Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 2
Chapter 290 — गजशान्तिः
Gaja-śānti: Elephant-Pacification Rite
ब्रह्माणं शङ्करं विष्णुं शक्रं वैश्नवणंयमं चन्द्रार्कौ वरुणं वायुमग्निं पृथ्वीं तथा च खं
brahmāṇaṃ śaṅkaraṃ viṣṇuṃ śakraṃ vaiśnavaṇaṃyamaṃ candrārkau varuṇaṃ vāyumagniṃ pṛthvīṃ tathā ca khaṃ
พึงระลึก/อัญเชิญ พระพรหม พระศังกร (ศิวะ) พระวิษณุ พระศักระ (อินทรา) พระไวศรวณะ (กุเบร) พระยม จันทร์และอาทิตย์ พระวรุณ พระวายุ พระอัคนี แผ่นดิน และอากาศ (อากาศธาตุ)
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narration to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Devatā-smaraṇa for śānti rites: invoking a comprehensive pantheon and elemental deities to secure protection across directions, domains, and cosmic functions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Devatā-smaraṇa Saṅgraha (Brahmā to Ākāśa)","lookup_keywords":["devatā-smaraṇa","Brahmā Śaṅkara Viṣṇu","graha-like luminaries","pañca-mahābhūta","śānti"],"quick_summary":"A compact invocation list spanning major deities, guardians, luminaries, and elements—used as a protective roll-call in pacificatory contexts."}
Concept: Saṅgraha-upāsanā: harmonizing with cosmic powers (deva, luminary, element) through remembrance to remove obstacles.
Application: Use as a preface to homa/pūjā: sequentially remember deities to ‘cover’ domains—life, death, wealth, weather, fire, earth, and space.
Khanda Section: Stotra & Nama-smaraṇa (Devata-invocation / Deva-saṅgraha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist recites a litany while visualizing a circle of deities and elements—Brahmā, Śiva, Viṣṇu, Indra, Kubera, Yama, Sun and Moon, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Agni, Earth, and Space—arrayed around a central altar.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, concentric mandala composition: central homa-kuṇḍa, surrounding deity panels with bold outlines; Sun and Moon at top; Varuṇa with water motifs, Vāyu with swirling clouds, Agni with flames; Earth and Ākāśa as symbolic fields.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-embossed haloed deities arranged in an arc above a small altar; rich ornamentation; Sun and Moon rendered as radiant discs; elemental motifs in gold relief.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional layout: labeled deity icons around a yajña altar; soft pastel palette; emphasis on sequence of remembrance.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, a scholar-priest in a library-courtyard reciting; above him a stylized celestial register with Sun, Moon, and directional deities; fine calligraphic cartouches for names."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वैश्नवणंयमं→वैश्रवणम् यमम्; वायुमग्निं→वायुम् अग्निम्; candrārkau is dvandva (candra+arka) with dual ending.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 290 (Gaja-śānti: devatā lists preceding nāga/homa sections)
FAQs
It teaches devatā-smaraṇa—ritual remembrance/invocation of key deities and cosmic principles (graha-luminaries and mahābhūta-like powers) as a preparatory act for worship, protection, or sanctification.
By cataloging major Vedic-Puranic deities alongside cosmic forces (Sun–Moon, elements like fire, earth, space), it shows the text’s compendium style—linking theology, cosmology, and practical ritual procedure in a single compact list.
Remembering these deities is treated as a purificatory, protective alignment with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma), supporting auspiciousness and reducing obstacles before undertaking religious acts.