Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 70
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
हृदयं पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा व्याधिभिर् नाभिभूयते उत्तमेदमिति स्नातो हुत्त्वा शत्रुं प्रमापयेत्
hṛdayaṃ pāṇinā spṛṣṭvā vyādhibhir nābhibhūyate uttamedamiti snāto huttvā śatruṃ pramāpayet
လက်ဖြင့် နှလုံးကို ထိကာ မန္တရပြုလျှင် ရောဂါများက မအနိုင်ယူနိုင်။ «ဤသည် အကောင်းဆုံး (ဖော်မြူလာ)» ဟု ရွတ်ဆိုကာ ရေချိုးပြီးနောက် ဟောမ (မီးပူဇော်) ပြု၍ ရန်သူကို ဖျက်ဆီးစေသင့်သည်။
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Protective touch-rite (nyāsa-like) for disease-warding, plus bath-mantra and homa for remedial/protective and hostile-countering rites.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Mantra, bodily acts (sparśa, snāna), and fire-offering (homa) are integrated as applied means for protection and overcoming obstacles.
Application: Use as a structured prayoga: (1) heart-touch with focused intent, (2) mantra-bath, (3) homa as sealing act for protection/hostility-neutralization.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda & Mantra-Prayoga (Protective rites and remedial applications)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner touches the heart with the right palm in a protective gesture, then performs ritual bathing and offers oblations into a small fire altar for protection and enemy-subduing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: figure in white cloth touching chest (hṛdaya-sparśa), nearby a small homa-kuṇḍa with flames, brass vessels for snāna, sacred geometry subtly in background, bold outlines and earthy pigments.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central ritualist with halo, right hand on heart, gold-leaf fire altar and vessels, stylized flames, ornate arch frame, devotional yet protective mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: stepwise instructional composition—panel 1 heart-touch, panel 2 bath with mantra, panel 3 homa; fine linework, clear ritual implements labeled visually.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: courtyard ritual with a small fire pit, attendant holding water ewer, practitioner touching heart; delicate architectural backdrop, calligraphic note “uttam edam”, tense protective ambience."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: व्याधिभिर् नाभिभूयते = व्याधिभिः + न + अभिभूयते; उत्तमेदमिति = उत्तम + इदम् + इति; हुत्त्वा = हुत्वा (हु + क्त्वा; लेख्ये द्वित्व-प्रयोगः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 258 (protective and remedial mantra-prayoga)
FAQs
It teaches a combined sparśa-prayoga (touching the heart), mantra-snāna (ritual bath with a set formula), and homa (oblations) aimed at disease-protection and a hostile remedial application against an enemy.
It exemplifies how the Agni Purana compiles practical procedures across domains—health-protection (vyādhi-nivāraṇa), purification (snāna), and ritual technology (homa/abhicāra)—showing its breadth beyond narrative into applied ritual and remedial sciences.
The bath and oblation frame the act within purification and sacrificial order; the protective aspect aligns with śānti (pacification), while the enemy-destruction aim belongs to abhicāra and is traditionally treated as a potent, ethically weighty act with consequential karma depending on intent and legitimacy.