Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 30
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
नवमे कुम्भकर्ण्यार्तो ज्वरी च्छर्दति पालकम् रोदनं मांसकुल्माषमद्याद्यैर् वैश्वके बलिः
navame kumbhakarṇyārto jvarī cchardati pālakam rodanaṃ māṃsakulmāṣamadyādyair vaiśvake baliḥ
Vào ngày thứ chín, khi bị Kumbhakarṇī quấy nhiễu, người trông trẻ bị sốt và nôn; lại có tiếng khóc. Trong nghi lễ Vaiśvadeva, nên dâng lễ bali bằng thịt, kulmāṣa (đậu/đỗ luộc), rượu (surā) và các vật phẩm tương tự.
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Bāla-roga/graha-śānti: when Kumbhakarṇī-affliction is diagnosed with fever/vomiting and crying, perform Vaiśvadeva-linked bali with specified food items.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Navamī Kumbhakarṇī-graha śānti with Vaiśvadeva bali","lookup_keywords":["navamī","Kumbhakarṇī graha","jvara","chardi","Vaiśvadeva bali"],"quick_summary":"For the ninth observance tied to Kumbhakarṇī-affliction—marked by fever, vomiting, and crying—offer bali in the Vaiśvadeva context using meat, kulmāṣa, liquor, and related items."}
Concept: Integration of gṛhya-yajña (Vaiśvadeva) with protective healing rites for bāla-roga.
Application: Householders can embed graha-śānti offerings into daily/periodic Vaiśvadeva performance when such afflictions are suspected.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bāla-roga / Graha-śānti and febrile-affliction remedies)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household Vaiśvadeva setting: worried caregivers with a crying child; priest/elder preparing bali with meat, kulmāṣa, and liquor as a graha-śānti measure.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, interior household shrine with lamp, stylized crying child in mother’s arms, elder offering bali plates (māṃsa, kulmāṣa, surā) before sacred fire, bold outlines and flat color fields.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, domestic altar with gold-leaf lamp and vessels, caregivers and child, richly ornamented offering plates labeled by items, symmetrical composition, devotional domestic mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional depiction of Vaiśvadeva bali sequence, neat arrangement of kulmāṣa bowl, meat and surā vessel, calm linework, soft pastel palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate indoor scene with detailed textiles, a small fire-altar, attendants preparing offerings, child and guardian shown with expressive faces, fine architectural framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kumbhakarṇyārto → kumbhakarṇī-ārtaḥ; māṃsakulmāṣamadyādyaiḥ → māṃsa-kulmāṣa-madya-ādyaiḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (bāla-graha lakṣaṇa and bali-dravya lists by day/grade)
FAQs
It prescribes a specific graha-śānti style bali within the Vaiśvadeva context—using meat, cooked pulses (kulmāṣa), liquor, etc.—to address an affliction attributed to Kumbhakarṇī associated with fever, vomiting, and crying.
It blends symptom-description (fever, vomiting, crying) with a concrete household ritual protocol (Vaiśvadeva bali materials), showing how the Agni Purana integrates health-management, spirit-affliction theory (graha/doṣa), and daily religious practice.
By performing the prescribed bali in a sanctioned domestic rite, the household seeks pacification of harmful influences and restoration of well-being, framing healing as both remedial action and ritual purification/appeasement.