Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 30
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
नवमे कुम्भकर्ण्यार्तो ज्वरी च्छर्दति पालकम् रोदनं मांसकुल्माषमद्याद्यैर् वैश्वके बलिः
navame kumbhakarṇyārto jvarī cchardati pālakam rodanaṃ māṃsakulmāṣamadyādyair vaiśvake baliḥ
नवमे कुम्भकर्ण्याऽऽर्ते पालको ज्वरी स्यात्, छर्दति, रोदनं च भवति। वैश्वदेवे मांस-कुल्माष-मद्यादिभिः बलिं दद्यात्।
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Bāla-roga/graha-śānti: when Kumbhakarṇī-affliction is diagnosed with fever/vomiting and crying, perform Vaiśvadeva-linked bali with specified food items.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Navamī Kumbhakarṇī-graha śānti with Vaiśvadeva bali","lookup_keywords":["navamī","Kumbhakarṇī graha","jvara","chardi","Vaiśvadeva bali"],"quick_summary":"For the ninth observance tied to Kumbhakarṇī-affliction—marked by fever, vomiting, and crying—offer bali in the Vaiśvadeva context using meat, kulmāṣa, liquor, and related items."}
Concept: Integration of gṛhya-yajña (Vaiśvadeva) with protective healing rites for bāla-roga.
Application: Householders can embed graha-śānti offerings into daily/periodic Vaiśvadeva performance when such afflictions are suspected.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bāla-roga / Graha-śānti and febrile-affliction remedies)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household Vaiśvadeva setting: worried caregivers with a crying child; priest/elder preparing bali with meat, kulmāṣa, and liquor as a graha-śānti measure.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, interior household shrine with lamp, stylized crying child in mother’s arms, elder offering bali plates (māṃsa, kulmāṣa, surā) before sacred fire, bold outlines and flat color fields.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, domestic altar with gold-leaf lamp and vessels, caregivers and child, richly ornamented offering plates labeled by items, symmetrical composition, devotional domestic mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional depiction of Vaiśvadeva bali sequence, neat arrangement of kulmāṣa bowl, meat and surā vessel, calm linework, soft pastel palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate indoor scene with detailed textiles, a small fire-altar, attendants preparing offerings, child and guardian shown with expressive faces, fine architectural framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kumbhakarṇyārto → kumbhakarṇī-ārtaḥ; māṃsakulmāṣamadyādyaiḥ → māṃsa-kulmāṣa-madya-ādyaiḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (bāla-graha lakṣaṇa and bali-dravya lists by day/grade)
FAQs
It prescribes a specific graha-śānti style bali within the Vaiśvadeva context—using meat, cooked pulses (kulmāṣa), liquor, etc.—to address an affliction attributed to Kumbhakarṇī associated with fever, vomiting, and crying.
It blends symptom-description (fever, vomiting, crying) with a concrete household ritual protocol (Vaiśvadeva bali materials), showing how the Agni Purana integrates health-management, spirit-affliction theory (graha/doṣa), and daily religious practice.
By performing the prescribed bali in a sanctioned domestic rite, the household seeks pacification of harmful influences and restoration of well-being, framing healing as both remedial action and ritual purification/appeasement.