Adhyaya 123
युद्धजयार्णवीयनानायोगाः (Various Yogas from the Yuddha-jayārṇava)
पूर्वकाले कालगणनाप्रकरणं समाप्य भगवानग्निः युद्धजयार्णवात् संगृहीतं जयलक्षणोपसंहारं प्रवर्तयति। वर्णान् तिथींश्च नन्दाद्युपविभागैः कर्मोपयोग्यवर्गेषु नियोज्य, ग्रहाधिपतिभिः वर्णसमूहान् नियच्छति, एवं भाषिक-नक्षत्रजालरूपेण शकुनविचारः स्थाप्यते। नाडीस्पन्दनम्, उच्छ्वासः, पलादिकालमानानि च देहकालसंयोगेन भविष्यनिर्णये प्रयुज्यन्ते। ततः स्वरॊदयचक्रं शनिचक्रं कूर्मचक्रं राहुचक्रं च युद्धज्योतिषे निरूप्य, विभागान् दिग्विन्यासान् मरणप्रदप्रदेशांश्च निर्दिशति; नक्षत्र-मुहूर्तनामभिः काले कर्तव्याकर्तव्यनिर्णयः क्रियते। अन्ते भैरवमन्त्रप्रयोगाः—शिखाबन्धः, तिलकं, अञ्जनं, धूपलेपनं—तथा धार्यौषधयः, वशीकरणयोगाः, तिलक-लेप-तैलादयश्च रक्षाजयार्थं कथ्यन्ते; एवं अग्नेया विद्या ज्योतिष-क्रियातन्त्र-औषधप्रयोगसमन्विता धर्मानुगतजयसेविका दर्श्यते।
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Frequently Asked Questions
A war-oriented Jyotiṣa toolkit: tithi and letter-to-graha mappings, multiple prognostic cakras (Svarodaya, Śani, Kūrma, Rāhu), and muhūrta-based prescriptions for what actions to perform or avoid.
They act as diagrammatic decision systems: divisions, directional placements, and specific ‘death-giving’ portions (notably linked with Śani) guide timing and risk assessment for actions related to conflict and protection.
The chapter treats victory as a synthesis of right timing (Jyotiṣa), protective rite (mantra and ritual acts like tilaka/añjana), and supportive materia medica—typical of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic Agneya-vidyā approach.
Action-appropriateness: Raudra is prescribed for fierce acts, while Śveta is aligned with purification activities like bathing—demonstrating karmic regulation through time-quality.
Yes. Shloka 25 explicitly notes differences between manuscripts (e.g., a line absent in the Gha manuscript and alternate readings in the Kha manuscript), which is valuable for critical study.