Agni Purana

मुनिपत्रैः कृतस्वेदं दष्टं काञ्जिकपाचितैः । मूषिकाः षोडश प्रोक्ता रसङ्कार्पासकजम्पिवेत् ।। २९८.

Sweating with muni leaves, and the bite cooked with sour gruel; sixteen types of mice are mentioned—let them drink rasaṅkā, arpāsaka, and jam.

सतैलं मूषिकार्त्तिघ्नं फलिनीकुसुमन्तथा । सनागरगुडम्भक्ष्यं तद्विषारोचकापहं ।। २९८.

With oil, it cures mouse-bite affliction; phalinī and kusuma as well, with nāgara and jaggery taken as food, remove poison and loss of appetite.

चिकित्सा विंशतिर्भूता लूताविषहरो गणः । पद्मकं पाटली कुष्ठं नतमूशीरचन्दनं ।। २९८.

There are twenty treatments; the group that destroys lūta poison: padmaka, pāṭalī, kuṣṭha, nata, uśīra, and candana.

निर्गुण्डी शारिवा शेलु लूतार्त्तं सेचयेज्जलैः । गुञ्जानिर्गुण्डिकङ्कोलपर्णं शुण्ठी निशाद्वयं ।। २९८.

Nirguṇḍī, śārivā, śelu—these should be sprinkled with water for lūta affliction; guñjā, nirguṇḍikā, kola leaf, dry ginger, and two types of niśā.

करञ्जास्थि च तत्पङ्कैः वृश्चिकार्त्तिहरं श्रृणु । मञ्जिष्ठा व्योषपुष्पं शिरीषकौमुदं ।। २९८.

Karañja bone, with its paste, cures scorpion affliction—hear this: mañjiṣṭhā, vyoṣa, śirīṣa flower, and kumuda.

संयोज्याश्चतुरो योगा लेपादौ वृश्चिकापहाः ।। ओं नमो भगवते रुद्राय चिवि छिन्द किरि भिन्द खङ्गेन छेदय शुलेन भेदय चक्रेण दारय ओं ह्रूँ फट् । मन्त्रेण मन्त्रितो देयो गर्द्धभादीन्निकृन्तति ।। २९८.

By combining four preparations at the beginning of the application, scorpion poison is destroyed. Om, obeisance to the blessed Rudra: cut, sever, split, cleave, strike with the sword, pierce with the spear, rend with the discus—Om hrūm phaṭ. Having been empowered with this mantra, it should be given; it destroys the poison of donkey and others.

त्रिफलोशीरमुस्ताम्बुमांसीपद्मकचन्दनं । अजाक्षीरेण पानादेर्गर्द्धभादेर्विषं हरेत् ।। २९८.

Triphala, uśīra, mustā, ambu, māṃsī, padma, and sandalwood—when mixed with goat’s milk and given as a drink, remove the poison of donkey and similar creatures.

हरेत् शिरीषपञ्चाङ्गं व्योषं शतपदीविषं । सकन्धरं शिरीषास्थि हरेदुन्दूरजं विषं ।। २९८.

The five parts of śirīṣa, along with vyoṣa, remove the poison of centipedes. Śirīṣa stem and śirīṣa wood together remove the poison of the mouse.

व्योषं ससर्पिः पिण्डीतमूलमस्य विषं हरेत् । क्षारव्योषवचाहिङ्गुविडङ्गं सैन्धवन्नतं ।। २९८.

Vyoṣa with ghee, made into a bolus, removes this poison. Alkaline substances, vyoṣa, vacā, hiṅgu, viḍaṅga, and rock salt are also effective.

अम्बष्ठातिबलाकुष्ठं सर्वकीटविषं हरेत् । यष्टिव्योषगुडक्षीरयोगाः शुनो विषापहः ।। २९८.

Ambaṣṭha, atibalā, and kuṣṭha remove all insect poisons. A combination of yaṣṭi, vyoṣa, jaggery, and milk removes dog poison.

ओं सुभद्रायै नमः ओं सुप्रभायै नमः । यान्यौषधानि गृह्यन्ते विदानेन विना जनैः ।। २९८.

Om, obeisance to Subhadrā; om, obeisance to Suprabhā. The herbs that are taken by people without proper knowledge—

तेषां वीजन्त्वया ग्राह्यमिति ब्रह्माऽव्रवीच्च नाम् । ताम्प्रणम्योषधीम्पश्चात् यवान् प्रक्षिप्य मुष्टिना ।। २९८.

For those, their seeds must be taken by you, so said Brahmā. After honoring those herbs, one should then add barley with the fist.

दश जप्त्वा मन्त्रमिदं नमस्कुर्य्यात्तदौषधं । त्वामुद्धराम्यूद्‌र्ध्वनेत्रामनेनैव च भक्षयेत् ।। २९८.

After reciting this mantra ten times, one should offer obeisance to that herb. With this very mantra, one should take it, raising it to the forehead, and then consume it.

नमः पुरुषसिंहाय नमो गोपालकाय च । आत्मनैवाभिजानाति रणे कृष्णपराजयं ।। २९८.

Obeisance to the lion among men, obeisance also to the cowherd. By oneself, one recognizes the defeat of Kṛṣṇa in battle.

एतेन सत्यवाक्येन अगदो मेऽस्तु सिध्यतु ।। नमो वैदूर्य्यमाते तन्न रक्ष मां सर्वविषेभ्यो गौरि गान्धारि चाण्डालि मातङ्गिनि स्वाहा हरिमाये । औषधादौ प्रयोक्तव्यो मन्त्रोऽयं स्थावरे विषे ।। २९८.

By this truthful statement, may my remedy be successful. O mother of vaidūrya, protect me from all poisons—Gaurī, Gāndhārī, Cāṇḍālī, Mātaṅginī, svāhā, O Harimāyā. This mantra should be used at the beginning of administering medicine for poison from immobile sources.

भुक्तमात्रे स्थिते ज्वाले पद्मं शीताम्बुसेवितं । पाययेत्सघृतं क्षौद्रं विषञ्चेत्तदनन्तरं ।। २९८.

When the poison has been ingested and remains within, one should give a lotus cooled with cold water, along with ghee and honey, if poison is suspected immediately after.

अग्निरुवाच बालतन्त्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि बालादिग्रहमर्द्दनं । अथ जातदिने वत्सं ग्रही गृह्णाति पापिनी ।। २९९.

Agni said: I will now explain the treatment for children, the destruction of childhood afflictions. On the day of birth, the evil spirit called Grahī seizes the calf.

गात्रोद्वेगो निराहारो नानाग्रीवाविवर्त्तनं । तच्चेष्टितमिदं तत्स्यान्मातृणाञ्च बलं हरेत् ।। २९९.

Restlessness of the body, refusal of food, twisting of the neck in various ways—these are its symptoms, and it also takes away the strength of mothers.

मत्स्यमांससुराभक्ष्यगन्धस्रग्धूपदीपकैः । लिम्पेच्च धातकीलोध्रमञ्जिष्ठातालचन्दनैः ।। २९९.

With the scent of fish, meat, wine, garlands, incense, and lamps, one should anoint with dhātakī, lodhra, mañjiṣṭhā, tāla, and sandalwood.

महिषाक्षेण धूपश्च द्विरात्रे भीषणी ग्रही । तच्चेष्टा कासनिश्वासौ गात्रसङ्गोचनं मुहुः ।। २९९.

With buffalo’s eye used as incense for two nights, the terrifying Grahī is subdued. Its symptoms are coughing, sighing, and frequent contraction of the limbs.

आजमूत्रैर्लिपेत् कृष्णासेव्यापामार्गचन्दनैः । गोश्रृङ्गदन्तकेशैश्च धूपयेत् पूर्ववद्वलिः ।। २९९.

One should anoint with goat’s urine, kṛṣṇāsevyā, apāmārga, and sandalwood; fumigate with cow’s horn, teeth, and hair, as before, and offer the prescribed oblation.

ग्रही त्रिरात्रे घण्ठाली तच्चेष्टा क्रन्दनं मुहुः । जृम्भणं स्वनितन्त्रासो गात्रोद्वेगमरोचनं ।। २९९.

On the third night, the Grahī called Ghaṇṭhālī appears; its symptoms are frequent crying, yawning, trembling, fear of sounds, bodily agitation, and loss of appetite.

केशराञ्जनगोहस्तिदन्तं साजपयो लिपेत् । नखराजीविल्वदलैर्धूपयेच्च बलिं हरेत् ।। २९९.

One should anoint with keśarāñjana, cow’s tooth, and elephant’s tooth, along with goat’s milk; fumigate with nakharāji and bilva leaves, and offer the prescribed oblation.

ग्रही चतुर्थी काकोली गात्रोद्वेगप्ररोचनं । फेनोद्‌ग्णरो दिशो द़तकेशेन धूपयेत् ।। २९९.

The fourth type of grahī is Kākolī, which causes agitation of the body; fumigate the directions with foam and the hair of the afflicted child.

गजदन्ताहिनिर्म्मोकवाजिमूत्रप्रलेपनं । सराजीनिम्बपत्रेण धूतकेशेन धूतकेशेन धूपयेत् ।। २९९.

Apply a paste of elephant tusk, snake slough, and horse urine; fumigate with royal neem leaves and the hair of the afflicted child.

हंसाधिका पञ्चमी स्याज्जृम्भाश्वासोद्‌र्ध्वधारिणी । मुष्टिबन्धश्च तच्चेष्टा बलिं मत्स्यादिना हरेत् ।। २९९.

The fifth, Haṃsādhikā, causes yawning, labored breathing, and upward gaze; clenching of the fists and such symptoms—offer a bali with fish and similar items.

मेषश्रृड्गबलालोध्रशिलातालैः शिशुं लिपेत् । फट्कारी तु ग्रही षष्ठी भयमोहप्ररोदनं ।। २९९.

Smear the child with ram's horn, balā, lodhra, and stone aloe; the sixth grahī, Phaṭkārī, causes fear, delusion, and weeping.

निराहरोऽह्गविक्षेणो हरेन्मत्स्यादिना बलिं । राजीगुग्गुलुकुष्ठे भदन्ताद्यैर्धूपलेपनैः ।। २९९.

When fasting and with restless limbs, offer a bali with fish and the like; fumigate and apply ointments of rājī, guggulu, kuṣṭha, bhadanta, and similar substances.

सप्तमे मुक्तकेश्यार्त्तः पूतिगन्धो विजृम्भणं । सादः प्ररोदनङ्गासो धूपो व्याघ्रनशैर्लिपेत् ।। २९९.

In the seventh, the afflicted child has disheveled hair, foul odor, yawning, weakness, constant weeping, and cough; fumigate and smear with vyāghranaśa.