Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 29
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
ॐ नमो भगवते नीलकण्ठाय चिः अमलकण्ठाय चिः सर्वज्ञकण्ठाय चिः क्षिप ॐ स्वाहा अमलनीलकण्ठाय नैकसर्वविषापहाय नमस्ते रुद्रमन्यव इतिसर्मार्जनाद्विषं विनश्यति न सन्देहः कर्णजाप्या उपानहावा यजेद्रुद्रविधानेन नीलग्रीवं महेश्वरम् विषव्याधिविनाशः स्यात् कृत्वा रुद्रविधानकं
oṃ namo bhagavate nīlakaṇṭhāya ciḥ amalakaṇṭhāya ciḥ sarvajñakaṇṭhāya ciḥ kṣipa oṃ svāhā amalanīlakaṇṭhāya naikasarvaviṣāpahāya namaste rudramanyava itisarmārjanādviṣaṃ vinaśyati na sandehaḥ karṇajāpyā upānahāvā yajedrudravidhānena nīlagrīvaṃ maheśvaram viṣavyādhivināśaḥ syāt kṛtvā rudravidhānakaṃ
“โอม—นอบน้อมแด่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า นีลกัณฐะ; กล่าว ‘จิห์’ แด่อมลกัณฐะ; กล่าว ‘จิห์’ แด่สรรพชญกัณฐะ; ‘กฺษิป’; โอม สวาหา. นอบน้อมแด่นีลกัณฐะผู้บริสุทธิ์ไร้มลทิน ผู้ขจัดพิษมากมายและพิษทั้งปวง. เมื่อสวด ‘นมสฺเต รุทรมนฺยว’ และทำสรมารฺชนะ (การเช็ดชำระเชิงพิธี) พิษย่อมพินาศ—ไม่ต้องสงสัย. ให้สวดกระซิบเข้าหู (กรรณชาปะ) และใช้ในอุปานหาวะ (พิธีผูกคุ้มครอง/เครื่องราง) ด้วย. พึงบูชามเหศวรนีลครีวะตามรุดรวิธาน; ครั้นประกอบรุดรพิธีแล้ว โรคอันเกิดจากพิษย่อมดับสิ้น”} ,{
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana’s ritual/medical prayogas to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Mantra","entry_title":"Nīlakaṇṭha-Rudra viṣāpahara mantra and rites (karṇa-jāpa, upānahāva, sarmārjana)","lookup_keywords":["nīlakaṇṭha","viṣāpahara","namas te rudra manyava","karṇa-jāpa","upānahāva"],"quick_summary":"Invoke Nīlakaṇṭha-Rudra with the given mantra, perform ritual cleansing/wiping, whisper the mantra into the ear, and employ protective binding/amulet rites; worship Nīlagrīva Maheśvara by Rudra-vidhāna to remove poison and related diseases."}
Concept: Rudra as viṣa-hara: the deity who bears poison (nīlakaṇṭha) is invoked to neutralize poison in beings; mantra + kriyā as integrated remedy.
Application: In emergencies of poisoning, combine devotional Rudra-upāsanā with prescribed ritual actions (cleansing, ear-japa, protective binding) as per the text’s remedial framework.
Khanda Section: Mantra-Chikitsa & Rudra-Vidhi (Protective rites against poison and disease)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A blue-throated Śiva (Nīlakaṇṭha) is worshipped while a priest performs sarmārjana (ritual wiping) on a poisoned person; another moment shows karṇa-jāpa (whispering into the ear) and tying a protective amulet/binding (upānahāva).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Nīlakaṇṭha Śiva with deep blue throat seated in shrine, priest with sacred thread performing ritual wiping on patient, assistant whispering mantra into ear, amulet thread being tied, warm reds and ochres","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Nīlakaṇṭha Śiva with gold crown and heavy gold-leaf ornaments, blue throat prominent, foreground priest holding kalasha and sacred thread amulet, patient seated, inscriptions of mantra stylized","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, narrative-instructional composition: panels for sarmārjana, karṇa-jāpa, and upānahāva; Śiva icon at top as Nīlagrīva; fine detailing and readable ritual implements","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, healer-priest in a pavilion treating a poisoned noble, whispering into ear, tying amulet, small shrine niche with blue-throated Śiva image, delicate calligraphy of ‘namas te rudra manyava’ in margin"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Malkauns","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमस्ते = नमः + ते; इतिसर्मार्जनाद्विषं = इति + सर्मार्जनात् + विषम्; यजेद्रुद्रविधानेन = यजेत् + रुद्रविधानेन; (पाठे बहवः मन्त्रांशाः/बीजानि, केषाञ्चित् पदानां पाठदूषणसम्भावना)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294 (Daṣṭa-cikitsā: bite/sting treatment); Agni Purana 295 (Pañcāṅga Rudra-vidhāna: expanded Rudra rite)
FAQs
It teaches a Śaiva anti-poison prayoga: specific Rudra/Śiva mantras with sarmārjana (ritual cleansing), karṇa-jāpa (ear-recitation), and an upānaha-style protective application to neutralize poison and poison-born diseases.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge—here, mantra-chikitsa and pragmatic protective rites against toxins—showing how ritual technology and health-protection practices are integrated into Purāṇic instruction.
By invoking Rudra as Nīlakaṇṭha (the archetypal ‘poison-bearer’), the rite frames healing as both purification and divine protection, aiming to remove harm (viṣa) while establishing Śiva’s safeguarding grace through disciplined ritual action.