Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 18
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
आगस्कृत् सप्तरात्रेण विद्वेषमधिगच्छति आरोग्यकामी रोगी वा प्रस्कन्नस्योत्तमं जपेत्
āgaskṛt saptarātreṇa vidveṣamadhigacchati ārogyakāmī rogī vā praskannasyottamaṃ japet
Sesiapa yang melakukan kesalahan (dosa) akan menanggung permusuhan dalam tujuh malam. Pencari kesihatan—atau bahkan orang yang sakit—hendaklah menjapa mantra yang unggul bagi mereka yang ditimpa/ditundukkan oleh gangguan itu.
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mantra-chikitsā for health-seeking and illness: recite a designated ‘excellent’ mantra for one afflicted by disorder; also notes a karmic/social consequence—offence leading to enmity within seven nights—useful for preventive expiation and protective practice.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Mantra-chikitsā for ārogya and the ‘seven-night’ enmity consequence of offence","lookup_keywords":["ārogya-kāma","rogī","sapta-rātra","āgas","mantra-chikitsā"],"quick_summary":"Links conduct and consequence (offence → enmity within seven nights) and recommends mantra-recitation as a protective/curative support for those seeking health or suffering illness."}
Concept: Āgas (offence) ripens into social hostility; remedial discipline includes protective/curative mantra practice and implied expiation through right conduct.
Application: Use the ‘seven-night’ warning as a prompt for immediate reconciliation/atonement; for health, integrate mantra-japa as a steady supportive sādhanā.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Mantra-chikitsa / Protective and curative japa-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sick person resting while a practitioner recites a protective mantra; in a secondary vignette, a quarrel/enmity arising after an offence, contrasted with reconciliation and calm.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, healer-priest chanting beside a reclining patient, protective aura motifs, secondary panel showing conflict dissolving into peace, earthy tones and bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central healing scene with gold halo around the reciter, patient on a cot, auspicious symbols for ārogya, small side vignette of enmity subdued, rich ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic composition: ‘sapta-rātra’ timeline indicated, offence leading to enmity, then mantra-japa restoring calm; fine lines, soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic interior with a patient and a reciting scholar, detailed textiles and vessels, side scene of dispute in a courtyard, balanced narrative framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"healing","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विद्वेषमधिगच्छति = विद्वेषम् + अधिगच्छति; प्रस्कन्नस्योत्तमं = प्रस्कन्नस्य + उत्तमम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 258 (mantra-chikitsā and rakṣā/śānti prayogas); Agni Purana dharma-prāyaścitta related passages (offence and consequences)
FAQs
It prescribes a practical mantra-japa application: a person seeking health or suffering from illness should perform japa of the ‘excellent’ mantra intended for one afflicted by the condition, implying mantra-therapy as a remedial measure.
Alongside theology and ritual, it preserves applied therapeutic guidance—linking moral causality (offence leading to hostility) with a concrete healing/appeasement technique (mantra-japa), reflecting the text’s wide coverage of practical life sciences and remedies.
It connects wrongdoing (āgas) with social/spiritual repercussions (vidveṣa) and recommends japa as a purificatory, protective act that can mitigate affliction and restore well-being.