Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 17
Rudra-śānti (रुद्रशान्ति)
पिशाचांशो मलाक्रान्तो मन्त्रं दद्यान्निरीक्ष्य च मन्त्र एकात् फडन्तः स्यात् विद्यापञ्चाशतावधि
piśācāṃśo malākrānto mantraṃ dadyānnirīkṣya ca mantra ekāt phaḍantaḥ syāt vidyāpañcāśatāvadhi
หากผู้ใดถูกอิทธิพลปิศาจครอบงำและถูกมลทิน/ความไม่บริสุทธิ์กดทับ พึงสังเกตอาการแล้วประกอบการให้มนตร์ เริ่มตั้งแต่มนตร์บทแรกและให้ลงท้ายด้วยคำอุทาน “ผัฏ” ไปจนถึงชุดมนตร์วิทยาได้ถึงห้าสิบบท
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Apotropaic/therapeutic rite for piśāca-affliction using mantra-recitation with observational diagnostics and a prescribed ‘phaṭ’ termination across a sequence of vidyā-mantras.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Piśāca-doṣa śānti: mantra-application with ‘phaṭ’ ending (up to fifty vidyās)","lookup_keywords":["piśāca","mala","phaṭ","vidyā-mantra","abhicāra"],"quick_summary":"For piśāca-influence with impurity/defilement, administer mantras while observing signs; each mantra is sealed with ‘phaṭ’, proceeding through a set up to fifty vidyā-mantras."}
Concept: Mantra as protective technology: observation (nirīkṣaṇa) + recitation + sealing (phaṭ) to remove/repel negative agencies.
Application: Standardize protective rites: diagnose, purify, then apply a bounded mantra-sequence with a consistent terminal syllable.
Khanda Section: Mantra-tantra & Abhichara-prayoga (Protective/Apotropaic Rites)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual specialist performs protective mantra-recitation over an afflicted person, observing signs; a protective gesture (mudrā) and the syllable ‘phaṭ’ depicted as a sealing burst driving away a shadowy piśāca presence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style; priest with rudrākṣa and palm-leaf manuscript, performing rakṣā-mudrā over seated afflicted person; dark piśāca silhouette recoiling; bold flat colors, temple-lamp ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold; central priest and patient, ornate ritual items (kalasha, lamp), gold aura around protective syllable ‘phaṭ’ as stylized script; rich decorative borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting; clean instructional composition showing priest ‘observing’ (eyes focused) and reciting; subtle depiction of impurity as dark haze lifting; fine lines and gentle colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; indoor chamber with healer-priest, attendants, incense; a faint ghostly figure being expelled; detailed textiles and objects; calligraphic ‘phaṭ’ near the expelled entity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्यान्निरीक्ष्य = दद्यात् + निरीक्ष्य (त् + न → न्न). विद्यापञ्चाशतावधि = विद्या-पञ्चाशत्-आवधि (up to fifty).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 324 (Mantra-tantra/abhicāra sections)
FAQs
It prescribes a protective mantra-application for piśāca-type affliction: observe the condition/omens, recite/apply the mantra sequence, and seal each with the apotropaic syllable “phaṭ,” extending the practice through a set counted as up to fifty vidyā-mantras.
Alongside theology and dharma, the Agni Purāṇa records practical ritual technologies—here, a concise protocol for spirit-affliction mitigation using mantra mechanics (sequence, observation, and the protective “phaṭ” closure), reflecting its compendium-like coverage of applied traditions.
The instruction frames affliction as linked with impurity (mala) and treats it through mantra-based purification and protection; using “phaṭ” functions as a ritual ‘repelling seal,’ aiming to remove harmful influences and restore ritual-spiritual cleanliness.