Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 37
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
चञ्चला पञ्चमे ऽब्दे तु ज्वरस्त्रासो ऽङ्गसादनम् मांसौदनाद्यैश् च बलिर्मेषशृङ्गेण धूपनम्
cañcalā pañcame 'bde tu jvarastrāso 'ṅgasādanam māṃsaudanādyaiś ca balirmeṣaśṛṅgeṇa dhūpanam
അഞ്ചാം വർഷത്തിൽ ‘ചഞ്ചലാ’ എന്ന ഗ്രഹബാധ ജ്വരം, ഭയം, അവയവക്ഷീണം എന്നിവ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു. ശാന്തിക്കായി മാംസം, ഒദനം മുതലായവകൊണ്ട് ബലി അർപ്പിച്ച്, മേടിന്റെ കൊമ്പുകൊണ്ട് ധൂപനം നടത്തണം.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Diagnosis of graha-roga (Cañcalā) by symptom cluster (fever, terror, limb-weakness) and performance of pacifying rite using specified bali and dhūpana material (ram’s horn).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Cañcalā-graha (pañcame ’bde): jvara–trāsa–aṅga-sādana; meṣaśṛṅga-dhūpana","lookup_keywords":["Cañcalā","graha-roga","trāsa","meṣaśṛṅga","dhūpana"],"quick_summary":"Defines the Cañcalā affliction by fever, fear, and limb-debility; prescribes bali of meat and rice-porridge and fumigation using a ram’s horn as a śānti measure."}
Concept: When mind-affecting distress accompanies bodily illness, tradition applies both material support and symbolic/ritual containment to restore steadiness (dhairya).
Application: Use structured calming routines (mantra/rite, steady diet, supportive care) to reduce fear and stabilize the patient.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bhuta-vidya / Graha-roga and remedial rites)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A restless, frightened patient with fever; priest offers meat and rice-porridge bali; a ram’s horn is used as the focal object for fumigation, smoke rising in spirals.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, intense eyes of the afflicted, priest holding a ram’s horn near incense smoke, offering bowls on banana leaf, dark background with lamp glow, protective hand gestures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-embossed ram’s horn and lamp, richly ornamented priest, fearful patient seated, swirling incense rendered with bright highlights, devotional-protective mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, precise depiction of meṣaśṛṅga instrument and dhūpa setup, side annotations feel, calm palette to counter fear, clear symptom-to-remedy narrative.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed horn texture, attendants with bowls of odana, expressive fear on patient’s face, fine smoke curls, patterned carpets and curtains."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"protective-instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ऽब्दे = अब्दे (अ + अब्दे; अवग्रह); ज्वरस्त्रासो = ज्वर-त्रासः; ऽङ्गसादनम् = अङ्गसादनम्; मांसौदनाद्यैश् → मांसौदनाद्यैः; बलिर्मेषशृङ्गेण = बलिः + मेषशृङ्गेण
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (graha-wise/year-wise afflictions and śānti)
FAQs
It teaches a Bhūta-vidyā/Graha-roga remedy: identify the Cañcalā affliction by symptoms (fever, fear, limb-debility) and pacify it through bali offerings (meat and cooked rice) plus dhūpana (fumigation) using a ram’s horn.
It blends diagnostic symptomatology with applied ritual-therapeutics (bali and dhūpana), showing how the Agni Purana compiles practical healing methods alongside religious rites—characteristic of its wide-ranging, encyclopedic scope.
The bali and fumigation function as śānti (pacification), aiming to neutralize harmful influences, restore bodily steadiness, and re-establish ritual and psychological purity by propitiating the disturbing agency.