Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 9
Chapter 323 — The Six-Limbed Aghora Astras (षडङ्गान्यघोरस्त्राणि)
रुद्रशान्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शिवां सर्वार्थसाधनीं पुत्रर्थं ग्रहनाशार्थं विषव्याधिविनष्टये
rudraśāntiṃ pravakṣyāmi śivāṃ sarvārthasādhanīṃ putrarthaṃ grahanāśārthaṃ viṣavyādhivinaṣṭaye
Kini aku akan menghuraikan Rudra-Śānti—upacara pendamaian yang suci dan membawa keberkatan, mampu menyempurnakan segala tujuan—yang dilakukan untuk memperoleh putera, menghapus gangguan planet, serta memusnahkan racun dan penyakit.
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating the Agni Purana’s ritual sections to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Rudra-Śānti as a pacificatory rite for putra-prāpti, graha-doṣa mitigation, and protection from viṣa/roga.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Śiva-śānti as sarvārtha-sādhanī (multi-purpose pacificatory sādhanā).
Application: Use a single Śaiva śānti framework to address diverse anxieties—progeny, fate/planets, toxins, illness—by ritual ordering and devotion.
Khanda Section: Shaanti-Kalpa (Rudra-Śānti / Graha-Śānti and protective rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Śaiva priest begins teaching the Rudra-Śānti, with a homa-kuṇḍa, bilva leaves, rudrākṣa, and a family seeking progeny and protection from illness/poison.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, Rudra-Śānti homa scene, Śiva’s presence as subtle aura behind the priest, traditional lamps, bilva leaves, muted earthy reds and greens, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Śiva blessing a couple seeking a son, gold foil halo, homa altar in foreground, rich jewel tones, ornate borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional ritual setup: homa-kuṇḍa, ladle, offerings, priest demonstrating śānti procedure, delicate linework, soft shading, labeled implements","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly household performing Rudra-Śānti for protection from poison and disease, detailed textiles, small homa fire, attendants with offerings, fine architectural interior"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रुद्रशान्तिं = रुद्र-शान्तिम्; सर्वार्थसाधनीं = सर्व-अर्थ-साधनीम्; पुत्रर्थं/ग्रहनाशार्थं treated as अव्ययीभाव with अर्थम्; विषव्याधिविनष्टये = विष-व्याधि-विनष्टये.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 323 (Śānti-kalpa context); Agni Purana Graha-śānti sections (elsewhere in ritual chapters)
FAQs
It announces the Rudra-Śānti (Śiva-pacification) rite as a practical ritual application for three outcomes: progeny (putrārtha), mitigation of graha-afflictions (grahanāśa), and protection/healing from poison and disease (viṣa-vyādhi-vināśa).
By linking a single Śaanti-kalpa rite to multiple domains—family welfare (progeny), Jyotiṣa-related afflictions (graha-doṣa), and health/protection (poison and disease)—the text demonstrates its multi-disciplinary, handbook-like coverage of ritual solutions for worldly and spiritual problems.
Rudra-Śānti is framed as an auspicious, merit-producing pacification that removes obstructive forces (grahas and ailments) and supports dharmic household aims such as progeny, implying purification and the restoration of harmony through Śiva’s appeasement.