Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 12
नगरादिवास्तुकथनं
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रोगब्रह्मान्तरे नित्यं द्विपञ्च रुद्रदासकम् तदधो द्व्यङ्घ्रिगं यक्ष्म षट्सौम्येषु धराधरं
rogabrahmāntare nityaṃ dvipañca rudradāsakam tadadho dvyaṅghrigaṃ yakṣma ṣaṭsaumyeṣu dharādharaṃ
Dans l’intervalle (du diagramme rituel) entre la position de la « maladie » et celle de Brahmā, on doit toujours placer/réciter le groupe appelé « Rudra-dāsaka » selon l’ensemble numérique « deux et cinq ». Au-dessous, on place/récite la consomption (yakṣmā) comme « à deux pieds »; et dans les six positions « Saumya », on place/récite « Dharādhara ».
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Roga-maṇḍala Nyāsa: Rudra-dāsaka, Yakṣmā, Dharādhara placements","lookup_keywords":["roga","yakṣmā","rudra-dāsaka","nyāsa","saumya"],"quick_summary":"Classifies and positions disease-forces within a ritual grid: place the Rudra-dāsaka group between Roga and Brahmā, Yakṣmā below as ‘two-footed’, and Dharādhara in the six Saumya stations for pacification."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Roga as a subtle force can be addressed through ordered mantra-nyāsa and devatā-samyojana (alignment) in a maṇḍala.
Application: Use structured placements (saṅkhyā and sthāna) to focus intention, invoke Rudra-protection, and calm ‘saumya’ stations for recovery.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana & Mantra/Anga-nyasa style disease-classification and pacification)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual diagram showing labeled nodes: ‘Roga’ and ‘Brahmā’ with an interspace marked for ‘Rudra-dāsaka’; below a node labeled ‘Yakṣmā (dvy-aṅghri)’; six surrounding ‘Saumya’ stations each marked ‘Dharādhara’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of a healer-priest performing nyāsa over a lotus-grid; stylized Rudra group in a band between ‘Roga’ and ‘Brahmā’; Yakṣmā shown as a wan, shadowy figure subdued by mantra; earthy Dharādhara symbols in six calm stations.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on protective Rudra forms; central diagram rendered like a yantra; Yakṣmā depicted small and diminished; Dharādhara shown as a mountain/earth-bearing motif in six panels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting: clean grid with Sanskrit labels, priest touching points with kuśa grass; subtle depiction of Yakṣmā as a two-footed personification; six Saumya nodes highlighted.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a court physician-priest consulting a diagram manuscript; fine calligraphy labeling Rudra-dāsaka, Yakṣmā, Saumya, Dharādhara; restrained palette and precise geometry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रोगब्रह्मान्तरे = रोग-ब्रह्म-अन्तरे; द्विपञ्च = द्वि-पञ्च; रुद्रदासकम् = रुद्र-दासकम्; तदधो = तत् अधः; द्व्यङ्घ्रिगं = द्वि-अङ्घ्रि-गम्; षट्सौम्येषु = षट्-सौम्येषु
Related Themes: Agni Purana 105 (roga-śamana nyāsa sequence; saumya-sthāna enumeration nearby)
FAQs
It gives a technical placement/recitation scheme using numerical designations (e.g., dvipañca, dvy-aṅghriga) for arranging disease-names/sets (Rudra-dāsaka, yakṣmā) within a structured therapeutic layout tied to Brahmā/Saumya loci.
Alongside narrative theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge—here, a hybrid of Ayurveda and mantra/ritual mapping—showing how diseases like yakṣmā are handled through systematic classifications and prescribed placements/recitations.
By aligning disease-remedies with divine/lunar (Saumya) and deity-linked (Rudra/Brahmā) loci, the practice frames healing as both medical and purificatory—seeking relief through ordered recitation/placement that is believed to harmonize adverse forces.