Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 30
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
पञ्चगव्यं घृतं तद्वद्योगं ज्वरहरं शृणु ॐ भस्मास्त्राय विद्महे एकदंष्ट्राय धीमहि तन्नो ज्वरः प्रचोदयात् कृष्णोषणनिशारास्नाद्राक्षातैलं गुडं लिहेत्
pañcagavyaṃ ghṛtaṃ tadvadyogaṃ jvaraharaṃ śṛṇu oṃ bhasmāstrāya vidmahe ekadaṃṣṭrāya dhīmahi tanno jvaraḥ pracodayāt kṛṣṇoṣaṇaniśārāsnādrākṣātailaṃ guḍaṃ lihet
จงฟังตำรับขจัดไข้นี้: ปัญจคัวยะผสมเนยใส—รวมทั้งสูตรนี้—เป็นยาลดไข้ (สวดว่า) “โอม ภัสมาสตราย วิทมเห เอกทัมษฏราย ธีมะหิ ตันโน ชวะระห์ ประโจทะยาต” แล้วพึงเลียก้อนน้ำตาลโตนด/กุฏที่คลุกด้วยน้ำมันหรือของมันจากพริกไทยดำ ขิงแห้ง ขมิ้น ราสนา และองุ่น
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic remedies)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Combine pañcagavya with ghṛta as a jvara-hara preparation; employ a fever-dispelling mantra-prayoga; administer a lehyam of jaggery with an unctuous/oily preparation infused with warming spices and supportive herbs.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Jvara-hara pañcagavya-ghṛta with Ekadaṃṣṭra mantra; guḍa-leha with marica–śuṇṭhī–niśā–rāsna–drākṣā taila","lookup_keywords":["jvara","pañcagavya","ghṛta","Ekadaṃṣṭra mantra","guḍa-leha"],"quick_summary":"Treat fever through a combined regimen: internal formulation (pañcagavya with ghee), mantra recitation for jvara-śamana, and a lickable jaggery-based preparation with warming spices and supportive ingredients."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Integration of dravya-cikitsā with mantra-prayoga: healing as both material and subtle discipline.
Application: Use mantra as a supportive practice alongside medicine—especially where tradition frames jvara as both physiological and subtle affliction—while still following diet and dosing discipline.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Jvara-chikitsa / Fever Remedies and Mantra-Prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fever patient rests while a vaidya prepares pañcagavya mixed with ghee; beside them, a practitioner recites the Ekadaṃṣṭra mantra; a small bowl of jaggery mixed with spiced oil is offered for licking.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: interior with patient on cot, vaidya holding ghṛta vessel, assistant stirring pañcagavya; a priest-like figure chanting with hand in japa-mudrā; warm ochres and deep greens, oil lamp glow.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: devotional-medical fusion—central mantra-reciter with subtle halo, gold-leaf accents on vessels of ghṛta and pañcagavya; patient seated; ornate borders emphasizing sacred healing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear instructional composition—three items displayed: pañcagavya-ghṛta, written mantra scroll motif, and guḍa-leha bowl with pepper-ginger-turmeric; soft colors and fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: court-physician scene with attendants; copper bowls, spices laid out; calligraphed mantra panel in the margin; patient wrapped in shawl, physician offering lehyam."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्वद्योगम् = तद्वत् + योगम्; तन्नो = तत् + नः; कृष्णोषणनिशारास्नाद्राक्षातैलम् = कृष्ण + उषण + निशा + रास्ना + द्राक्षा + तैलम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 299 (jvara-cikitsā and mantra-prayoga subsections)
FAQs
It teaches an anti-fever (jvara-hara) regimen combining an Ayurvedic formulation (pañcagavya with ghee; a jaggery-based lickable mixture with pepper, dry ginger, turmeric, rāsna, and grapes) together with a mantra (gāyatrī-style) invoking Bhasmāstra and Ekadaṃṣṭra for fever-removal.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical healthcare instructions—specific ingredients, dosage form (lihet: linctus), and a complementary mantra—showing how Purāṇic literature integrates medicine, ritual technology, and applied daily-life guidance.
The remedy is framed as both physical therapy and purification: pañcagavya carries ritual purity connotations, while the mantra-prayoga sacralizes healing, presenting recovery from fever as aided by devotion, protective invocation, and sattvic conduct.