Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 27
Tvaritā-pūjā (The Worship of Tvaritā) — Transition Verse and Context
पादादरभ्य मूर्दान्तं शिर आरभ्य पादयोः वक्षःश्रवद्रवप्लवनीथथेति ख , छ च अङ्घ्रिजानूरुगुह्ये च नाभिहृत्कण्ठदेशतः
pādādarabhya mūrdāntaṃ śira ārabhya pādayoḥ vakṣaḥśravadravaplavanīthatheti kha , cha ca aṅghrijānūruguhye ca nābhihṛtkaṇṭhadeśataḥ
پاؤں سے شروع کر کے سر کی چوٹی تک، اور پھر سر سے شروع کر کے پاؤں تک (اعضائے بدن کی ترتیب) بیان ہوئی ہے۔ سینہ اور سمعی علاقہ سمیت ‘دْرَو’، ‘پْلَوَنی’، ‘ایتھ’، ‘تھے’ اور ‘کھ’، ‘چھ’ جیسے اشارات؛ نیز پاؤں، گھٹنا، ران، گُہْیَہ، اور ناف، دل، گلے کے مقامات بھی شامل ہیں۔
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic discourse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पादादरभ्य → पादात् + आरभ्य. मूर्दान्तं → मूर्ध + अन्तम्. वक्षःश्रवद्रवप्लवनीथथेति treated as वक्षःश्रवत्-द्रव-प्लवनी + थथा + इति (mantra-quotation). नाभिहृत्कण्ठदेशतः → नाभि + हृत् + कण्ठ + देशतः.
FAQs
It provides an Ayurvedic-style anatomical enumeration used in marma-śāstra: mapping bodily regions from foot-to-crown (and reverse) and naming specific technical points/regions relevant for diagnosis, protection, or injury assessment.
By embedding medical/anatomical terminology (marma and regional site-listing) inside a Purāṇic text, it demonstrates the Agni Purāṇa’s coverage beyond theology—preserving practical śāstric knowledge akin to classical Ayurveda and allied sciences.
Knowing the body’s vital regions supports disciplined living and non-violence (avoiding harm to life-points), and it frames bodily knowledge as part of dharma—using practical wisdom for protection, healing, and responsible action.