Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 6
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
ग्रही त्रिरात्रे घण्ठाली तच्चेष्टा क्रन्दनं मुहुः जृम्भणं स्वनितन्त्रासो गात्रोद्वेगमरोचनं
grahī trirātre ghaṇṭhālī tacceṣṭā krandanaṃ muhuḥ jṛmbhaṇaṃ svanitantrāso gātrodvegamarocanaṃ
グラハの障りに捉えられると、三夜のうちに、頭/耳に鐘のような鳴り、異常な身振り、たび重なる泣き声、繰り返す欠伸、自らの声に怯えること、四肢の不穏、そして食欲・味覚の減退が起こる。
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of the Agni Purana, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Symptomatology for a named graha-affliction (Ghanṭhālī) arising within three nights; supports differential diagnosis and selection of the matching pacificatory rite.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Lakṣaṇa-based taxonomy: naming the graha corresponds to a stable symptom pattern and time-course.
Application: Use time-to-onset (tri-rātra) plus hallmark signs (ghanṭā-like ringing, svanita-trasā) to classify and choose the rite.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Graha-roga / Bhuta-vidya: seizure-like afflictions and their symptoms)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patient within three nights develops bell-like ringing sensation, cries repeatedly, yawns, startles at their own voice, limbs tremble with agitation, and refuses food.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, patient clutching head as if hearing bells, attendants trying to soothe, stylized sound-waves like small bells near the head, muted temple interior, strong outlines and earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central figure with expressive face showing fear and crying, gold-highlighted bell motif near head, attendants offering food rejected, ornate background with ritual objects.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic chart-like scene: icons for ringing, crying, yawning, startle, limb agitation, anorexia; physician-priest observing and noting signs, soft colors and fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate indoor scene with realistic expressions, patient startled by own utterance, attendants holding a food tray, delicate depiction of motion and sound cues."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तच्चेष्टा = तत् + चेष्टा; गात्रोद्वेगमरोचनं = गात्र-उद्वेगम् + अरोचनम् (sandhi: m+a → ma).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (graha-lakṣaṇa series across successive verses)
FAQs
It gives diagnostic lakṣaṇas (clinical signs) of graha-roga/Bhūta-vidyā-type affliction—ringing sounds, abnormal motions, crying, yawning, sound-startle, limb agitation, and anorexia—used to recognize the condition early (within three nights).
By cataloging medical/psychophysical symptomatology (Ayurveda/Bhūta-vidyā) alongside the Purana’s other domains, it functions like a compendium that preserves practical diagnostic knowledge, not only theology and ritual.
Naming the graha-affliction and its signs supports timely remedial action (śānti, mantra, and therapeutic measures), framed in Purāṇic thought as reducing harmful influences and restoring bodily and mental sattva.