Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 35
Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं
The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling
ये रोगा ये महोत्पाता यद्विषं ये महाग्रहाः यानि च क्रूरभृतानि ग्रहपीडाश् च दारुणाः
ye rogā ye mahotpātā yadviṣaṃ ye mahāgrahāḥ yāni ca krūrabhṛtāni grahapīḍāś ca dāruṇāḥ
ជំងឺទាំងឡាយ ក៏ដូចជាគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ និងសញ្ញាអមង្គលទាំងឡាយ ពិសទាំងឡាយ ក៏ដូចជាគ្រាហៈដ៏មានអំណាច និងសត្វអាក្រក់ដ៏សាហាវ—រួមទាំងទុក្ខវេទនាដ៏គួរភ័យដែលកើតពីការរំខានដោយគ្រាហៈ—សូមឲ្យត្រូវបានបណ្តេញចេញទាំងអស់។
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana’s protective/śānti instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Apotropaic (raksha) recitation and sankalpa for warding disease, poison, ominous portents, and graha-afflictions; used in graha-shanti and general protection rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Sarva-roga–visha–graha-upadrava-nivāraṇa (catalog of afflictions to be warded)","lookup_keywords":["roga","visha","graha-pida","mahotpata","krura-bhuta"],"quick_summary":"The verse enumerates the main classes of harms—disease, poison, ominous calamities, graha afflictions, and malignant beings—forming the scope statement for a protective rite."}
Alamkara Type: Anaphora (yē… yē… repetition) / Enumeratio (saṅkhyāna)
Concept: Sarvopadrava-prashamana through mantra-raksha and graha-shanti orientation.
Application: Adopt a disciplined protective regimen (japa, nyasa, sankalpa) especially during perceived graha-dosha or epidemic/poison fear.
Khanda Section: Mantra-Raksha & Graha-Shanti (Protective rites against disease, poison, and planetary afflictions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A protective rite scene: a priest recites while symbolic representations of disease, poison, ominous portents, and planetary forces are driven away by a protective aura.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, priest performing raksha-japa before a lamp, stylized grahas in the sky, dark bhuta forms retreating, warm ochres and reds, flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central protective deity aura implied, gold-leaf halo motifs, small vignettes of grahas and serpentine poison subdued at the margins, rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional ritual layout: kalasha, yantra-like diagram, priest with japamala, labeled grahas above, clean lines and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly indoor ritual with a pandit reciting, astrological chart on a low table, allegorical figures of illness and poison fading, fine detailing and pastel palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"apotropaic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यद्विषं → यत् + विषम्; ग्रहपीडाश् च → ग्रहपीडाः + च (visarga sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 31 (raksha-mantra and graha-shanti sequence); Agni Purana sections on graha-shanti and mantra-prayoga (adjacent adhyayas)
FAQs
It enumerates the classes of harms—disease, ominous calamity (utpāta), poison, powerful grahas, and cruel malignant beings—forming the target-scope for a protective śānti/rakṣā practice (typically a mantra-based warding and pacification).
By combining health threats (roga, viṣa), omenology (utpāta), and Jyotiṣa-style affliction theory (graha-pīḍā), it shows the text’s cross-disciplinary approach—ritual technology applied to medicine, calamity-management, and planetary/psychic disturbances.
It frames misfortunes and afflictions as pacifiable through śānti and rakṣā, implying purification and reduction of harmful influences—restoring dharmic order, mental steadiness, and protective merit for the practitioner.