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
हे दोन ‘पक्षिराज’ (गरुड-संबंधी) मंत्र अभिमंत्रणाने विषघ्न होतात—“पक्षिराजाय विध्महे, पक्षिदेवाय धीमहि, तन्नो गरुडः प्रचोदयात्।” नंतर सुसंस्कृत स्तंभावर न्यास करावा—अग्निस्थ, पार्श्व व पूर्वस्थ ‘दन्तश्रीक’ व ‘दण्डिन’; तसेच ‘सकाल’ व ‘लाङ्गली’—नीलकण्ठादि उपदेशाप्रमाणे; वक्ष, कंठ व शिखा येथे श्वेतचिन्हांचा विन्यास करावा।
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.