Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 9
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
कनिष्ठामध्यपर्वस्थे न्यसेत्तस्याद्यमक्षरम् नागानामादिवर्णांश् च स्वमण्डलगतान्न्यसेत्
kaniṣṭhāmadhyaparvasthe nyasettasyādyamakṣaram nāgānāmādivarṇāṃś ca svamaṇḍalagatānnyaset
លើឆ្អឹងកណ្ដាលនៃម្រាមកូនដៃ គួរធ្វើ ន្យាស ដាក់អក្សរដំបូងរបស់វា; ហើយគួរដាក់អក្សរដំបូងៗនៃពួកនាគ (Nāga) ផងដែរ តាមរបៀបដែលបានរៀបចំក្នុងមណ្ឌល (maṇḍala) របស់ខ្លួន។
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha, as the primary narrator in Agni Purana’s ritual sections)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Finger-phalanx nyāsa: installing a mantra’s first syllable on the little finger’s middle phalanx and placing nāga-bīja/initial letters in a mandala-arranged sequence for protective and energizing rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kaniṣṭhā-madhya-parva nyāsa and Nāga-ādi-varṇa placement in maṇḍala","lookup_keywords":["kanishtha","madhya parva","nyasa","naga adi varna","mandala"],"quick_summary":"Gives a specific kara-nyāsa locus (middle phalanx of the little finger) for the first syllable, and prescribes placing the initial letters of the Nāgas according to one’s mandala arrangement."}
Concept: Microcosm mapping: body (hand) as mandala; phonemes as śakti-units installed by nyāsa to awaken protective networks (nāga-bandha).
Application: Standardizes where to place seed-syllables and protective letter-sets during pūjā and mantra-japa preliminaries.
Khanda Section: Tantra-Mantra Nyasa and Mandala-vidhi (Agneya-vidya / Puja-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Close-up instructional view of a hand: the little finger’s middle phalanx highlighted for placing the first syllable; a surrounding mandala diagram showing nāga-initial letters arranged in order.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: enlarged hand with highlighted kaniṣṭhā middle joint; stylized serpent guardians around a circular mandala of letters; bold colors, temple-ritual ambiance.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-embossed mandala with letter petals; hand gesture in foreground; nāga motifs in gold around the border; rich maroon background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic plate—hand anatomy with labeled phalanges; adjacent mandala with neatly written varṇas and nāga initials; fine lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: a manuscript folio showing a hand diagram and a circular letter-mandala; delicate serpents framing the page; precise calligraphy and marginal notes."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: न्यसेत्तस्य = न्यसेत् + तस्य; तस्याद्यमक्षरम् = तस्य + आद्यम् + अक्षरम्; स्वमण्डलगतान्न्यसेत् = स्वमण्डल-गतान् + न्यसेत् (न्-आगम/संधि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana nyāsa sequences in 294.7 and 294.10 (same run of instructions); Agni Purana mandala-vidhi passages describing letter placement and āvaraṇas
FAQs
It teaches a specific nyāsa procedure: installing the first syllable of a mantra/sequence on the middle joint of the little finger, and installing the Nāga-related initial letters in positions defined by one’s maṇḍala.
Beyond myth and devotion, it preserves precise operational ritual technology—finger-joint nyāsa, syllable mapping, and maṇḍala-based placement—showing the text’s coverage of practical Tantra/Puja procedures alongside other sciences.
Nyāsa is intended to sacralize the practitioner’s body and ritual space, aligning speech (letters), body (finger-joints), and deity-forces (Nāgas/maṇḍala) to make worship effective and purificatory.