Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 19
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नमः पुरुषसिंहाय नमो गोपालकाय च आत्मनैवाभिजानाति रणे कृष्णपराजयं
namaḥ puruṣasiṃhāya namo gopālakāya ca ātmanaivābhijānāti raṇe kṛṣṇaparājayaṃ
នមស្ការដល់ បុរសសിംហៈ (នೃសിംហ) និងនមស្ការដល់ គោបាលៈ (គោពាល) ផងដែរ។ ដោយខ្លួនឯងតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ គេដឹងនៅក្នុងសមរភូមិ អំពីការបរាជ័យរបស់ ក្រឹෂ್ಣ។
Lord Agni (narrating within the Agni Purana’s instructional flow to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Protective invocation (rakṣā) using names of Nṛsiṃha and Gopāla, suitable for courage, warding fear, and seeking divine protection in conflict or danger.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Nṛsiṃha–Gopāla namaskāra (rakṣā-stotra fragment)","lookup_keywords":["Nṛsiṃha","Gopāla","rakṣā-mantra","stotra","raṇa"],"quick_summary":"A brief salutation to two Viṣṇu-forms—fierce protector (Nṛsiṃha) and pastoral guardian (Gopāla). Practical takeaway: invoke complementary divine aspects for protection and steadiness, especially in peril."}
Alamkara Type: Anuprāsa (repetition of ‘namo/namah’)
Concept: Śaraṇāgati and nāma-smaraṇa as sources of protection and clarity amid conflict.
Application: Use brief, repeatable salutations as a daily or situational rakṣā practice—especially when facing fear, hostility, or uncertainty.
Khanda Section: Stotra-Mantra and Vishnu-Bhakti (Protective Invocations within Purana Narration)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A warrior or devotee invokes Nṛsiṃha and Gopāla for protection—one side showing fierce Nṛsiṃha, the other gentle cowherd Kṛṣṇa—forming a protective spiritual dyad.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, split-panel composition: left Nṛsiṃha roaring with protective aura, right Gopāla/Kṛṣṇa serene with cows; devotee in center with folded hands, dramatic yet sacred palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold work, dual icons: Nṛsiṃha with ornate prabhāmaṇḍala and Gopāla with cows and flute, heavy gold embellishment, devotee kneeling below","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, balanced devotional tableau emphasizing iconographic clarity: Nṛsiṃha attributes and Gopāla pastoral elements, mantra text ribbon ‘namah…namo…’, calm detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, battlefield edge scene where a warrior pauses to pray; visionary appearance of Nṛsiṃha in clouds and Kṛṣṇa with cows in a luminous vignette, fine linework and subtle shading"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमो → नमः (visarga sandhi before voiced consonant). आत्मनैवाभिजानाति → आत्मना + एव + अभिजानाति (आत्मना + एव = आत्मनैव; एव + अ = वा/अव; written as एवाभि-). कृष्णपराजयम् → कृष्ण + पराजयम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष).
Related Themes: Agni Purana sections on stotra/mantra and Viṣṇu-bhakti (within broader Purāṇic compilation)
FAQs
It functions as a concise stotra-style invocation—remembering Viṣṇu as Nṛsiṃha and as Gopāla—used as a protective devotional formula (smarana/namaskāra-prayoga), especially when facing fear or conflict.
Alongside governance, warfare, medicine, and poetics, the Agni Purana also preserves practical devotional micro-texts (stotra, namaskāra, protective remembrance). This verse exemplifies how the Purana integrates mantra-like praise with narrative or situational application (e.g., battle context).
Saluting Viṣṇu through potent forms (Nṛsiṃha as protector; Gopāla as divine guardian) is presented as spiritually fortifying—cultivating fearlessness, steadiness of mind, and protective merit (puṇya) through remembrance and reverence.