Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 13
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
एकादशाङ्गुलं शङ्कु लौहं खादिरमेव च द्विषतो बधोसीति जपन्निखनेद्रिपुवेश्मनि
ekādaśāṅgulaṃ śaṅku lauhaṃ khādirameva ca dviṣato badhosīti japannikhanedripuveśmani
“ನೀನು ಶತ್ರುವಧ” ಎಂದು ಮಂತ್ರ ಜಪಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಖದಿರಕಾಷ್ಠದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಹನ್ನೊಂದು ಅಂಗುಲ ಉದ್ದದ ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಶಂಕುವನ್ನು ಶತ್ರುವಿನ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೂಳಬೇಕು।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in ritual applications)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Abhicara/protective sabotage rite: burying a specified iron stake of set measure in an adversary’s dwelling while reciting a killing/neutralizing mantra.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śatru-bādha prayoga: eleven-aṅgula iron śaṅku with khadira, buried in enemy house","lookup_keywords":["shanku","khadira","shatru-badha","abhichara","nikhanana"],"quick_summary":"A measured iron stake associated with khadira is to be buried in the enemy’s residence while repeating a hostile mantra, representing a classic nikhana (burial) prayoga."}
Weapon Type: Spear/Stake (śaṅku as piercing implement)
Concept: Mantra + yantra/śastra-like object + precise measurement constitutes a ‘technology’ of effect in abhichāra.
Application: Textual understanding of ritual mechanics: measure (aṅgula), material (iron/khadira), and locus (enemy house) are treated as essential parameters.
Khanda Section: Abhicara-Mantra & Protective Rituals (Tantric/Kriya-Prayoga within Agni Purana’s ritual-encyclopedic material)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At night, a practitioner quietly buries an eleven-finger iron stake associated with khadira in the courtyard/floor of an enemy’s house while muttering the hostile mantra.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural night scene, stylized house threshold, practitioner with spade and iron stake, mantra glyphs curling in air, strong chiaroscuro with red firefly-like highlights.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, dramatic central figure holding a gleaming stake with gold accents, architectural doorway, symbolic protective/hostile yantric motifs embossed, deep maroons and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic depiction: stake length marked as 11 aṅgulas, materials shown (iron, khadira), burial location indicated near house plan.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, stealthy courtyard burial with detailed brickwork, small iron stake, tense body language, moonlit palette and fine linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकादशाङ्गुलं = एकादश + अङ्गुलम्; खादिरमेव = खादिरम् + एव; बधोसीति = बधः + असि + इति; जपन्निखनेद्रिपुवेश्मनि = जपन् + निखनेत् + रिपुवेश्मनि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana ṣaṭkarman/abhichāra sections on nikhana, śaṅku, and śatru-kṣaya prayogas; Agni Purana material specifications (loha, khadira) in ritual contexts
FAQs
It teaches an abhicāra-style prayoga: measuring and preparing an eleven-aṅgula stake (iron/khadira) and implanting it in an enemy’s dwelling while reciting a harm-directing mantra.
Alongside dharma, worship, and arts, the Agni Purana also catalogs pragmatic ritual technologies—here, a precise, measurement-based mantra-rite—showing its wide coverage of applied religious procedures.
As an abhicāra (coercive) act, it is traditionally considered spiritually risky and karma-laden, intended for hostile conflict scenarios; later dharma discussions typically warn that such acts can rebound without restraint, purity, and rightful cause.