Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 24
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
द्वावेतौ पक्षिराड्मन्त्रौ विषघ्नावभिमन्त्रणात् पक्षिराजाय विध्महे पक्षिदेवाय धीमहि तत्रो गरुड प्रचोदयात् वह्निस्थौ पार्श्वतत्पूर्वौ दन्तश्रीकौ च दण्डिनौ सकालो लाङ्गली चेति नीलकण्ठाद्यमीरितं वक्षःकण्ठशिखाश्वेतं न्यसेत्स्तम्भे सुसंस्कृतौ
dvāvetau pakṣirāḍmantrau viṣaghnāvabhimantraṇāt pakṣirājāya vidhmahe pakṣidevāya dhīmahi tatro garuḍa pracodayāt vahnisthau pārśvatatpūrvau dantaśrīkau ca daṇḍinau sakālo lāṅgalī ceti nīlakaṇṭhādyamīritaṃ vakṣaḥkaṇṭhaśikhāśvetaṃ nyasetstambhe susaṃskṛtau
ഈ രണ്ട് ‘പക്ഷിരാജ’ (ഗരുഡബന്ധിത) മന്ത്രങ്ങൾ അഭിമന്ത്രണത്താൽ വിഷഘ്നങ്ങളാകുന്നു—“പക്ഷിരാജായ വിധ്മഹേ, പക്ഷിദേവായ ധീമഹി, തന്നോ ഗരുഡഃ പ്രചോദയാത്।” തുടർന്ന് സുസംസ്കൃത സ്തംഭത്തിൽ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം—വഹ്നിസ്ഥമായി, പാർശ്വവും പൂർവവും ‘ദന്തശ്രീക’യും ‘ദണ്ഡിന’യും; കൂടാതെ ‘സകാല’യും ‘ലാങ്ഗലീ’യും—നീലകണ്ഠാദികളുടെ ഉപദേശപ്രകാരം; വക്ഷസ്, കണ്ഠം, ശിഖ എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിൽ ശ്വേതചിഹ്നം വിന്യസിക്കണം।
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purāṇa narrative frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Garuḍa-mantra prayoga for anti-poison protection: abhimantraṇa, gāyatrī-style contemplation, and nyāsa/installation on a consecrated pillar with specified placements/whitened marks.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pākṣirāja-Mantra Abhimantraṇa and Stambha-Nyāsa for Viṣaghna","lookup_keywords":["pākṣirāja mantra","garuḍa gāyatrī","abhimantraṇa","stambha nyāsa","viṣaghna"],"quick_summary":"Two Garuḍa ‘king-of-birds’ mantras are prescribed for consecratory recitation; they are installed via nyāsa on a purified pillar with named attendant-powers and specified white placements."}
Alamkara Type: Anuprasa (formulaic repetition)
Concept: Protection is engineered through mantra + nyāsa (mapping power onto loci) + consecrated support (stambha), integrating visualization and spatial sacralization.
Application: Follow precise placement rules (nyāsa) and maintain ritual cleanliness; treat the pillar/marker as a boundary-protection device.
Khanda Section: Mantra-vidya (Protective Mantras; Vishaghna/Anti-poison rites; Garuḍa-mantra prayoga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A consecrated pillar bearing a Garuḍa-protective installation: white marks at chest, throat, and crest positions on a drawn/visualized figure; priest performs nyāsa while reciting Garuḍa gāyatrī.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, tall stambha with painted Garuḍa emblem, white tripartite markings, priest touching points in nyāsa, flames indicating ‘vahni-sthau’, bold contours and ritual symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gilded pillar motifs, Garuḍa figure with white highlights on chest/throat/crest, priest in ornate attire performing nyāsa, gold embossing on borders and ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, technical clarity: pillar diagram with labeled points (implied), priest placing hands at chest/throat/crest zones, soft gold and pastel palette, instructional composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, architectural pillar in a courtyard, fine geometric patterns, priest performing touch-ritual, subtle white markings on a painted emblem, detailed textiles and vessels."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"protective","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dvāvetau → dvau etau; pakṣirāḍmantrau → pakṣirāṭ mantrau; viṣaghnāvabhimantraṇāt → viṣaghnau abhimantraṇāt; tatro → tatra u; nyasetstambhe → nyaset stambhe.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294 (viṣaghna mantras; nyāsa/kavaca sequence)
FAQs
It teaches a Garuḍa-centered viṣahara (anti-poison) mantra in a gāyatrī-style form and prescribes its practical use via abhimantraṇa (charging) and nyāsa/installation on a well-consecrated stambha (pillar), including specific named placements/attendants and white markings at the chest, throat, and crest.
Alongside theology, it preserves applied ritual technology—protective mantra-formulas, installation procedures, and iconographic/nyāsa details—showing the Purāṇa as a compendium that includes healing/protection rites (proto-medical and tantric-mantric praxis) in addition to narrative material.
By invoking Garuḍa as a purifier and poison-destroyer and performing consecrated placement (nyāsa), the rite is framed as both a protective remedy and a purification act—removing harmful influences (viṣa/doṣa) and establishing auspicious, dhārmic safeguarding in the practitioner’s space.