Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 13
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
ब्रह्मदक्षाश्विरुद्रेन्द्रभूचन्द्रार्कानिलानलाः ऋषयश् चौषधिग्रामा भूतसङ्घाश् च पान्तु ते
brahmadakṣāśvirudrendrabhūcandrārkānilānalāḥ ṛṣayaś cauṣadhigrāmā bhūtasaṅghāś ca pāntu te
ဗြဟ္မာ၊ ဒက္ခ၊ အရှွင်ဒေဝတို့၊ ရုဒြ၊ အိန္ဒြ၊ မြေ၊ လ၊ နေ၊ လေ နှင့် မီးတို့အပြင်၊ ရှိသီများ၊ ဆေးပင်အစုအဝေးများနှင့် သတ္တဝါအဖွဲ့အစည်းများက သင့်ကို ကာကွယ်စောင့်ရှောက်ပါစေ။
Lord Agni (narrating within a raksha-mantra context to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Recite a protective benediction invoking cosmic and medicinal guardians to safeguard patient and therapy from obstacles, fear, and unseen harms.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Rakṣā-mantra for Protection in Treatment","lookup_keywords":["rakṣā-mantra","bhaiṣajya-rakṣā","auṣadhi-grāma","bhūta-saṅgha","deva-stuti"],"quick_summary":"A protective invocation calling upon deities, elements, sages, medicinal plants, and beings to guard the recipient—used as a benediction around healing work."}
Alamkara Type: Samuccaya (accumulative listing)
Concept: Healing is supported by a network of adhi-daivika forces—deities, ṛṣis, elements, and the auṣadhi-world—invoked as guardians.
Application: Use the mantra as a ‘protective frame’ at the start/end of treatment sessions, especially in vulnerable conditions (fever, poisoning, childbirth, surgery-like procedures).
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Raksha-mantra (Protective invocation and benediction formulas)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A circle of protection around a patient: deities and elements symbolically stationed in the directions; medicinal plants personified as guardians; the healer recites the rakṣā-mantra.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, mandala-like protective scene: healer chanting, patient seated, directional guardians as stylized figures (Brahmā, Rudra, Indra, Aśvins), Earth as green-brown goddess, Sun/Moon discs, Wind/Fire motifs, medicinal plants as anthropomorphic attendants","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-embossed protective tableau: central patient under a golden arch, healer with palm-leaf manuscript, surrounding deity icons with halos, auṣadhi-grāma as a garland of sacred herbs rendered in raised gold detailing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean instructional composition: healer reciting, labeled symbols for Earth/Moon/Sun/Wind/Fire, border of medicinal plants, calm protective ambience suitable for a ‘rakṣā-mantra chart’","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined allegorical scene: physician chanting beside patient on a carpet, margins filled with botanical studies (auṣadhi), celestial roundels for sun and moon, subtle personifications of wind and fire, fine calligraphy panel for the mantra"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रुद्रेन्द्र = रुद्र+इन्द्र; चन्द्रार्क = चन्द्र+अर्क; अर्कानिलानलाः = अर्क+अनिल+अनलाः; ऋषयश् च = ऋषयः+च; चौषधिग्रामा = च+औषधिग्रामाः; भूतसङ्घाश् च = भूतसङ्घाः+च
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279.12 (pre-treatment worship); Agni Purana 279.14 (medicine praised as rasāyana/amṛta)
FAQs
It teaches a rakṣā-prayoga (protective application) by invoking a comprehensive mandala of deities and cosmic powers—creator, gods, luminaries, elements, sages, and healing plants—to confer protection (pāntu te).
It exemplifies how the Agni Purana integrates ritual technology (rakṣā-mantras) with cosmology (Sun, Moon, elements), theology (major deities), and even proto-Ayurvedic symbolism (auṣadhi-grāma), showing multi-domain knowledge in a single liturgical unit.
Remembering and invoking these powers is presented as a protective, purifying act that wards off obstacles and harmful influences, aligning the practitioner with dharmic, cosmic order through sanctioned divine guardianship.