Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 11
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
स्पर्शनादेवतार्क्षेण हस्ते हन्याद्विषद्वयं मण्डलादिषु तान् वर्णान् वियतेः कवयो जितान्
sparśanādevatārkṣeṇa haste hanyādviṣadvayaṃ maṇḍalādiṣu tān varṇān viyateḥ kavayo jitān
Hanya dengan sentuhan semata, melalui daya Tārkṣya (Garuḍa), hendaknya dengan tangan menumpas sepasang racun. Dan pada diagram seperti maṇḍala, hendaknya menuliskan aksara-aksara yang telah ditaklukkan para resi, yang berhubungan dengan unsur ruang (ākāśa).
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Protective rite against poisoning/hostile forces using Garuḍa-touch, hand-striking gesture, and inscribed syllables on maṇḍalas as apotropaic devices.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Tārkṣya-sparśa & Vyoma-varṇa Maṇḍala for Viṣa-śamana","lookup_keywords":["Tārkṣya","Garuḍa-sparśa","maṇḍala","vyoma-varṇa","viṣa-nāśana"],"quick_summary":"Neutralize the ‘two poisons’ by Garuḍa-mediated touch/hand-action, and reinforce protection by writing space-element syllables on ritual diagrams (maṇḍalas)."}
Concept: Mantra is operationalized through body (touch/gesture), speech (syllables), and diagram (maṇḍala) to effect protection.
Application: Integrate kāyika-vācika-mānasika components: gesture/touch + utterance/letters + diagram for robust apotropaic practice.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra / Raksha-kalpa (Protective rites and countermeasures against poison/hostile forces)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mantra-practitioner invokes Garuḍa (Tārkṣya) and performs a decisive hand-touch/strike while a ritual maṇḍala is drawn with syllabic letters associated with the space element.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, ochre-red background, priest-sādhaka in white dhoti performing Garuḍa-sparśa mudrā, luminous Garuḍa aura behind, circular maṇḍala on floor with vyoma syllables, stylized serpents subdued, flat decorative contours","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Garuḍa protective presence with gold foil halo, sādhaka raising hand in rakṣā gesture, ornate maṇḍala with inscribed letters, rich reds and greens, embossed jewelry, subdued serpent motif at base","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: stepwise depiction of drawing maṇḍala and writing syllables, practitioner touching/striking gesture, soft shading, clean linework, labeled compartments for letters","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly yet ritual scene: practitioner over a detailed geometric maṇḍala, fine calligraphy-like syllables, Garuḍa as a radiant protective figure, serpents recoiling, delicate borders and naturalistic textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"protective","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्पर्शनादेव = स्पर्शनात् + एव; हन्याद्विषद्वयं = हन्यात् + विषद्वयम्; वाक्यान्मन्त्रः-प्रकारेण इव: (not in this verse)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294 (Rakṣā-kalpa; Garuḍa/Tārkṣya-vidhi)
FAQs
It teaches a rakṣā-prayoga: invoking Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) to neutralize “twofold poison” by hand-contact, and employing specific akṣaras (bīja-like letters) written into a maṇḍala/yantra as part of the protective procedure.
It blends multiple domains—mantra-devatā (Garuḍa), yantra/maṇḍala technique, and tattva-based (ākāśa/viyat) syllabic correspondences—showing how the Agni Purana compiles practical ritual technology alongside theology and cosmological element-theory.
The act frames protection from harm (poison/hostility) as dhārmic safeguarding through sanctioned mantra-yantra methods, emphasizing purification and the restoration of balance by invoking a deity famed for overcoming विष (viṣa).