Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 17
Daṣṭa-cikitsā (Treatment for Bites) — Mantra-Dhyāna-Auṣadha Protocols for Viṣa
संस्तम्भयेतिविषतो भाषया स्तम्भ्येद्विषम् व्यत्यस्तभूषया वीजो मन्त्रो ऽयं साधुसाधितः
saṃstambhayetiviṣato bhāṣayā stambhyedviṣam vyatyastabhūṣayā vījo mantro 'yaṃ sādhusādhitaḥ
以适当之言诵出以“saṃstambhaye”起首的咒句，应令毒害止息。此为已如法成就之种子真言（bīja-mantra），当以倒置/变换之次第（音节或装饰）而用。
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of the Agni Purana, instructing a sage such as Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Mantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Operational instruction for arresting poison by uttering a specific bīja-mantra (‘saṃstambhaye…’) with a prescribed ‘reversed/altered’ arrangement.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Mantra efficacy depends on sādhana (proper accomplishment) and vidhi (correct arrangement), including ‘vyatyasta’ deployment as a controlled inversion technique.
Application: Highlights disciplined method: correct utterance + prescribed inversion/arrangement to direct the mantra’s restraining function.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Mantra-Chikitsa (Poison-antidote and stambhana-mantras)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner chants ‘saṃstambhaye…’ over a patient, with syllables shown in normal and reversed order, indicating the vyatyasta method to arrest poison.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, two bands of mantra syllables—one straight, one reversed—painted as floating script, priest chanting with hand in japa-mudrā, patient with serpent-bite mark, oil lamps, bold outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-embossed mantra syllables arranged forward and backward, priest with rosary, ornate altar with kalasha, rich jewel tones, devotional yet technical mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, diagrammatic panel showing ‘vyatyasta’ arrangement beside the chanting figure, fine linework, soft palette, palm-leaf manuscript on a stand","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-healer demonstrating reversed syllable order to an apprentice, patient nearby, calligraphic panels, detailed carpets and instruments"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"focused","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संस्तम्भयेतिविषतो → संस्तम्भयेति + विषतः; स्तम्भ्येद्विषम् → स्तम्भ्येत् + विषम्; मन्त्रोऽयम् → मन्त्रः + अयम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 294.16 (ada-vīṣā / bhū-bīja framing); Agni Purana 294.18–20 (related counter-spell and transfer operations)
FAQs
It teaches viṣa-stambhana—using a specific bīja-mantra (beginning with “saṃstambhaye”) and a technical mode of recitation (vyatyasta/altered arrangement) to immobilize or neutralize poison.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied knowledge such as therapeutic procedures—here, a practical poison-countermeasure combining mantra-technology with healing aims, reflecting its wide-ranging, handbook-like scope.
Correctly performed protective mantras are treated as dharmic acts of safeguarding life; the emphasis on “sādhu-sādhitaḥ” implies disciplined, purified practice, aligning healing with ritual efficacy and merit.