Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 8
Chapter 283 — Mantras as Medicine (मन्त्ररूपौषधकथनम्)
त्रिविक्रमश् च नामानि जप्तव्यानि जिगीषुभिः विद्यामभ्यस्यतां नित्यं जप्तव्यः पुरुषोत्तमः
trivikramaś ca nāmāni japtavyāni jigīṣubhiḥ vidyāmabhyasyatāṃ nityaṃ japtavyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
ຜູ້ປາດຖະນາຊະນະຄວນສວດນາມ ຕຣິວິກຣະມະ (Trivikrama)។ ສໍາລັບຜູ້ຝຶກຝົນວິທະຍາອັນສັກສິດ (vidyā) ຢ່າງສະເໝີ ຄວນສວດ ປຸຣຸໂສຕຕະມະ (Puruṣottama) ຢູ່ເລື້ອຍໆ.
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Outcome-based nāma-japa: for victory (jigīṣā) recite Trivikrama-nāmas; for sustained study/vidyā-abhyāsa, maintain continual japa of Puruṣottama.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Prayojana-niyama in upāsanā: the same deity approached through different nāmas supports different human aims (puruṣārtha/pravṛtti) while grounding vidyā in remembrance.
Application: Before competitions/conflicts, perform Trivikrama-nāma japa; during daily study, keep Puruṣottama-japa as a continuous undercurrent (ajapa-like remembrance).
Khanda Section: Mantra-japa & Nama-smarana (Vishnu-bhakti / Stotra-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two-part scene: a warrior/king preparing for victory while reciting Trivikrama; a student-sage in a study hall continuously repeating Puruṣottama while reading manuscripts.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, split-panel composition, left: armored king with folded hands before Trivikrama with raised foot; right: brahmacārin in gurukula with palm-leaf texts, subtle aura of Puruṣottama behind, ornate borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold relief halos, Trivikrama towering with cosmic stride, small devotee-king below; adjacent panel with Puruṣottama enthroned, student with manuscript and mālā, rich jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean instructional layout, captions for 'jigīṣu—Trivikrama' and 'vidyābhyāsa—Puruṣottama', soft pastel background, detailed manuscripts and rosary","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly battlefield camp with king reciting, delicate rendering of Trivikrama as a celestial apparition; scholarly library scene with student, illuminated cartouches of the two nāmas"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: trivikramaś ca → trivikramaḥ + ca; vidyāmabhyasyatāṃ → vidyām + abhyasyatām.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 283 (nāma-prayojana mapping: victory, learning, healing, protection)
FAQs
It prescribes applied mantra-practice: victory-seekers should perform japa of Trivikrama’s names, and students/practitioners of vidyā should maintain continual japa of the name Puruṣottama as a daily discipline.
It exemplifies the text’s pragmatic cataloging of practices—linking specific divine epithets to specific aims (jaya/victory and vidyā-sādhana)—alongside its many other domains (ritual, polity, medicine, arts).
Regular nāma-japa is framed as both goal-oriented (success/victory) and purificatory: continual remembrance of Vishnu (as Trivikrama/Puruṣottama) steadies the mind, supports dharmic effort, and accrues devotional merit.