Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 9
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
गजदन्ताहिनिर्मोकवाजिमूत्रप्रलेपनं सराजीनिम्बपत्रेण धूतकेशेन छूपयेत्
gajadantāhinirmokavājimūtrapralepanaṃ sarājīnimbapatreṇa dhūtakeśena chūpayet
गजदन्ताहिनिर्मोकवाजिमूत्रैः समिश्रितं लेप्यं बाह्यलेपनार्थं प्रयोजयेत्। सराजी-निम्बपत्रैः धूतकेशेन सह विधिवत् छूपयेत्।
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"External lepa (plaster) and ritualized dhūpana/chūpana for protective/curative purposes, especially in graha/āgantuka contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Lepa with gajadanta–ahinirmoka–vājimūtra and nimbapatra chūpana","lookup_keywords":["gajadanta","ahinirmoka","vājimūtra","nimbapatra","lepa-dhūpana"],"quick_summary":"Prescribes an external plaster using elephant-ivory, snake-slough, and horse-urine, followed by a neem-leaf and cleansed-hair based chūpana (fumigation/ritual application) for protection/relief in occult-affliction style therapeutics."}
Concept: Āgantuka/adr̥ṣṭa-affliction can be addressed through dravya (substance) + kriyā (rite) combined therapy.
Application: Integrate external pharmaco-ritual measures when symptoms are framed as graha/bhūta influence, alongside ordinary care.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Bhaiṣajya (Medicinal remedies and therapeutic procedures)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer prepares a dark plaster from powdered ivory and snake-slough, mixes it with horse-urine, then performs fumigation/ritual application using variegated neem leaves and cleansed hair as ritual implements.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and greens, a vaidya in traditional attire grinding substances on a stone slab, neem leaves with streaks held near a small fumigation brazier, ritual protective ambience, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate gold leaf borders, central seated vaidya with medicine bowl, stylized neem leaves and a small dhūpa vessel, rich textiles, devotional-protective mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, instructional layout showing ingredients (ivory powder, snake slough, horse urine, neem leaves) and the step of applying lepa and performing chūpana, muted palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene with labeled jars, a practitioner applying plaster to a patient, attendants holding neem leaves near incense smoke, intricate textiles and naturalistic shading"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गजदन्ताहिनिर्मोकवाजिमूत्रप्रलेपनम् = गजदन्त + अहिनिर्मोक + वाजिमूत्र + प्रलेपनम् (समास-समाहार). छूपयेत् is treated as a single verb form; orthography varies in manuscripts (छूप/छुप).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (Bhūta-vidyā/Bhaiṣajya prayoga context)
FAQs
It gives a technical recipe for an external medicinal plaster (pralepana/lepa) using specific substances (elephant ivory, snake slough, horse urine) along with a prescribed mode of application involving neem leaves and a cleansing-related implement (washed hair), implying a therapeutic-ritual procedure.
By cataloging practical materia medica and procedural techniques (external plasters, plant-based implements like neem leaves, and specialized application verbs), it demonstrates the text’s wide scope beyond theology—preserving applied medical and ritual-therapeutic knowledge.
Such prescribed applications combine healing with ritual correctness: purification (dhūta—cleansed) and regulated procedure are treated as supporting bodily well-being while maintaining ritual purity, aligning therapy with dharmic conduct.