Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 70
Ṛग्विधानम् (Ṛgvidhāna) — Applications of Ṛgvedic Mantras through Japa and Homa
हृदयं पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा व्याधिभिर् नाभिभूयते उत्तमेदमिति स्नातो हुत्त्वा शत्रुं प्रमापयेत्
hṛdayaṃ pāṇinā spṛṣṭvā vyādhibhir nābhibhūyate uttamedamiti snāto huttvā śatruṃ pramāpayet
Ao tocar o coração com a mão, não se é dominado por doenças. Tendo-se banhado recitando «Esta é a melhor (fórmula)» e, em seguida, oferecendo oblações (homa), deve-se fazer com que o inimigo seja destruído.
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Protective touch-rite (nyāsa-like) for disease-warding, plus bath-mantra and homa for remedial/protective and hostile-countering rites.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Mantra, bodily acts (sparśa, snāna), and fire-offering (homa) are integrated as applied means for protection and overcoming obstacles.
Application: Use as a structured prayoga: (1) heart-touch with focused intent, (2) mantra-bath, (3) homa as sealing act for protection/hostility-neutralization.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda & Mantra-Prayoga (Protective rites and remedial applications)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner touches the heart with the right palm in a protective gesture, then performs ritual bathing and offers oblations into a small fire altar for protection and enemy-subduing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: figure in white cloth touching chest (hṛdaya-sparśa), nearby a small homa-kuṇḍa with flames, brass vessels for snāna, sacred geometry subtly in background, bold outlines and earthy pigments.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central ritualist with halo, right hand on heart, gold-leaf fire altar and vessels, stylized flames, ornate arch frame, devotional yet protective mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: stepwise instructional composition—panel 1 heart-touch, panel 2 bath with mantra, panel 3 homa; fine linework, clear ritual implements labeled visually.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: courtyard ritual with a small fire pit, attendant holding water ewer, practitioner touching heart; delicate architectural backdrop, calligraphic note “uttam edam”, tense protective ambience."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: व्याधिभिर् नाभिभूयते = व्याधिभिः + न + अभिभूयते; उत्तमेदमिति = उत्तम + इदम् + इति; हुत्त्वा = हुत्वा (हु + क्त्वा; लेख्ये द्वित्व-प्रयोगः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 258 (protective and remedial mantra-prayoga)
FAQs
It teaches a combined sparśa-prayoga (touching the heart), mantra-snāna (ritual bath with a set formula), and homa (oblations) aimed at disease-protection and a hostile remedial application against an enemy.
It exemplifies how the Agni Purana compiles practical procedures across domains—health-protection (vyādhi-nivāraṇa), purification (snāna), and ritual technology (homa/abhicāra)—showing its breadth beyond narrative into applied ritual and remedial sciences.
The bath and oblation frame the act within purification and sacrificial order; the protective aspect aligns with śānti (pacification), while the enemy-destruction aim belongs to abhicāra and is traditionally treated as a potent, ethically weighty act with consequential karma depending on intent and legitimacy.