Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 7
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
केशराञ्जनगोहस्तिदन्तं साजपयो लिपेत् नखराजीबिल्वदलैर् धूपयेच्च बलिं हरेत्
keśarāñjanagohastidantaṃ sājapayo lipet nakharājībilvadalair dhūpayecca baliṃ haret
కుంకుమ (కేశరం), అంజనం, గో-ఉత్పత్తులు (ఘృతాది), ఏనుగు దంతం—ఇవన్నీ మేకపాలతో కలిపి లేపనం చేయాలి. తరువాత గోరు తురుములు మరియు బిల్వపత్రాలతో ధూపనం చేసి, అనంతరం బలి సమర్పించాలి.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s didactic frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Ritual protection/pacification using anjana-lepa and dhūpa with specified substances, followed by bali; applied to persons/places affected by graha/bhūta disturbances.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Anjana-lepa with keśara and dhūpa with bilva; bali completion","lookup_keywords":["keśara anjana lepa","ajapaya (goat milk)","hasti-danta","bilva-patra dhūpa","bali-vidhi"],"quick_summary":"Prepare a coating with saffron, collyrium and cow-products plus elephant-ivory, mixed with goat milk; fumigate with nail-parings and bilva leaves; then offer bali. The sequence is lepa → dhūpa → bali for graha-śānti."}
Concept: Ritual materiality: specific dravyas are assigned protective potency when combined and applied in order.
Application: Maintain sequence and purity rules; bali is the concluding act that ‘transfers/appeases’ the graha influence.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Tantra-kalpa (Ritual prescriptions involving anjana, dhupa, and bali)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A priest prepares saffron-collyrium paste with goat milk, applies it as a protective coating, then fumigates with bilva leaves and performs a bali offering.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, close-up of ritual paste preparation in a bronze bowl, priest applying lepa to a ritual spot, bilva leaves in a smoking censer, bali plate ready, bold outlines and warm tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented ritual table, gold-leaf on bowls and lamps, saffron hues prominent, bilva leaves stylized, priest in traditional attire, bali offering in foreground.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional scene with labeled ingredients (keśara, añjana, ajapaya, bilva), careful depiction of application and fumigation steps, fine linework and gentle shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier-like detail of mixing pigments (añjana) and saffron, then ritual fumigation with bilva, attendants holding bali tray, architectural niche background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: केशराञ्जनगोहस्तिदन्तं resolved as keśara + añjana + go + hasti + dantam (compound); साजपयो = स + आज + पयः; धूपयेच्च = धूपयेत् + च; बिल्वदलैर् = बिल्वदलैः (visarga before dh).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (bali and dhūpa prescriptions around graha-roga)
FAQs
It gives a practical ritual procedure: prepare a specific lepa (smeared unguent) using saffron, anjana, cow-derived substance(s), and ivory mixed with goat’s milk, then perform dhūpa (fumigation) using nail-parings and bilva leaves, and conclude with a bali offering.
Beyond mythic narration, it preserves operational ritual technology—precise ingredient lists and stepwise actions (lepa → dhūpa → bali)—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of applied worship, protective rites, and procedural liturgy alongside other sciences.
By combining purification (dhūpa), consecration (lepa), and propitiation (bali), the rite is framed as a means to remove impurity/obstacles and secure ritual efficacy, aligning action and offering to produce auspicious merit and protection.