Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 7
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
केशराञ्जनगोहस्तिदन्तं साजपयो लिपेत् नखराजीबिल्वदलैर् धूपयेच्च बलिं हरेत्
keśarāñjanagohastidantaṃ sājapayo lipet nakharājībilvadalair dhūpayecca baliṃ haret
サフラン（ケーシャラ）、アンジャナ（眼用の黒粉）、牛の産物、象牙を山羊乳に混ぜて塗布し、さらに爪の切れ端とビルヴァ葉で薫蒸する。その後、バリ（供物）を捧げる。
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s didactic frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Ritual protection/pacification using anjana-lepa and dhūpa with specified substances, followed by bali; applied to persons/places affected by graha/bhūta disturbances.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Ritual materiality: specific dravyas are assigned protective potency when combined and applied in order.
Application: Maintain sequence and purity rules; bali is the concluding act that ‘transfers/appeases’ the graha influence.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra-kalpa (Ritual prescriptions involving anjana, dhupa, and bali)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A priest prepares saffron-collyrium paste with goat milk, applies it as a protective coating, then fumigates with bilva leaves and performs a bali offering.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, close-up of ritual paste preparation in a bronze bowl, priest applying lepa to a ritual spot, bilva leaves in a smoking censer, bali plate ready, bold outlines and warm tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented ritual table, gold-leaf on bowls and lamps, saffron hues prominent, bilva leaves stylized, priest in traditional attire, bali offering in foreground.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional scene with labeled ingredients (keśara, añjana, ajapaya, bilva), careful depiction of application and fumigation steps, fine linework and gentle shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier-like detail of mixing pigments (añjana) and saffron, then ritual fumigation with bilva, attendants holding bali tray, architectural niche background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: केशराञ्जनगोहस्तिदन्तं resolved as keśara + añjana + go + hasti + dantam (compound); साजपयो = स + आज + पयः; धूपयेच्च = धूपयेत् + च; बिल्वदलैर् = बिल्वदलैः (visarga before dh).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (bali and dhūpa prescriptions around graha-roga)
FAQs
It gives a practical ritual procedure: prepare a specific lepa (smeared unguent) using saffron, anjana, cow-derived substance(s), and ivory mixed with goat’s milk, then perform dhūpa (fumigation) using nail-parings and bilva leaves, and conclude with a bali offering.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves operational ritual technology—precise ingredient lists and stepwise actions (lepa → dhūpa → bali)—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of applied worship, protective rites, and procedural liturgy alongside other sciences.
By combining purification (dhūpa), consecration (lepa), and propitiation (bali), the rite is framed as a means to remove impurity/obstacles and secure ritual efficacy, aligning action and offering to produce auspicious merit and protection.