Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 13
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
सप्तमे मुक्तकेश्यार्तः पूतिगन्धो विजृम्भणं सादः प्ररोदनङ्कासो धूपो व्याघ्रनखैर् लिपेत्
saptame muktakeśyārtaḥ pūtigandho vijṛmbhaṇaṃ sādaḥ prarodanaṅkāso dhūpo vyāghranakhair lipet
ในอุปัทวะที่เจ็ด ผู้ป่วยทุกข์ร้อนด้วยผมปล่อย มีกลิ่นเหม็น หาวบ่อย อ่อนเพลีย ร้องไห้ และไอสะอึกสะอื้น พึงทำพิธีรมควันและทายาป้องกันโดยใช้เล็บเสือ.
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition of Agni Purana, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Lakṣaṇa (symptomatology) guides prayoga (application); apotropaic materials symbolize dominance over fear-inducing forces.
Application: Use symptom lists for quick identification in household healing; apply culturally recognized protective measures to reduce anxiety and structure care.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bala-graha/Prayoga—protective fumigation and remedial rites)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A distressed patient with loose hair and signs of illness sits while a practitioner performs fumigation; tiger claws are displayed/used as the key protective implement, with smoke rising and attendants observing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, dramatic smoky scene, patient with loose hair, practitioner holding tiger-claw talisman near a dhūpa brazier, strong contrasts and ritual intensity","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-accented brazier and ritual vessels, tiger claws prominently rendered as sacred implement, patient seated with attendants, auspicious yet protective mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear depiction of symptoms (loose hair, languor) and the dhūpa procedure using tiger claws, fine lines and instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, naturalistic interior with physician and patient, tiger claws as a talismanic object near incense smoke, detailed textiles and expressive faces"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुक्तकेश्यार्तः = मुक्तकेशी + आर्तः. प्ररोदनङ्कासः = प्ररोदन + अङ्कासः (anusvāra/ṅ before k). व्याघ्रनखैर् = व्याघ्रनखैः (visarga sandhi before l in lipet in recitation).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (series of numbered graha/affliction descriptions and remedies)
FAQs
It lists diagnostic signs of a specific “seventh” affliction (graha/disease type) and prescribes a dhūpa (fumigation) remedy employing tiger-claw material/implement as an apotropaic (protective) measure.
It combines clinical-style symptom description (odor, yawning, cough, languor) with a ritual-therapeutic intervention (fumigation using specific substances), showing how the Agni Purana integrates medicine, demonology/graha-lore, and practical ritual procedure.
Fumigation (dhūpa) functions as purification and protection—aimed at removing harmful influences and restoring auspiciousness, thereby reducing impurity and misfortune associated with such afflictions.