Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 42
अश्ववाहनसारः
Aśvavāhana-sāra) — Essentials of Horses as Mounts (and Horse-Treatment
प्रलयाविप्लवे ज्ञात्वा क्रमेणानेन बुद्धिमान् मोटनेन चतुर्थेन विधिरेष बिधीयते
pralayāviplave jñātvā krameṇānena buddhimān moṭanena caturthena vidhireṣa bidhīyate
प्रलयकाले विप्लवं ज्ञात्वा बुद्धिमान् अनेनैव क्रमेण प्रवर्तेत; चतुर्थेन ‘मोटनेन’ विधिरेष विधीयते।
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Ritual response to calamity/portent associated with pralaya-like upheaval: performing a prescribed sequence culminating in the fourth method called moṭana.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Crisis is met with ordered ritual intelligence (krama) rather than panic.
Application: When facing collective fear/instability, adhere to a fixed, stepwise rite; the named method (moṭana) functions as a standardized operational step.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-tantra-prayoga (Ritual Procedure and Tantric Applications)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist performs a protective rite in a prescribed sequence during ominous times, culminating in the moṭana method.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, priest in simple white cloth before a small altar, lamps and yantra-like diagram, stormy symbolic background suggesting viplava, restrained palette, solemn ritual gestures","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central altar with gold-leaf haloed lamp flames, priest performing the fourth-step rite, ornate vessels, rich reds and gold, protective ambience","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, stepwise ritual depiction with clear arrangement of implements, calm composition, fine lines, emphasis on procedural order","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, indoor pavilion with ritual paraphernalia, scholar-priest consulting sequence, attendants, dramatic sky motif indicating calamity, intricate detailing"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: pralaya + āviplave → pralayāviplave; krameṇa + anena → krameṇānena; vidhiḥ + eṣaḥ → vidhireṣaḥ
Related Themes: Agni Purana Pūjā-vidhi / mantra-tantra-prayoga sequences around 287.xx describing multiple methods culminating in moṭana
FAQs
It prescribes a sequential ritual protocol for times of extreme calamity (pralaya-like upheaval), specifying that the rite is to be executed according to an ordered method culminating in the fourth procedure termed moṭana (a specialized repelling/expelling operation).
Beyond mythology, the Agni Purana functions as a practical handbook: here it records a technical prayoga-krama (operational ritual sequence) for disaster conditions, reflecting its coverage of applied ritual science alongside theology and cosmology.
Following the enjoined order (krama) in a protective rite is presented as dharmic discipline: correct performance is understood to avert inauspicious forces, preserve ritual purity, and secure spiritual protection during periods of destabilization.