Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 16
अश्ववाहनसारः
Aśvavāhana-sāra) — Essentials of Horses as Mounts (and Horse-Treatment
कणिकां विनेति क , ञ च स्मर त्वं वारुणीं कन्यां स्मर त्वं कौस्तुभं मणिं क्षिरोदसागरे चैव मथ्यमाने सुरासुरैः
kaṇikāṃ vineti ka , ña ca smara tvaṃ vāruṇīṃ kanyāṃ smara tvaṃ kaustubhaṃ maṇiṃ kṣirodasāgare caiva mathyamāne surāsuraiḥ
Ingatlah suku kata ‘ka’ dan ‘ña’ sebagai penghapus kekotoran; ingatlah gadis Vāruṇī; ingatlah permata Kaustubha—semuanya muncul ketika Lautan Susu dikocak oleh para dewa dan asura.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narration to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Mnemonic and purity-linked remembrance: seed-syllable recollection plus samudra-manthana exemplars to empower a protective/auspicious recitation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Smarana of Ka–Ña and Samudra-manthana Udbhavas (Vāruṇī, Kaustubha)","lookup_keywords":["ka ña","kāustubha","vāruṇī","kṣīroda-sāgara","samudra-manthana"],"quick_summary":"Pairs phonemic remembrance (ka, ña) with iconic churning-of-ocean emergents (Vāruṇī and Kaustubha) to frame a purification-and-auspice invocation."}
Alamkara Type: Smṛti-anuprāsa (repetitive imperative 'smara')
Concept: Smarana as śuddhi and saubhāgya-upāya: recollection of sacred phonemes and archetypal auspicious emergents to steady mind and intention.
Application: Use structured remembrance (phoneme + mythic symbol) as a focus tool before rites, travel, or high-stakes action.
Khanda Section: Mantra-vidhi / Smarana-stotra (Remembrance invocations connected with samudra-manthana imagery)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: Cosmic Ocean
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The Ocean of Milk being churned by devas and asuras; from the foaming waters arise Vāruṇī as a maiden and the radiant Kaustubha jewel, while syllables ‘ka’ and ‘ña’ are visualized as luminous letters.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, wide cosmic seascape, Mandara mountain churning, Vasuki as rope, devas/asuras in stylized rows, Vāruṇī emerging with graceful pose, Kaustubha as blazing gem, glowing Sanskrit letters ka and ña in the sky","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central Vishnu motif with Kaustubha highlighted in gold, side vignette of ocean churning, Vāruṇī with ornate jewelry, heavy gold work for jewel radiance and wave crests","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, refined linework showing the churning mechanism clearly, labeled elements (mountain, serpent, ocean), subtle depiction of ka and ña as calligraphic glyphs, calm instructional composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed figures of devas and asuras pulling the serpent, textured ocean, Vāruṇī emerging delicately, Kaustubha rendered as a luminous gemstone, elegant calligraphy of ka and ña in margins"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mnemonic-invocatory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्षिरोदसागरे → क्षीर-उद-सागरे; चैव → च + एव. (पाठे ‘क , ञ’ इति खण्डित-लिप्यन्तरं पाठभेद/लिपिदोषसम्भवः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana cosmology passages recounting samudra-manthana; Agni Purana mantra sections using bīja/varṇa-smaraṇa for protection
FAQs
It teaches a smaraṇa (ritual remembrance) sequence: meditating on specific syllables (‘ka’, ‘ña’) and on auspicious samudra-manthana manifestations (Vāruṇī and the Kaustubha gem) as a purificatory, protective recollection.
It combines mantra-style phonetic focus (akṣara-smaraṇa) with Purāṇic mythic cataloging (items arising from the churning of the Ocean of Milk), showing how the text integrates ritual technique, sacred sound, and mythic theology in a single instructional verse.
Remembering auspicious names, syllables, and divine manifestations is presented as a means of inner purification—removing subtle defilement and aligning the mind with protective, merit-generating (puṇya) sacred recollection.