Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 33
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
बलप्रदा विषाणां स्यद्ग्रहनाशाय धूपकः देवदारु वचा मांसी गुग्गुलुर्हिङ्गुसर्षपाः
balapradā viṣāṇāṃ syadgrahanāśāya dhūpakaḥ devadāru vacā māṃsī guggulurhiṅgusarṣapāḥ
విషనాశకంగా బలప్రదమైన ధూపకం, గ్రహదోషనాశానికి విధించబడింది—దేవదారు, వచా, మాంసీ, గుగ్గులు, ఇంగువ, ఆవాలు।
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) addressing the sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Prepare a protective medicated fumigation (dhūpa) for strength, antidotal support against viṣa (poison), and graha-affliction mitigation in animals/households.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Rakṣā (protective practice) through dravya-yoga (substance-based rite) integrating medicine and apotropaic intent.
Application: Household/gośālā hygiene and protective routine during suspected toxin exposure or ‘graha’ disturbances.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bheshaja-kalpa / Dhupa-yoga: medicated fumigation for protection and antidotal use)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer prepares a dhūpa mixture of aromatic woods, roots, resins, and spices, lighting it to fumigate a cowshed for protection from poison and graha-afflictions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized healer with incense brazier, swirling smoke patterns, ingredients (devadāru, vacā, māṁsī, guggulu, hiṅgu, sarṣapa) arranged, cows in background, protective aura motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold work, ornate dhūpa-dhāni (incense burner), rich reds and greens, auspicious protective symbolism, cowshed doorway being fumigated.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear instructional layout: labeled ingredient bowls, mortar and pestle, brazier with gentle smoke, caretaker performing fumigation around cattle.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior of a stable, attendant lighting resinous incense, realistic smoke, careful depiction of herbs and resins, calm yet vigilant mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: syadgrahanāśāya = syāt + graha-nāśāya; guggulurhiṅgusarṣapāḥ = gugguluḥ + hiṅgu-sarṣapāḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 291 (Dhūpa-yoga / Bheshaja-kalpa)
FAQs
It teaches an Ayurvedic-ritual dhūpa (medicated fumigation) formula—using devadāru, vacā, māṁsī, guggulu, hiṅgu, and sarṣapa—intended to strengthen the person and counter poison while also mitigating graha-afflictions.
Alongside theology and rites, the Agni Purana preserves applied health-knowledge: practical materia medica and protective fumigation procedures, showing how Purāṇic literature integrates Ayurveda, ritual hygiene, and remedial rites.
By prescribing dhūpa for graha-śānti and viṣa-śamana, the verse frames health and protection as both a medical and purificatory act—removing harmful influences while restoring vitality (bala) through disciplined remedial practice.