Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 13
Adhyaya 314 — Tvaritājñāna
Immediate/Quick Knowledge) (Colophon/Transition
चूर्णीकृत्य क्षिपेत्तैले तदभ्यङ्गश् च कुष्ठकृत् ॐ नवरहाय सर्वशत्रून् मम साधय मारय ॐ सों मं वुं चुं ॐ शं वां कें ॐ स्वहा अनेनार्कशतैर् अर्च्य श्मशाने तु निधापयेत्
cūrṇīkṛtya kṣipettaile tadabhyaṅgaś ca kuṣṭhakṛt oṃ navarahāya sarvaśatrūn mama sādhaya māraya oṃ soṃ maṃ vuṃ cuṃ oṃ śaṃ vāṃ keṃ oṃ svahā anenārkaśatair arcya śmaśāne tu nidhāpayet
ഇത് പൊടിച്ച് എണ്ണയിൽ ചേർക്കണം; ആ എണ്ണകൊണ്ട് അഭ്യംഗം ചെയ്താൽ കുഷ്ഠം ഉണ്ടാകുമെന്നു പറയുന്നു. (മന്ത്രം:) “ॐ നവരഹായ സർവശത്രൂൻ മമ സാധയ മാരയ। ॐ സോം മം വും ചും; ॐ ശം വാം കേം; ॐ സ്വാഹാ।” ഈ മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് നൂറ് പ്രാവശ്യം അർക്കാർചന നടത്തി, ശേഷം ശ്മശാനത്തിൽ നിധാനമാക്കണം.
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Abhicāra prayoga combining dravya-samskāra (powder in oil, abhyanga) with mantra-japa and śmaśāna-nikṣepa for hostile rites, here explicitly to induce kuṣṭha-like disease.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kuṣṭha-kara abhyanga with mantra and śmaśāna-nikṣepa (abhicāra)","lookup_keywords":["kustha-kara","abhyanga","arka-shata","shmashana","Navaraha mantra"],"quick_summary":"Describes preparing a powdered substance in oil for massage said to cause kuṣṭha, empowered by specific mantras and a hundred arka-offerings, then deposited in a cremation ground as part of an abhicāra operation."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Mantra–dravya–deśa triad: efficacy is attributed to empowered substances, specific mantras, and liminal ritual space.
Application: Operational template for a coercive rite: preparation → empowerment (japa/arcana) → deployment (nikṣepa) at śmaśāna.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rogacikitsa) / Tantra-Mantra Prayoga
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: Sacred/liminal site
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner powders an ingredient, mixes it into oil, performs mantra-japa beside a small arka-offering setup, then carries a charged bundle to a cremation ground for burial/deposit.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, twilight cremation-ground with stylized pyres in background, practitioner with oil pot and powder, arka flowers offered in a hundred-count motif (garlanded heap), strong outlines, ominous sacred ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central ritualist with gold-highlighted offering vessels, arka flowers rendered richly, cremation-ground indicated symbolically, mantra scroll motifs, ornate border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, stepwise instructional scene: grinding powder, mixing in oil, abhyanga oil pot, then nikṣepa at śmaśāna; fine linework, calm didactic layout despite dark theme.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, night scene with detailed cremation-ground architecture, practitioner performing offerings, oil flask and mortar-pestle, subtle smoke, precise textiles and flora."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्षिपेत्तैले = क्षिपेत् तैले; तदभ्यङ्गश् = तत्-अभ्यङ्गः; अनेनार्कशतैर् = अनेन अर्क-शतैः; अर्च्य = अर्च् + ल्यप्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 314 (abhicāra sequences; mantra + dravya + śmaśāna)
FAQs
It gives a mantra-charged oil preparation and its ritual deployment: powdering a substance into oil for anointing, reciting coercive mantra-phrases with bīja-syllables, performing a counted worship (arka-śata), and depositing the charged item in a cremation ground—an abhicāra-style procedure.
Alongside dharma and mythology, the Agni Purāṇa preserves applied manuals—here blending quasi-medical terminology (kuṣṭha) with tantric operational steps (bīja-mantras, counted offerings, śmaśāna placement), showing the text’s wide scope across ritual technology and remedial/afflictive practices.
Because it employs coercive verbs (sādhaya, māraya) and śmaśāna praxis, it is categorized as a forceful rite; traditional dharma frameworks treat such acts as spiritually risky, potentially generating heavy karmic consequences unless constrained by strict vows, authorization, and a context claimed as protective necessity.