Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 9
Chapter 305 — Narasiṃha and Related Mantras (नारसिंहादिमन्त्राः)
नाभिस्तेनाग्निना विद्धा नश्यन्ते व्याधयो ग्रहाः पीतञ्चक्रं गदा रक्ताः स्वराः श्याममवान्तरं
nābhistenāgninā viddhā naśyante vyādhayo grahāḥ pītañcakraṃ gadā raktāḥ svarāḥ śyāmamavāntaraṃ
Lorsque la région du nombril est percée/traitée par ce feu (c’est-à-dire par une application maîtrisée de la chaleur), les maladies et les afflictions dues aux graha sont détruites. Dans ce rite/visualisation, le disque et la massue sont jaunes ; les sons/syllabes sont rouges ; et la partie intérieure ou intermédiaire est sombre (śyāma).
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Weapon Type: Discus (cakra), mace (gadā) as protective/weapon symbolism
Concept: Agni as purifier and remover of doṣa/duṣṭa influences; integration of bodily locus (nābhi) with mantra-visualization.
Application: Treat the nābhi as a key marma/center in ritual healing: focus breath, heat, and mantra there to ‘burn’ obstacles (conceptually and therapeutically).
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-prashamana / Mantra-yantra-agni-kriya for disease and graha-afflictions)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-sādhaka applies controlled heat near the navel while visualizing a yellow discus and mace, red syllabic flames, and a dark inner ring—diseases and graha-forms dissipate.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized nābhi-centered flame motif, yellow cakra and gadā floating near the abdomen, red mantra-syllables as flame-tongues, dark inner circle, shadowy graha figures dissolving, ritual calm","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-embossed yantra elements, central abdomen/nābhi focus, yellow cakra-gadā icons, red akṣaras, dark inner band, protective aura, minimal clinical depiction but clear symbolism","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional medical-ritual scene: practitioner seated, small brazier/heat source, marked nābhi region, adjacent diagram showing yellow cakra/gadā, red svaras, dark inner zone, clean labels implied","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate indoor healing rite, small controlled flame, patient’s abdomen modestly indicated, hovering symbolic yellow weapons and red script, dark inner ring motif, tiny fleeing graha spirits"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नाभिस्तेनाग्निना → नाभिः तेन अग्निना; पीतञ्चक्रं → पीतम् चक्रम्; श्याममवान्तरं → श्यामम् अवान्तरम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 305 (Sudarśana rites; yantra colors and homa sequencing)
FAQs
It teaches a therapeutic/ritual use of controlled fire/heat applied to the nābhi (navel region)—a form of cauterization/heat-treatment combined with specific color-and-weapon visualization and sound (svara) usage—to remove disease and graha-type afflictions.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge: here it blends practical healing (heat therapy focused on a bodily locus) with graha-śānti and mantra/visual elements, showing how medicine, ritual technology, and subtle physiology coexist in a single Purāṇic compendium.
By framing illness and graha-affliction as removable through disciplined agni-kriyā plus mantra-visual order, the verse presents healing as purification—restoring bodily and subtle balance and reducing harmful influences attributed to past karma or disruptive forces.