Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 10
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
भूतादिवर्णान् विन्यसेदङ्गुष्टाद्यन्तपर्वसु तन्मात्रादिगुणाभ्यर्णानङ्गुलीषु न्यसेद्बुधः
bhūtādivarṇān vinyasedaṅguṣṭādyantaparvasu tanmātrādiguṇābhyarṇānaṅgulīṣu nyasedbudhaḥ
O praticante sábio deve atribuir (por nyāsa) as sílabas que começam pelos bhūtas nas articulações, desde o polegar até as articulações terminais; e deve colocar nos dedos as sílabas correspondentes às qualidades (guṇas) que começam pelos tanmātras.
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Systematic varṇa-nyāsa: placing bhūta-syllables on thumb-to-terminal joints and placing tanmātra/guṇa-corresponding syllables on fingers to complete mantra-anga vinyāsa for pūjā and bhūta-śuddhi.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Element-to-sound correspondence: bhūtas and tanmātras/guṇas are internalized through ordered phoneme placement, integrating cosmology into embodied practice.
Application: Used as a preparatory rite for japa, homa, and pūjā to stabilize attention and align the practitioner with tattva structure.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Tantric Nyasa and Mantra-anga-vinyasa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An instructional ritual scene: a practitioner touches successive finger joints from thumb to tips while reciting bhūta-syllables, then touches fingers to place tanmātra/guṇa syllables; a small chart shows mappings of bhūtas and tanmātras to syllables.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: seated sādhaka with hands prominent, sequential joint-touching shown in a narrative strip; side panel with five-element symbols and subtle tanmātra icons; bold outlines, temple lamp nearby.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central figure performing nyāsa, gold-highlighted hands and joint points; decorative panel showing pañcabhūta emblems and tanmātra symbols; ornate frame with gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear pedagogical illustration—hand diagram with numbered joints; table of bhūta-varṇas and tanmātra/guṇa-varṇas; soft colors and precise linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholar-practitioner demonstrating hand placements to a student; a folio chart with element and tanmātra labels; fine brushwork, muted palette, detailed textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विन्यसेदङ्गुष्टाद्यन्तपर्वसु = विन्यसेत् + अङ्गुष्ठ-आदि-अन्त-पर्वसु; न्यसेद्बुधः = न्यसेत् + बुधः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana bhūta/tanmātra cosmology passages (tattva sections); Agni Purana nyāsa and mudrā procedures in the same puja-vidhi khanda
FAQs
It teaches a specific nyāsa procedure: placing (vinyāsa) bhūta-related syllables on the thumb-to-joint sequence and placing tanmātra/guṇa-corresponding syllables on the fingers as part of mantra-ritual practice.
By preserving a precise, technical ritual method (tantric nyāsa) that links phonetics (varṇa), cosmology (bhūtas/tanmātras), and embodied practice (finger/joint placement), it exemplifies the Agni Purāṇa’s compendium-style coverage of applied religious technologies.
Nyāsa sacralizes the practitioner’s body as a mantra-mandala, aiding concentration and ritual purity; it is traditionally held to deepen mantra efficacy and align the worshipper with the tattva-order of creation.