Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 9
Chapter 40 — भूपरिग्रहो नाम
Bhū-parigraha) / अर्घ्यदानविधानम् (Arghya-dāna-vidhāna
असुरं सुरया द्विष्ठं पदे शेषं घृताम्भसा यवैः पापं पदार्धस्थं रोगमर्धे च मण्डकैः
asuraṃ surayā dviṣṭhaṃ pade śeṣaṃ ghṛtāmbhasā yavaiḥ pāpaṃ padārdhasthaṃ rogamardhe ca maṇḍakaiḥ
ಸುರಾ (ಮದ್ಯ)ದಿಂದ ದ್ವಿಷ್ಟ ಅಸುರಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಬೇಕು. ಪಾದದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಶೇಷ ದೋಷವನ್ನು ಘೃತಮಿಶ್ರಿತ ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ಶುದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕು. ಅರ್ಧಪಾದ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ಯವಗಳಿಂದ ನಾಶಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ಮಧ್ಯಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ರೋಗವನ್ನು ಮಂಡಕ ಕೇಕುಗಳಿಂದ ಶಮನಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕು.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic disciplines)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Apotropaic-therapeutic rite mapping substances to loci (foot/half-foot/mid-portion) to remove malevolent influence, residual impurity, sin, and disease using surā, ghṛtāmbhas, yava, and maṇḍaka.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Rogopacāra for pāda-doṣa: surā, ghṛtāmbhas, yava, and maṇḍaka by location","lookup_keywords":["rogopacāra","pāda-doṣa","surā","ghṛta-udaka","yava-maṇḍaka"],"quick_summary":"Treat/ward influences by targeted substances: surā against asuric affliction, ghee-water for residual impurity on the foot, barley for sin localized to half-foot, and maṇḍaka cakes for disease in the mid-portion."}
Concept: Bandha between moral/ritual impurity (pāpa), subtle affliction (āsurī), and bodily localization; remediation via dravya-yukti (substance logic).
Application: Use graded purification: first repel hostile influence, then cleanse residue, then address moral taint and manifest disease with appropriate dravyas.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rogopacara / Bhaiṣajya—remedial measures and expiatory-therapeutic rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-priest treating a person’s foot in three marked zones (foot, half-foot region, mid-portion), applying ghee-water, placing barley and maṇḍaka cakes, and setting a small surā vessel for apotropaic warding.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, seated practitioner near a patient’s foot, ritual vessels (surā pot, ghee-water bowl), barley grains and round maṇḍaka cakes arranged by zones, subdued protective atmosphere, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central foot motif with gold-highlighted zones, ornate bowls of ghṛtāmbhas, barley heap, maṇḍaka on a plate, small surā pot, sacred protective symbols in gold.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting, diagrammatic foot with labeled regions, stepwise application of surā/ghṛtāmbhas/yava/maṇḍaka, clean lines and soft colors, didactic clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, physician-priest in a chamber applying remedies to a foot, attendants holding trays with barley and cakes, a small liquor vessel, fine textile patterns and precise detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: घृताम्भसा = घृत + अम्भसा; पदार्धस्थम् = पद + अर्ध + स्थम्; रोगम् + अर्धे → रोगमर्धे.
Related Themes: Agni Purana ch. 40 rogopacāra/bhaiṣajya segment; Agni Purana passages on śānti, bali, and doṣa-nivṛtti rites
FAQs
It gives a graded set of remedial measures—surā, ghee-water, barley, and maṇḍaka-cakes—mapped to specific kinds/locations of affliction (asuric hostility, residual impurity on the foot, sin in the half-foot region, and disease in the mid-portion).
It blends practical therapeutics with ritual-expiatory logic, showing how the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge (dietary/medicinal substances and cleansing agents) alongside dharmic ideas of impurity and sin-removal.
The verse treats pāpa (sin/impurity) and roga (disease) as conditions that can be reduced through prescribed purificatory substances and offerings, emphasizing purification and protection as karmically meaningful acts.