Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 17
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
संस्तम्भयेतिविषतो भाषया स्तम्भ्येद्विषम् व्यत्यस्तभूषया वीजो मन्त्रो ऽयं साधुसाधितः
saṃstambhayetiviṣato bhāṣayā stambhyedviṣam vyatyastabhūṣayā vījo mantro 'yaṃ sādhusādhitaḥ
ଯଥୋଚିତ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣରେ ‘ସଂସ୍ତମ୍ଭୟେ’ ଆଦି ମନ୍ତ୍ର ଉଚ୍ଚାରି ବିଷକୁ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭିତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଏହା ବ୍ୟତ୍ୟସ୍ତ (ଉଲଟ/ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତିତ) ବିନ୍ୟାସରେ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ୍ୟ, ସୁସାଧିତ ବୀଜମନ୍ତ୍ର।
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of the Agni Purana, instructing a sage such as Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Operational instruction for arresting poison by uttering a specific bīja-mantra (‘saṃstambhaye…’) with a prescribed ‘reversed/altered’ arrangement.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Mantra efficacy depends on sādhana (proper accomplishment) and vidhi (correct arrangement), including ‘vyatyasta’ deployment as a controlled inversion technique.
Application: Highlights disciplined method: correct utterance + prescribed inversion/arrangement to direct the mantra’s restraining function.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Mantra-Chikitsa (Poison-antidote and stambhana-mantras)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner chants ‘saṃstambhaye…’ over a patient, with syllables shown in normal and reversed order, indicating the vyatyasta method to arrest poison.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, two bands of mantra syllables—one straight, one reversed—painted as floating script, priest chanting with hand in japa-mudrā, patient with serpent-bite mark, oil lamps, bold outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-embossed mantra syllables arranged forward and backward, priest with rosary, ornate altar with kalasha, rich jewel tones, devotional yet technical mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, diagrammatic panel showing ‘vyatyasta’ arrangement beside the chanting figure, fine linework, soft palette, palm-leaf manuscript on a stand","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-healer demonstrating reversed syllable order to an apprentice, patient nearby, calligraphic panels, detailed carpets and instruments"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"focused","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संस्तम्भयेतिविषतो → संस्तम्भयेति + विषतः; स्तम्भ्येद्विषम् → स्तम्भ्येत् + विषम्; मन्त्रोऽयम् → मन्त्रः + अयम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294.16 (ada-vīṣā / bhū-bīja framing); Agni Purana 294.18–20 (related counter-spell and transfer operations)
FAQs
It teaches viṣa-stambhana—using a specific bīja-mantra (beginning with “saṃstambhaye”) and a technical mode of recitation (vyatyasta/altered arrangement) to immobilize or neutralize poison.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge such as therapeutic procedures—here, a practical poison-countermeasure combining mantra-technology with healing aims, reflecting its wide-ranging, handbook-like scope.
Correctly performed protective mantras are treated as dharmic acts of safeguarding life; the emphasis on “sādhu-sādhitaḥ” implies disciplined, purified practice, aligning healing with ritual efficacy and merit.