Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 18
Vishahṛn Mantrauṣadham (Poison-Removing Mantra and Medicinal Remedy) — Colophon and Transition
दश जप्त्वा मन्त्रमिदं नमस्कुर्यात्तदौषधं त्वामुद्धराम्यूर्ध्वनेत्रामनेनैव च भक्षयेत्
daśa japtvā mantramidaṃ namaskuryāttadauṣadhaṃ tvāmuddharāmyūrdhvanetrāmanenaiva ca bhakṣayet
Tendo recitado este mantra dez vezes, deve-se fazer uma reverência. Então (dirigindo-se à erva) diga-se: “Ó planta-medicina, eu te arranco (tomo), tu que és de ‘olhar voltado para o alto’”, e em seguida ingira-se segundo esse mesmo rito/mantra.
Lord Agni (teaching to a sage in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue, traditionally Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Mantra-therapy integrated with pharmacology: repeat a mantra ten times, bow, verbally address the herb while uprooting, then consume/apply the medicine under the same rite for enhanced efficacy and protection.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Mantra as saṃskāra (consecratory imprint) that aligns mind, speech, and action in therapeutic practice.
Application: Create a repeatable therapeutic ritual (japa + respectful handling) to improve discipline, reduce errors, and maintain a sacred-ethical relationship with medicine.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and mantra-therapy)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner sits near a herb patch, counting ten japa on fingers, bows, uproots the plant while speaking to it, then consumes a prepared portion with solemn focus.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sequential narrative in one frame: japa with finger-counting, namaskāra, careful uprooting, then ingestion; warm tones, sacred grove ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central figure with gold halo performing japa, herb held delicately, ornate bowl for medicine, gold accents on ritual objects and mantra scroll","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, step-by-step didactic depiction with clear gestures: ten recitations, bow, spoken formula while uprooting, ingestion; minimal background, emphasis on procedure","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate scene with physician in a garden corner, subtle finger-counting, careful uprooting, small cup for medicine, fine detailing of leaves and roots"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मन्त्रमिदम् → मन्त्रम् + इदम् (म् + इ = मि). नमस्कुर्यात् → नमः + कुर्यात् (visarga sandhi: नमः + क = नमस् + क; written as नमस्-). तदौषधम् → तत् + औषधम् (त् + औ = दौ). त्वामुद्धरामि → त्वाम् + उद्धरामि (म् + उ = मु). ऊर्ध्वनेत्राम् → ऊर्ध्व + नेत्राम् (compound-like juxtaposition). अनेनैव → अनेन + एव (न + ए = नै).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 297.16-17 (mantra and collection protocol)
FAQs
It teaches a mantra-based protocol for collecting and consuming a medicinal herb: recite the mantra ten times, offer reverence, ritually ‘address’ the plant while uprooting it, and then ingest it using the same mantra/rite.
It shows the Purana’s practical, cross-disciplinary scope—combining Ayurveda (herbal medicine) with mantra-prayoga (ritual speech acts), illustrating how healing is treated as both pharmacological and sacral practice.
By adding japa and namaskāra to the act of harvesting and consuming medicine, the procedure frames healing as a purified, reverential act—reducing ritual impurity and aligning the remedy with dharmic intention.