Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 24
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
खकारौ दण्डिनौ चण्डौ मज्जा दशनसंयुता मांसदीर्घा जरद्वायुहृदैतत् सर्वदं रवेः
khakārau daṇḍinau caṇḍau majjā daśanasaṃyutā māṃsadīrghā jaradvāyuhṛdaitat sarvadaṃ raveḥ
Para Ravi (o Sol), a sílaba ‘kha’ possui duas formas—‘daṇḍin’ e ‘caṇḍa’. Ela se associa à medula e aos dentes; fortalece a carne e prolonga a firmeza da vitalidade; vence os distúrbios de vāta (vento) da velhice e sustenta o coração—assim, é a que tudo concede para Ravi.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha
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Dosha: Vata
Concept: Bandhu (microcosm–macrocosm linkage): phoneme, deity, and bodily dhātu functions are correlated for applied healing.
Application: Use mantra not merely as praise but as targeted psycho-physiological focus (saṅkalpa + japa) aligned to the stated bodily domains.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Mantra-śāstra (Ravi-nāma/akṣara-nighaṇṭu style healing correspondences)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दशनसंयुता = दशन + संयुता; मांसदीर्घा = मांस + दीर्घा; jaradvāyuhṛt is a multi-member tatpuruṣa compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 299 (Ravi-mantra and healing correspondences cluster)
FAQs
It teaches a mantra-phonetic (akṣara) correspondence for Ravi: the ‘kha’ syllable (with forms named Daṇḍin and Caṇḍa) is mapped to specific bodily supports—marrow, teeth, flesh—and is said to counter senile vāta and support the heart.
It blends mantra-śāstra with Ayurvedic physiology by assigning therapeutic effects (dhātu support and vāta pacification) to a specific syllable associated with the Sun, illustrating the text’s cross-disciplinary cataloging of ritual sound, deity-epithets, and medical outcomes.
By aligning speech-sound (akṣara) with Ravi, the verse frames disciplined recitation/meditation as both a purifying practice and a means to obtain ‘sarvada’ (all-round benefit), especially vitality and protection from age-related decline.