Agni Purana

मुष्टिस्तार्क्षकरस्यान्तः स्थिताङ्गुष्ठविषापहा । तार्क्षं हस्तं समुद्यम्य तत्पञ्चाङ्गुलिचालनात् ।। २९५.

Within the fist of Tārkṣa's hand, the thumb removes poison; raising the Tārkṣa hand, by moving the five fingers, poison is dispelled.

कुर्य्याद्विषस्य स्तम्भादींस्तदुक्तमदवीषया । आकाशादेष भूवीजः पञ्चर्णाधिपतिर्म्मनुः ।। २९५.

One should perform the stambha and other acts against poison as described, without malice; from the ether arises the earth-seed, and Manu is the lord of the five sounds.

संस्तम्भयेतिविषतो भाषया स्तम्भयेद्विषम् । व्यत्यस्तभूषया वीजो मन्त्रोऽयं साधुसाधितः ।। २९५.

He should restrain poison by speech, and restrain it with the appropriate adornment; this seed-mantra, properly accomplished, is effective.

संप्लवः प्लावय यमः शब्दाद्यः संहरेद्विषं । दण्डमुत्थापयेदेष सुजप्ताम्भोऽभिषेकतः ।। २९५.

Let the flood carry away, let Yama remove by sound; let the staff be raised—this, when well recited, purifies with water by ablution.

सुजप्तशङ्खभेर्य्यादिनिस्वनश्रवणेन वा । संदहत्येव संयुक्तो भूतेजोव्यत्ययात् स्थितः ।। २९५.

Or, by hearing the sound of conch, kettle-drum, and the like, well recited and joined, it burns away, remaining due to the reversal of the elements.

. भूवायुव्यत्ययान्मन्त्रो विषं संक्रामयत्यसौ । अन्तस्थो निजवेश्मस्थो वीजाग्नीन्दुजलात्मभिः ।। २९५.

By the reversal of earth and air, this mantra transfers poison; whether within, in one's own dwelling, with seed, fire, Indra, and water as its essence.

एतत् कर्म्म नयेन्मन्त्री गरुड़ाकृतिविग्रहः । तार्क्षवरुणगेहस्थस्तज्जपान्नाशयेद्विषम् ।। २९५.

The officiant should perform this rite, taking the form and appearance of Garuda; dwelling in the house of Tārkṣya and Varuṇa, by reciting this, he destroys poison.

जानुदण्डीदमुदितं स्वधाश्रीवीजल्छितं । स्नानपानात्सर्व्वविषं ज्वरारोगापमृत्युजित् ।। २९५.

With knee and staff, this is uttered, sanctified by oblation, glory, and water; by bathing and drinking, all poison, fever, disease, and untimely death are overcome.

पक्षि पक्षि महापक्षि महापक्षि विधि स्वाहा । पक्षि पक्षि महापक्षि महापक्षि क्षि क्षि स्वाहा ।। २९५.

Bird, bird, great bird, great bird, rule, svāhā; bird, bird, great bird, great bird, destroy, destroy, svāhā.

द्वावेतौ पक्षिराड्‌मन्त्रौ विषघ्नावभिमन्त्रणात् । पक्षिराजाय विद्महे पक्षिऽदेवाय धीमहि तन्नो गरुडः प्रचोदयात् । वह्निस्थौ पार्श्वतत्पूर्वौ दन्तश्रीकौ च दण्डिनौ ।। २९५.

These two bird-king mantras, when empowered, destroy poison; we know the bird-king, we contemplate the bird-deity, may Garuda inspire us; placed in fire, at the sides, in front, with tooth-glory and staff.

हर हर हृदयाय नमः कपर्द्दिने च शिरसे नीलकण्ठाय वै शिखांकालकूटविषभक्षणाय स्वाहा । अथ वर्म्म च कण्ठे नेत्रं कृत्तिवासास्त्रिनेत्रं पूर्वाद्यैराननैर्युक्तं स्वेतपीतारुणासितैः ।। २९५.

Remove, remove, to the heart, homage; to Kapardin, to the head, to Nīlakaṇṭha, to the crest, to Kālakūṭa, the poison-eater, svāhā; and the armor at the throat, the eye, Kṛttivāsa, three-eyed, joined with faces from the east and other directions, white, yellow, red, and black.

अभयं वरदं चापं वासुकिञ्च दधद्भुजैः । यस्योपरीतपार्श्वस्थगौरीरुद्रोऽस्य देवता ।। २९५.

With arms holding fearlessness, boon, bow, and Vāsuki; at whose side stands Gaurī and Rudra—these are his deities.

. पादजानुगुहानाभिहृत्कण्ठाननमूर्द्धसु । मन्त्रार्णान्न्यस्य करयोरङ्गुष्ठाद्यङ्गुलीषु च ।। २९५.

At the feet, knees, groin, navel, heart, throat, face, and head, place the syllables of the mantra on the hands, beginning with the thumbs and fingers.

तर्ज्जन्यादितदन्तासु सर्वमङ्गुष्ठयोर्न्न्यसेत् । ध्यात्वैवं संहरेत् क्षिप्रं वद्धया शूलमुद्रया ।। २९५.

Place them on the index and other fingers, and on all thumbs; meditating thus, one quickly restrains with the spear-mudrā.

कनिष्ठा ज्येष्ठया वद्धा तिस्रोऽन्याः प्रसृतेर्ज्जवाः । विषनाशे वामहस्तमन्यस्मिन् दक्षिणं करं ।। २९५.

With the little finger bound to the eldest, the other three extended swiftly; for the destruction of poison, place the left hand on the right.

ओं नमो भगवते नीलकण्ठाय चिः अमलकण्ठाय चिः । सर्वज्ञकण्ठाय चिः क्षिप ओं स्वाहा । अमलनीलकण्ठाय नैकसर्वविषापहाय । नमस्ते रुद्रमंन्यव इति सम्मार्ज्जनाद्विपं विनश्यति- न सन्देहः कर्णजाप्या उपानहावा । यजेद्रुद्रविधाने नीलग्रीवं महेश्वरम् । विषव्याधिविनाशः स्यात् कृत्वा रुद्रविधानकं ।। २९५.

Om, homage to the blessed Nīlakaṇṭha, ciḥ; to the stainless-throated, ciḥ; to the all-knowing-throated, ciḥ; cast out, om, svāhā; to the stainless Nīlakaṇṭha, to the one who removes all kinds of poison; homage to Rudra, O fierce one—by this sweeping, the poison vanishes, without doubt, by recitation at the ear or by wearing on the feet; one should worship Nīlagrīva Maheśvara according to the Rudra rite; the destruction of poison and disease occurs by performing the Rudra rite.

अग्निरुवाच वक्ष्ये रुद्रविधानन्तु पञ्चाङ्गं सर्व्वदं परं । हृदयं [https://sa.wikisource.org/s/1zc6 शिवसङ्कल्पः] शिवः सूक्तन्तु पौरुषम् ।। २९६.

Agni said: I will explain the Rudra rite, the fivefold, supreme, bestowing all; the heart is the Shiva resolve, and the Sūkta is the masculine.

शिखाद्भ्यः सम्भृतं सूक्तमाशुः कवचमेव च । शतरुद्रीयमस्त्रञ्च रुद्रस्याङ्गानि पञ्च हि ।। २९६.

From the crest arises the Sūkta, and quickly the armor as well; the Śatarudrīya, the weapon, and the five limbs of Rudra.

पञ्चाङ्गान्न्यस्य तं ध्यात्वा जपेद्रुद्रांस्ततः क्रमात् । यज्जाग्रत इति सूक्तं षडृचं मानसं विदुः ।। २९६.

Placing the five limbs, meditating on him, one should recite Rudra in order; the Sūkta 'yajjāgrata' is known as the six-versed mental hymn.

ऋषिः स्याच्छिवसङ्कल्पश्छन्दस्त्रिष्टुबुदाहृतं । शिवः सहस्रशीर्षेति तस्य नारायणोऽप्यृषिः।। २९६.

The seer is Śivasaṅkalpa; the meter is said to be Triṣṭubh. 'Śiva of a thousand heads'—for this, Nārāyaṇa is also the seer.

देवता पुरुषोऽनुष्टुप्‌छन्दो ज्ञेयञ्च त्रैष्टुभम् । अद्भ्यः सम्भृतं सूक्तमृषिरुत्तरगोनरः ।। २९६.

The deity is Puruṣa; the meter is Anuṣṭubh, and it should be known that the Triṣṭubh is also present. The hymn is composed from the waters; the seer is Uttara Goṇara.

आद्यानान्तिसृणां त्रिष्टुप्‌छन्दोऽनुष्टुब्द्वयोरपि । छन्दस्त्रैष्टुभमन्त्यायाः पुरुषोऽस्यापि देवता ।। २९६.

For the first three, the meter is Triṣṭubh; for the next two, it is also Anuṣṭubh. The final one has the meter Triṣṭubh, and its deity is Puruṣa.

आशुरिन्द्रो द्वादशानां छन्दस्त्रिष्टुबुदाहृतं । ऋषिः प्रोक्तः प्रतिरथः सूक्ते सप्तदशार्च्चके ।। २९६.

Swift Indra is the deity of twelve; the meter is said to be Triṣṭubh. The seer is named Pratiratha for the hymn with seventeen verses.

पृथक्‌पृथक् देवताः स्युः पुरुविदङ्गदेवता । अवशिष्टदैवतेषु छन्दोऽनुष्टुबुदाहृतं ।। २९६.

The deities are distinct for each; the knowledgeable know the respective deities. For the remaining deities, the meter is said to be Anuṣṭubh.

असौ यस्ताम्रो भवतीन्द्रः पुरुलिङ्गोक्तदेवताः । पङ्क्तिच्छन्दोऽथ मर्म्माणि त्वपो लिङ्गोक्तदेवताः ।। २९६.

He who is reddish is Indra, with many forms as stated; the meter is Paṅkti. The vital points are associated with water, with the deities as mentioned.

रौद्राध्याये च सर्व्वस्मिन्नृषिः स्यात् परमेष्ठ्यपि । प्रजापतिर्व्वा देवानां कुत्सस्य तिसृणां पुनः ।। २९६.

In the entire Raudra section, the seer is also Parameṣṭhin; or Prajāpati for the gods, and for three, Kutsa is again the seer.

मनोद्वयोरुमैका स्याद्रुद्रो रुद्राश्च देवताः । आद्योनुवाकोऽथ पूर्व्व एकरुद्राख्यदैवतः ।। २९६.

For the two relating to mind, Umā alone is the deity, and Rudra and the Rudras are also deities. The first anuvāka and the previous one have the deity named Ekarudra.

छन्दो गायत्रमाद्याया अनुष्टुप्‌ तिसृणामृचाम् । तिसृणाञ्च तथा पङ्क्तिरनुष्टुबथ संस्मृतम् ।। २९६.

The meter for the first is Gāyatrī; for three verses, it is Anuṣṭubh. Likewise, for three, it is Paṅkti, and then again Anuṣṭubh is remembered.

द्वयोश्च जगतीछन्दो रुद्राणामप्यशीतयः । हिरण्यबाहवस्तिस्रो नमो वः किरिकाय च ।। २९६.

For two, the meter is Jagatī; for the Rudrāṇīs, there are eighty. 'Golden-armed'—three times; 'Salutations to you,' and also to Kirikā.