Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 3
Chapter 283 — Mantras as Medicine (मन्त्ररूपौषधकथनम्)
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय सर्वदः ॐ हूं नमो विष्णवे मन्त्रोयञ्चौषधं परं
oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya sarvadaḥ oṃ hūṃ namo viṣṇave mantroyañcauṣadhaṃ paraṃ
‘ਓਂ ਨਮੋ ਭਗਵਤੇ ਵਾਸੁਦੇਵਾਯ’—ਸਰਵਦਾਤਾ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ; ਅਤੇ ‘ਓਂ ਹੂੰ ਨਮੋ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਣਵੇ’—ਵਿਸ਼੍ਣੂ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ। ਇਹ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਨਿਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਪਰਮ ਔਖਧ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (narrating the Agni Purana to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Use of Vishnu/Vasudeva mantras as mantra-chikitsa: recitation for protection, calming, and as an adjunct to medicine and ritual healing.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Vasudeva-Mantra and Vishnu-Mantra as Paramauṣadhi (Supreme Remedy)","lookup_keywords":["Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya","Om Hum Namo Vishnave","mantra-chikitsa","paramaushadhi","sarvada"],"quick_summary":"Two Vishnu-centered mantras are prescribed as a highest therapeutic support. The text frames mantra itself as medicine, implying healing through devotion, sound, and divine protection."}
Concept: Sacred sound and surrender to Vasudeva/Vishnu function as a supreme remedial force, integrating body-mind healing with devotion.
Application: Adopt mantra as daily regimen (dinacharya of the mind): fixed count, attentive pronunciation, and ethical conduct to support therapeutic effect.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda & Mantra-Chikitsa (Medicinal remedies and mantra-based therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-priest or vaidya-sadhaka chanting Vishnu mantras over a patient, with a protective aura emanating from the syllables 'Om' and 'Hūṃ'.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, temple-healing scene, priest chanting with palm-leaf manuscript, patient reclining, luminous Vishnu presence behind, stylized mantra syllables as golden bands, bold outlines and earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, Vishnu/Vasudeva enthroned with gold halo, foreground devotee chanting 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya', ornate gold embossing, medicinal symbolism like a kalasha and tulasi.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional healing vignette: practitioner seated, patient nearby, clear Devanagari mantra panels, gentle colors, emphasis on calm therapeutic setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined interior with physician-saint reciting, attendants, delicate calligraphy of the mantras, subtle light rays indicating healing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मन्त्रोयञ्चौषधं → मन्त्रः यत् च औषधम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि; यत् + च); परं = परम् (अनुस्वार/हलन्त-लेखन भेद)
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda passages on bheshaja and non-drug measures (pathya, sattva); Agni Purana mantra-vidhi on japa-niyama and prayoga
FAQs
It teaches mantra-auṣadhi: the use of a Viṣṇu/Vāsudeva mantra (with the bīja “Hūṃ”) as a practical, protective, and therapeutic remedy—treating the mantra itself as the highest ‘medicine’ to be applied through japa (repetition).
By blending devotion (Vaiṣṇava stuti), tantric-style seed syllable usage (bīja), and a medical framing (auṣadha/remedy), it shows how the Agni Purana integrates ritual technology with healing-oriented instruction—typical of its wide-ranging, encyclopedic scope.
Recitation with homage to Vāsudeva/Viṣṇu is presented as purifying and boon-bestowing (“giver of all”), with the mantra regarded as a supreme remedy that removes obstacles and supports spiritual protection and merit through disciplined japa.