशारास्नाद्राक्षातैलं गुडं लिहेत्
pañcagavyaṃ ghṛtaṃ tadvadyogaṃ jvaraharaṃ śṛṇu oṃ bhasmāstrāya vidmahe ekadaṃṣṭrāya dhīmahi tanno jvaraḥ pracodayāt kṛṣṇoṣaṇaniśārāsnādrākṣātailaṃ guḍaṃ lihet
Escucha esta preparación contra la fiebre: pañcagavya mezclado con ghee—y asimismo esta fórmula—elimina la fiebre. (Recítese:) «Oṃ. Conocemos el Bhasmāstra (Arma de Ceniza); meditamos en el Ekadaṃṣṭra (el de un solo colmillo); que esa fiebre sea impulsada a apartarse de nosotros». Debe lamerse jaggery (panela) mezclado con una preparación oleosa/untuosa de pimienta negra, jengibre seco, cúrcuma, rāsna y uvas.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic remedies)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Jvara-hara pañcagavya-ghṛta with Ekadaṃṣṭra mantra; guḍa-leha with marica–śuṇṭhī–niśā–rāsna–drākṣā taila","lookup_keywords":["jvara","pañcagavya","ghṛta","Ekadaṃṣṭra mantra","guḍa-leha"],"quick_summary":"Treat fever through a combined regimen: internal formulation (pañcagavya with ghee), mantra recitation for jvara-śamana, and a lickable jaggery-based preparation with warming spices and supportive ingredients."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Integration of dravya-cikitsā with mantra-prayoga: healing as both material and subtle discipline.
Application: Use mantra as a supportive practice alongside medicine—especially where tradition frames jvara as both physiological and subtle affliction—while still following diet and dosing discipline.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Jvara-chikitsa / Fever Remedies and Mantra-Prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fever patient rests while a vaidya prepares pañcagavya mixed with ghee; beside them, a practitioner recites the Ekadaṃṣṭra mantra; a small bowl of jaggery mixed with spiced oil is offered for licking.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: interior with patient on cot, vaidya holding ghṛta vessel, assistant stirring pañcagavya; a priest-like figure chanting with hand in japa-mudrā; warm ochres and deep greens, oil lamp glow.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: devotional-medical fusion—central mantra-reciter with subtle halo, gold-leaf accents on vessels of ghṛta and pañcagavya; patient seated; ornate borders emphasizing sacred healing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear instructional composition—three items displayed: pañcagavya-ghṛta, written mantra scroll motif, and guḍa-leha bowl with pepper-ginger-turmeric; soft colors and fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: court-physician scene with attendants; copper bowls, spices laid out; calligraphed mantra panel in the margin; patient wrapped in shawl, physician offering lehyam."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्वद्योगम् = तद्वत् + योगम्; तन्नो = तत् + नः; कृष्णोषणनिशारास्नाद्राक्षातैलम् = कृष्ण + उषण + निशा + रास्ना + द्राक्षा + तैलम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 299 (jvara-cikitsā and mantra-prayoga subsections)
FAQs
It teaches an anti-fever (jvara-hara) regimen combining an Ayurvedic formulation (pañcagavya with ghee; a jaggery-based lickable mixture with pepper, dry ginger, turmeric, rāsna, and grapes) together with a mantra (gāyatrī-style) invoking Bhasmāstra and Ekadaṃṣṭra for fever-removal.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical healthcare instructions—specific ingredients, dosage form (lihet: linctus), and a complementary mantra—showing how Purāṇic literature integrates medicine, ritual technology, and applied daily-life guidance.
The remedy is framed as both physical therapy and purification: pañcagavya carries ritual purity connotations, while the mantra-prayoga sacralizes healing, presenting recovery from fever as aided by devotion, protective invocation, and sattvic conduct.