Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 49
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
गन्धवती सप्तदशे गात्रोद्वेगः प्ररोदनम् कुल्माषाद्यैर् बलिः स्नानधूपलेपादि पूर्ववत्
gandhavatī saptadaśe gātrodvegaḥ prarodanam kulmāṣādyair baliḥ snānadhūpalepādi pūrvavat
ໃນກິ່ນປະເພດທີ 17 ທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ «gandhavatī» ມີອາການກະວົນກະວາຍຂອງຮ່າງກາຍ ແລະການຮ້ອງໄຫ້. ຄວນຖວາຍບາລີ (bali) ດ້ວຍ kulmāṣa ແລະສິ່ງຄ້າຍຄື; ການອາບນ້ຳ, ການອົບຄວັນທູບ, ການທານ້ຳມັນ ແລະອື່ນໆ ໃຫ້ເຮັດຕາມທີ່ກ່າວໄວ້ກ່ອນ.
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana’s śānti/ritual-encyclopedic instructions)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Utpāta-śānti prayoga for odor-omen affliction: bali with kulmāṣa, plus snāna, dhūpa, lepa as a standardized pacification sequence.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Gandhavatī (17th odor-omen): Śānti with kulmāṣa-bali and purification acts","lookup_keywords":["gandhavatī","utpāta-śānti","kulmāṣa bali","snāna dhūpa lepa","gandha-doṣa"],"quick_summary":"For the gandhavatī odor-omen marked by bodily agitation and crying, perform a kulmāṣa-based bali and repeat the established purification set: bathing, incense-fumigation, and anointing."}
Concept: Adverse signs are countered by ordered śuddhi (snāna/dhūpa/lepa) and bali as a harmonizing act.
Application: When distress-signs appear, respond with a repeatable, non-escalatory protocol emphasizing cleanliness, fragrance-control, and ritual reassurance.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Utpāta-śānti (omens, afflictions, and their pacification rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household performs a pacification rite: offering kulmāṣa as bali, followed by bathing, incense fumigation, and anointing to calm an afflicted person showing agitation and crying.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, interior of a traditional home-shrine, priest preparing kulmāṣa bali on plantain leaf, incense smoke curling, attendants performing snāna and lepa for a distressed child, earthy reds and ochres, stylized flames and lotus motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central ritual tray with kulmāṣa bali, gold-embossed lamps, incense holder, figures in devotional posture, ornate borders, emphasis on auspicious purification implements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition showing sequence panels: bali with kulmāṣa, snāna, dhūpa, lepa; fine linework, muted palette, clear labeling feel.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic courtyard scene with a healer-priest offering food-bali, servants with incense and oil-paste, expressive faces of crying child, detailed textiles and vessels."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gātro(d)vegaḥ → gātra-udvegaḥ; kulmāṣādyair → kulmāṣa-ādyaiḥ; snānadhūpalepādi → snāna-dhūpa-lepa-ādi.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (Utpāta-śānti context; 'pūrvavat' indicates earlier śānti steps)
FAQs
It identifies a diagnostic sign-set (bodily smell type “gandhavatī” with agitation and crying) and prescribes a practical śānti response: bali with kulmāṣa-like offerings, plus purification measures such as bathing, incense fumigation, and anointing.
It blends symptom-description (quasi-medical/omenology) with applied ritual technology (bali, snāna, dhūpa, lepa), showing how the text catalogs both observation-based diagnostics and standardized remedial rites.
The verse frames distress-signs as requiring śānti-karma: offerings and purification acts intended to pacify harmful influences, restore auspiciousness, and reduce the karmic/ritual impurity associated with such inauspicious manifestations.