Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 41
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
कृशरापूपदध्याद्यैर् बलिः स्नानञ्च धूपनम् कालाब्दे नवमे वाह्वोरास्फोटो गर्जनं भयम्
kṛśarāpūpadadhyādyair baliḥ snānañca dhūpanam kālābde navame vāhvorāsphoṭo garjanaṃ bhayam
कृशरापूपदध्याद्यैः बलिः कार्यः, स्नानं धूपनं च; कालाब्दे नवमे बाह्वोरास्फोटो गर्जनं च भयहेतवः।
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Nimitta-based forecasting: prescribed bali items for appeasement, and identification of fear-portents (arm cracking/twitching and roaring sound) in the ninth year of a cycle.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Reading bodily and environmental signs (nimitta) and countering them through prescribed śānti actions.
Application: When such omens arise, perform bali with specified foods and maintain vigilance; undertake protective rites and prudent conduct.
Khanda Section: Jyotisha / Nimitta-shastra (Omens and prognostics)
Primary Rasa: Bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: Śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household performs bali with khicrī, cakes, and curd; simultaneously an individual experiences arm cracking/twitching while a distant rumbling roar (like thunder or beast) signals fear.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, ritual tray with kṛśarā and pūpa, curd pot, incense smoke; figure clutching arm with subtle motion lines, dark cloud band suggesting garjana, dramatic but stylized","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold accents on offering vessels, neatly arranged food items, devotee near small altar; background shows symbolic roaring cloud/animal motif, ornate frame","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional split-scene: left—bali items labeled; right—arm twitch/crack depiction and distant garjana cloud, calm explanatory composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic courtyard with servants presenting offerings, a noble reacting to arm spasm, distant storm cloud with rumble, fine detailing of utensils"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आद्यैर् = आद्यैः; स्नानञ्च = स्नानम् + च; वाह्वोरास्फोटो = बाह्वोः + आस्फोटः (ः + आ → ओऽ/ओर्-समाससन्धिः).
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa nimitta/śakuna materials around ch. 298; Agni Purāṇa bali-vidhi passages
FAQs
It teaches a nimitta-based remedy: perform bali with specific food-offerings (kṛśarā, pūpa, dadhi), plus ritual bath (snāna) and fumigation (dhūpana), and it identifies arm “āsphoṭa” and “garjana” in the ninth year as fear-indicating omens.
It combines prognostics (nimitta/jyotiṣa-style omen reading) with practical ritual countermeasures (bali, snāna, dhūpa), illustrating how the Agni Purana links predictive signs to prescribed rites across multiple knowledge-domains.
The offerings, purification bath, and incense act as propitiation and cleansing measures intended to pacify inauspicious forces signaled by bodily/ambient omens, reducing the karmic and spiritual disturbance associated with fear-producing portents.