Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 48
Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं
The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling
महाबल इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः स्वर्गर्जितैर् इति ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः प्रयान्तु वै इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः कुशैर् निर्णाशितमिति ख, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः अपमार्जनकं शस्त्रं सर्वरोगादिवारणम् अयं हरिः कुशो विष्णुर्हता रोगा मया तव
mahābala iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ svargarjitair iti ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ prayāntu vai iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ kuśair nirṇāśitamiti kha, ga, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ apamārjanakaṃ śastraṃ sarvarogādivāraṇam ayaṃ hariḥ kuśo viṣṇurhatā rogā mayā tava
“Pháp cụ tẩy trừ apamārjanaka này là một ‘vũ khí’ ngăn mọi bệnh tật và các điều tương tự. Cỏ kuśa này chính là Hari—thật là Viṣṇu. Nhờ ta, bệnh của ngươi đã bị đánh gục.”
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana framing: Agni instructing a sage, commonly Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Mantra-chikitsā style protective rite: using kuśa/apāmārga as apamārjanaka ‘weapon’ to ward off disease and inauspicious influences in a patient/household.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Apamārjanaka-śastra for Sarva-roga-nivāraṇa","lookup_keywords":["apamārjanaka","kuśa","apāmārga","sarva-roga","mantra-chikitsā"],"quick_summary":"Defines a ritual-therapeutic implement as a ‘weapon’ against diseases, identifying kuśa with Hari/Viṣṇu and declaring the striking down of the patient’s ailments."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Alamkara Type: Rūpaka (kuśa is Hari/Viṣṇu)
Weapon Type: Ritual ‘weapon’ (śastra) metaphor—apamārjanaka
Concept: Sacralization of materia (grass/herb) through mantra and identification, producing apotropaic and psychosomatic support in healing.
Application: Integrate mantra-based protective rites with practical care; treat the implement as consecrated and use consistent recitation/gesture for patient reassurance and ritual completeness.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Mantra-chikitsa (Protective rite using kuśa-grass and apāmārga as a ritual-therapeutic implement)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-priest holding a kuśa/apāmārga bundle like a ritual weapon, performing sweeping strokes over a patient, with the declaration ‘hatā rogāḥ’ implied as luminous syllables driving away dark disease-forms.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dramatic apamārjana scene: priest with kuśa bundle, patient seated, stylized dark ‘roga’ spirits fleeing, bold outlines, sacred aura around kuśa identified with Viṣṇu.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Viṣṇu’s presence symbolically in the kuśa bundle (golden radiance), healer performing cleansing over patient, gold leaf emphasizing protective energy and departing disease motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical depiction of apamārjanaka implement (kuśa/apāmārga bundle), stepwise sweeping gesture over body, calm clinical setting, soft colors and clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, indoor healing rite with detailed objects (herb bundle, water pot), patient and practitioner, faint smoky disease forms dispersing, refined linework and subdued palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Textual-critical notes in the input (kha/ga/ṅa readings) are excluded from pada analysis. viṣṇurhatā → viṣṇuḥ hatāḥ; rogā (IAST) normalized to rogāḥ; sarvarogādivāraṇam treated as sarva-roga-ādi-vāraṇam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 31 (Kuśāpamārjana chapter)
FAQs
It teaches a roga-nivāraṇa (disease-averting) application where a cleansing implement (apamārjanaka), identified with kuśa-grass, is used as a protective ‘weapon’ along with a declarative mantra asserting the destruction of disease.
Alongside theology (identifying kuśa with Hari/Viṣṇu), it preserves practical ritual-therapeutic procedure—showing how Purāṇic literature integrates health-protection, mantra, and ritual technology as applied knowledge.
By sacralizing the remedy (kuśa as Viṣṇu) and framing healing as purification, the act becomes a śānti rite: it aims to remove affliction while reinforcing devotional alignment and ritual cleanliness, traditionally believed to reduce inauspicious karmic effects.