Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 1
Chapter 296 — Viṣa-cikitsā: Mantras and Antidotes for Poison, Stings, and Snake-bite
माकृत्रिमविषमुपविषं नाशय नानाविषं दष्टकविषं नाशय धम दम वम मेघान्धकारधाराकर्षनिर्विषयीभव संहर गच्छ आवेशय विषोत्थापनरूपं मन्त्रान्ताद्विषधारणं ॐ क्षिप ॐ क्षिप स्वाहा ॐ ह्रीं खीं सः ठन्द्रौं ह्रीं ठः जपादिना साधितस्तु सर्पान् बध्नाति नित्यशः
mākṛtrimaviṣamupaviṣaṃ nāśaya nānāviṣaṃ daṣṭakaviṣaṃ nāśaya dhama dama vama meghāndhakāradhārākarṣanirviṣayībhava saṃhara gaccha āveśaya viṣotthāpanarūpaṃ mantrāntādviṣadhāraṇaṃ oṃ kṣipa oṃ kṣipa svāhā oṃ hrīṃ khīṃ saḥ ṭhandrauṃ hrīṃ ṭhaḥ japādinā sādhitastu sarpān badhnāti nityaśaḥ
“Hancurkan racun buatan dan racun sekunder; hancurkan pelbagai racun; hancurkan racun daripada gigitan. ‘Dhama, dama, vama’—tarik keluar aliran kegelapan seperti awan (yakni bisa yang merebak); jadilah peneutral racun; musnahkan, beredar, masuk (dan menahannya), dengan rupa yang mengangkat dan mengusir racun. Pada akhir mantra, lakukan penahanan/pengekangan racun: ‘Oṃ kṣipa, oṃ kṣipa, svāhā; oṃ hrīṃ khīṃ saḥ ṭhandrauṃ hrīṃ ṭhaḥ.’ Apabila disempurnakan melalui japa dan seumpamanya, mantra ini sentiasa mengikat/menundukkan ular.”
Lord Agni (traditional frame: Agni instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic vidyās)
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Alamkara Type: Rūpaka
Concept: Mantra as kriyā-śakti: imperative speech-acts (nāśaya, saṃhara, gaccha) combined with visualization and bīja-sounds to effect protection and neutralization.
Application: Ritual discipline: correct pronunciation, repetition (japa), and completion with the specified concluding segment; framed as a siddha-prayoga after sustained practice.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Mantra-Chikitsa (Visha-nivarana: anti-venom and snakebite mantra-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: Bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: माकृत्रिमविषमुपविषं → मा कृत्रिमविषम् उपविषम्; ज्वलन्त-आदेशवत् मन्त्र-आज्ञापदानि (धम/दम/वम/क्षिप) लोट्-रूपाणि; मेघान्धकारधाराकर्षनिर्विषयीभव → मेघान्धकारधाराकर्ष निर्विषयीभव; मन्त्रान्ताद्विषधारणं → मन्त्रान्तात् विषधारणम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 296 (mantra-chikitsa subsection); Agni Purana 295 (raksha-mantra framing)
FAQs
It gives a visha-nivarana (anti-poison) mantra-prayoga: verbal commands and bīja-syllables used to draw out, neutralize, and ritually “contain” poison—especially bite-venom—and also to subdue serpents through japa-siddhi.
Alongside theology and dharma, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge—here, protective ritual-medicine (mantra-chikitsa) for toxins and snakebite—showing how Purāṇic literature functions as a compendium of practical arts and healing methods.
It frames healing as a dharmic protective act: mastering the mantra through disciplined japa is presented as a means to safeguard life, restrain harmful forces, and restore purity by neutralizing the “darkness” of poison.