Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 16
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
कुर्याद्विषस्य स्तम्भादींस्तदुक्तमदवीषया आकाशादेष भूवीजः पञ्चार्णाधिपतिर्मनुः
kuryādviṣasya stambhādīṃstaduktamadavīṣayā ākāśādeṣa bhūvījaḥ pañcārṇādhipatirmanuḥ
ഉക്തമായ ‘അദ-വീഷാ’ മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട്, പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ, വിഷസ്തംഭനം മുതലായ കര്മ്മങ്ങള് ചെയ്യണം. ഇത് ആകാശോത്ഭവമായ ഭൂ-ബീജവും പഞ്ചാക്ഷരിയുടെ അധിപതി മന്ത്രവുമാണ്.
Lord Agni (traditionally instructing Vasiṣṭha in Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic teachings)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Visha-stambhana (arresting/spreading-control of poison) through bīja-mantra prayoga within protective rites.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Ada-vīṣā Bhū-bīja (Pañcārṇa-adhipati) for Visha-stambhana","lookup_keywords":["visha-stambhana","ada-visha","bhū-bīja","pañcārṇa","rakṣā-mantra"],"quick_summary":"Defines the ‘ada-vīṣā’ formula as an earth-seed mantra linked to the five-syllabled lord-mantra, to be used for immobilizing poison as the first step in antidotal rites."}
Concept: Bīja-mantra as elemental ‘seed’ (bhū-bīja) with cosmological derivation (ākāśa-udbhava) and presiding potency over a pañcārṇa system.
Application: Frames mantra as a controlled elemental force; practitioner applies it as a first-line stabilizing operation (stambhana) in crisis-ritual contexts.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra (Stambhana–Visha-nivāraṇa / Protective rites and antidotal mantra-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-priest performs a protective rite over a poisoned patient, invoking an earth-seed bīja said to arise from ākāśa, establishing stambhana as the poison is ‘held’ in place.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, ritual healer in white dhoti with sacred thread, patient reclining, yantra-like earth-seed glyphs hovering, subtle ākāśa-blue aura above, lamps and kalasha, flat bold colors, traditional ornamentation","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central priest chanting bīja, gold-leaf halo around mantra syllables, kalasha and conch on a pedestal, patient attended by assistants, rich reds/greens, embossed ornaments","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: priest pointing to written bīja on palm-leaf, patient and ritual items labeled, delicate lines, soft shading, calm interior shrine setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-physician and mantra-expert treating a bitten noble, fine architectural interior, calligraphic bīja in the air, attendants with water-pot and incense, detailed textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्याद्विषस्य → कुर्यात् + विषस्य; स्तम्भादींस्तदुक्तम् → स्तम्भादीन् + तत् + उक्तम्; मदवीषया → मद + वीषया; आकाशादेष → आकाशात् + एषः; पञ्चार्णाधिपतिर्मनुः → पञ्चार्ण-अधिपतिः + मनुः
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294 (Visha-nivāraṇa / Stambhana-prayoga context); Agni Purana mantra-bīja and rakṣā-karma sections (adjacent verses 294.17–20)
FAQs
It teaches a mantra-prayoga for visha-kriyā—specifically the stambhana (checking/immobilizing) of poison—using an identified counter-poison formula linked to the bhū-bīja and a pañcārṇa (five-syllabled) mantra framework.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana catalogs practical applied knowledge—here, protective/therapeutic mantra-technology for poison-control—showing its coverage of healing and apotropaic procedures in addition to doctrine.
The verse frames poison-removal as a dharmic protective act: correctly applied mantra and seed-syllable discipline is presented as a purifying, harm-preventing rite that safeguards life and supports righteous living.