Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 12
अश्ववाहनसारः
Aśvavāhana-sāra) — Essentials of Horses as Mounts (and Horse-Treatment
ग्रहाश् च हेषिते चैव तथैवोरसि वासुकिः उपोषितो ऽर्चयेत् सादी हयं दक्षश्रुतौ जपेत्
grahāś ca heṣite caiva tathaivorasi vāsukiḥ upoṣito 'rcayet sādī hayaṃ dakṣaśrutau japet
అశుభ హేషణం (హినహిన) గ్రహప్రభావాన్ని సూచిస్తుంది; అలాగే వక్షస్థలంలో బాధ వాసుకితో సంబంధమైంది. ఉపవాసం చేసి సంబంధిత దేవతను అర్చించాలి; ‘సాదీ’ ఉన్నప్పుడు కుడి చెవిలో హయగ్రీవ మంత్రాన్ని జపించాలి.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Ritual response to ominous signs and afflictions attributed to grahas and nāgas: fasting, worship, and targeted mantra-japa (Hayagrīva) as śānti and protective remedy.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Graha–Nāga Śānti: Neighing Omen, Chest Affliction (Vāsuki) and Hayagrīva Japa in Right Ear","lookup_keywords":["graha-heshita","vasuki-uras","upavasa-archana","sadi","hayagriva-mantra-dakshina-shrotra"],"quick_summary":"If inauspicious neighing signals graha influence, and chest affliction is linked with Vāsuki, perform fasting and worship; for the condition termed sādī, recite Hayagrīva-mantra into the right ear as a śānti measure."}
Concept: Adverse signs are met with śānti: self-restraint (fasting), worship, and mantra as corrective alignment with cosmic forces.
Application: Adopt a śānti protocol: observe upavāsa, perform devatā-arcana for the indicated force (graha/nāga), and apply targeted japa (Hayagrīva) as a protective-healing act.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Mantra-japa and Naga-Graha Shanti (ritual appeasement of serpent-deities and planetary forces)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual scene: a horse neighs ominously as a sign of graha disturbance; a devotee with chest discomfort performs fasting and worship to Vāsuki; a priest whispers Hayagrīva-mantra into the right ear for sādī-śānti.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, temple courtyard: a horse with raised head neighing, graha symbols in the sky; a devotee seated in upavāsa with simple offerings; Vāsuki as a coiled serpent-deity behind; a priest leaning to the devotee’s right ear chanting Hayagrīva; bold colors, ritual lamps.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central Hayagrīva medallion with gold halo, side panel showing Vāsuki with jeweled hood; foreground priest reciting into right ear, devotee fasting with brass vessels; heavy gold embossing, rich ornament.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, narrative-instructional: three vignettes (neighing omen, Vāsuki worship, right-ear japa); fine lines, readable ritual implements, calm didactic tone.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic/temple scene: horse in stable neighing, astrologer-priest with manuscript, devotee seated, subtle serpent motif near chest area, intimate whispering into right ear; delicate architecture and textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ग्रहाश्→ग्रहाः. चैव→च + एव. तथैवोरसि→तथा एव उरसि. उपोषितोऽर्चयेत्→उपोषितः अर्चयेत् (visarga before vowel).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 287 (mantra-japa and śānti context); Agni Purana mantra/kavaca adhyāyas (Hayagrīva and protective rites in related sections)
FAQs
It gives an applied remedy-system: identify an omen/affliction (neighing → Graha influence; chest-affliction → Vāsuki), then perform upavāsa (fasting) and arcana (worship), and use targeted mantra-japa (Hayagrīva-mantra) recited into the right ear for the named condition (sādī).
It shows the Purana functioning as a practical manual—linking observable signs (omens/symptoms) to specific divine agencies (Grahas, Nāgas) and prescribing precise ritual actions (fasting, worship, ear-recitation of mantra), blending religion, folk-diagnostics, and mantra-technology.
Fasting and worship are presented as acts of purification and propitiation that pacify adverse influences; mantra-japa (especially protective forms such as Hayagrīva) is framed as a corrective rite that restores auspiciousness and reduces harmful karmic/daivic pressure.