Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 61
अध्याय १ — यजुर्विधानम्
Agni Purana, Chapter 259: Yajur-vidhāna
राजसामेति जुहुयात् सहस्रं पञ्चभिर्द्विज आज्याहुतीनां धर्मज्ञ चक्षूरोगाद्विमुच्यते
rājasāmeti juhuyāt sahasraṃ pañcabhirdvija ājyāhutīnāṃ dharmajña cakṣūrogādvimucyate
హే ద్విజా! ‘రాజసామేతి’ మంత్రంతో ఐదు చొప్పున వెయ్యి నెయ్యి ఆహుతులు సమర్పించాలి; ధర్మజ్ఞుడు దానివల్ల నేత్రరోగాల నుండి విముక్తుడవుతాడు।
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition of the Agni Purana, instructing the sage Vashistha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Ritual-healing via homa: ghee oblations with a specified mantra as a remedial measure for eye disorders.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Karma-kāṇḍa as remedial discipline: ordered oblations and mantra align the practitioner with dharma and well-being.
Application: Use ritual regularity (counted oblations, purity, intention) as a structured therapeutic observance alongside ethical living.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Ritual Remedies and Healing through Homa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dvija performs a disciplined homa, offering repeated ghee oblations while chanting “rājasāmeti,” seeking relief from eye ailments; the fire glows steady and auspicious.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, serene homa scene inside a traditional courtyard, priest in white, homa-kunda with bright stylized flames, ghee ladle mid-offering, calm sacred ambience, minimal background with lotus motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, homa-kunda central with gold-highlighted flames, priest offering ghee, mantra text on a small scroll, rich ornamentation, divine blessing motif for eyesight (radiant eyes/lotus-eye symbolism)","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear procedural depiction: counting oblations with beads, ghee vessel, ladle, homa-kunda geometry, soft colors, fine linework, instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, indoor ritual chamber with patterned carpets, priest performing homa, assistants holding ghee pot, delicate flame rendering, subtle emphasis on the practitioner’s eyes and intent"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: राजसामेति → राजसा + आम् + इति (पाठभेद-संभाव्य); पञ्चभिर्द्विज → पञ्चभिः + द्विज; चक्षूरोगाद्विमुच्यते → चक्षूरोगात् + विमुच्यते.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 259 (Ayurveda/ritual remedies via homa)
FAQs
It prescribes a therapeutic homa: offering 1,000 ghee oblations while reciting the mantra ‘rājasāmeti’, aimed specifically at alleviating eye disorders (cakṣū-roga).
It shows the text’s practical cataloging of applied knowledge—here, a ritual-healing protocol that bridges mantra-vidhi (ritual procedure) with roga-śānti (disease pacification), reflecting the Agni Purana’s multi-disciplinary scope.
The act of correctly performed ājyāhuti with mantra is presented as both purificatory and remedial, yielding relief from suffering (eye disease) as a dharmic fruit of disciplined ritual action.