Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 29
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
ॐ नमो भगवते नीलकण्ठाय चिः अमलकण्ठाय चिः सर्वज्ञकण्ठाय चिः क्षिप ॐ स्वाहा अमलनीलकण्ठाय नैकसर्वविषापहाय नमस्ते रुद्रमन्यव इतिसर्मार्जनाद्विषं विनश्यति न सन्देहः कर्णजाप्या उपानहावा यजेद्रुद्रविधानेन नीलग्रीवं महेश्वरम् विषव्याधिविनाशः स्यात् कृत्वा रुद्रविधानकं
oṃ namo bhagavate nīlakaṇṭhāya ciḥ amalakaṇṭhāya ciḥ sarvajñakaṇṭhāya ciḥ kṣipa oṃ svāhā amalanīlakaṇṭhāya naikasarvaviṣāpahāya namaste rudramanyava itisarmārjanādviṣaṃ vinaśyati na sandehaḥ karṇajāpyā upānahāvā yajedrudravidhānena nīlagrīvaṃ maheśvaram viṣavyādhivināśaḥ syāt kṛtvā rudravidhānakaṃ
“ਓਂ—ਭਗਵਤੇ ਨੀਲਕੰਠਾਯ ਨਮਹ। ‘ਚਿਃ’—ਅਮਲਕੰਠਾਯ। ‘ਚਿਃ’—ਸਰਵਜ੍ਞਕੰਠਾਯ। ‘ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਪ’। ਓਂ ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾ। ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨੀਲਕੰਠ ਨੂੰ, ਜੋ ਅਨੇਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਹਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ, ਨਮਹ। ‘ਨਮਸਤੇ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਮਨ੍ਯਵ’ ਦਾ ਜਪ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਮਾਰਜਨ (ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ-ਮਾਰਜਨ) ਕਰਨ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ—ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ। ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਨ-ਜਾਪ ਵਜੋਂ ਕਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਪਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਉਪਾਨਹਾਵ (ਰੱਖਿਆ-ਬੰਧ/ਤਾਬੀਜ਼-ਵਿਧੀ) ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ। ਰੁਦ੍ਰ-ਵਿਧਾਨ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨੀਲਗ੍ਰੀਵ ਮਹੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੇ; ਰੁਦ੍ਰ-ਵਿਧਾਨਕ ਕਰਨ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ਜਨਿਤ ਰੋਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਨਾਸ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।”
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana’s ritual/medical prayogas to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Mantra-chikitsā for poison: recitation, ritual wiping (sarmārjana), ear-whisper japa (karṇa-jāpa), amulet/binding rite (upānahāva), and Rudra worship to destroy poison and poison-born diseases.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Nīlakaṇṭha-Rudra viṣāpahara mantra and rites (karṇa-jāpa, upānahāva, sarmārjana)","lookup_keywords":["nīlakaṇṭha","viṣāpahara","namas te rudra manyava","karṇa-jāpa","upānahāva"],"quick_summary":"Invoke Nīlakaṇṭha-Rudra with the given mantra, perform ritual cleansing/wiping, whisper the mantra into the ear, and employ protective binding/amulet rites; worship Nīlagrīva Maheśvara by Rudra-vidhāna to remove poison and related diseases."}
Concept: Rudra as viṣa-hara: the deity who bears poison (nīlakaṇṭha) is invoked to neutralize poison in beings; mantra + kriyā as integrated remedy.
Application: In emergencies of poisoning, combine devotional Rudra-upāsanā with prescribed ritual actions (cleansing, ear-japa, protective binding) as per the text’s remedial framework.
Khanda Section: Mantra-Chikitsa & Rudra-Vidhi (Protective rites against poison and disease)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A blue-throated Śiva (Nīlakaṇṭha) is worshipped while a priest performs sarmārjana (ritual wiping) on a poisoned person; another moment shows karṇa-jāpa (whispering into the ear) and tying a protective amulet/binding (upānahāva).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Nīlakaṇṭha Śiva with deep blue throat seated in shrine, priest with sacred thread performing ritual wiping on patient, assistant whispering mantra into ear, amulet thread being tied, warm reds and ochres","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Nīlakaṇṭha Śiva with gold crown and heavy gold-leaf ornaments, blue throat prominent, foreground priest holding kalasha and sacred thread amulet, patient seated, inscriptions of mantra stylized","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, narrative-instructional composition: panels for sarmārjana, karṇa-jāpa, and upānahāva; Śiva icon at top as Nīlagrīva; fine detailing and readable ritual implements","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, healer-priest in a pavilion treating a poisoned noble, whispering into ear, tying amulet, small shrine niche with blue-throated Śiva image, delicate calligraphy of ‘namas te rudra manyava’ in margin"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Malkauns","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमस्ते = नमः + ते; इतिसर्मार्जनाद्विषं = इति + सर्मार्जनात् + विषम्; यजेद्रुद्रविधानेन = यजेत् + रुद्रविधानेन; (पाठे बहवः मन्त्रांशाः/बीजानि, केषाञ्चित् पदानां पाठदूषणसम्भावना)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294 (Daṣṭa-cikitsā: bite/sting treatment); Agni Purana 295 (Pañcāṅga Rudra-vidhāna: expanded Rudra rite)
FAQs
It teaches a Śaiva anti-poison prayoga: specific Rudra/Śiva mantras with sarmārjana (ritual cleansing), karṇa-jāpa (ear-recitation), and an upānaha-style protective application to neutralize poison and poison-born diseases.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge—here, mantra-chikitsa and pragmatic protective rites against toxins—showing how ritual technology and health-protection practices are integrated into Purāṇic instruction.
By invoking Rudra as Nīlakaṇṭha (the archetypal ‘poison-bearer’), the rite frames healing as both purification and divine protection, aiming to remove harm (viṣa) while establishing Śiva’s safeguarding grace through disciplined ritual action.