Agni Purana — Chapter 283

AgP 283.1

:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि नाम द्व्यशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ पञ्चविशतिरिति ञ॥ , ट॥ च २ कर्पूरजहुकातैलमिति ख॥ । कर्पूरजानुकातैलमिति ज॥ :प् ४८ छप्तेर् {२८३} :श् अथ त्र्यशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः मन्त्ररूपौषधकथनं धन्वन्तरिर् उवाच आयुरारोग्यकर्तर ॐकारद्याश् च नाकदाः ॐकारः परमो मन्त्रस्तं जप्त्वा चामरो भवेत्

:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe nānārogaharāṇyauṣadhāni nāma dvyaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 pañcaviśatiriti ña.. , ṭa.. ca 2 karpūrajahukātailamiti kha.. / karpūrajānukātailamiti ja.. :p 48 chapter {283} :ś atha tryaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ mantrarūpauṣadhakathanaṃ dhanvantarir uvāca āyurārogyakartara oṃkāradyāś ca nākadāḥ oṃkāraḥ paramo mantrastaṃ japtvā cāmaro bhavet

Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the two hundred and eighty-second chapter, called 'Drugs that remove various diseases'. (Notes: 1 'twenty-five' in Ña and Ṭa; 2 'karpūrajahukātailam' in Kha, 'karpūrajānukātailam' in Ja.) Chapter 283. Now the two hundred and eighty-third chapter: the telling of drugs in the form of mantras. Dhanvantari said: Makers of long life and health, and givers of heaven, are Oṃkāra and the rest. Oṃkāra is the supreme mantra; having muttered it one becomes immortal.

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AgP 283.2

गायत्री परमो मन्त्रस्तं जप्त्वा भुक्तिमुक्तिभाक् ॐ नमो नारायणाय मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः

gāyatrī paramo mantrastaṃ japtvā bhuktimuktibhāk oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ

The Gāyatrī is the supreme mantra; having muttered it one shares in enjoyment and liberation. 'Oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya' is a mantra that accomplishes every aim.

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AgP 283.3

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय सर्वदः ॐ हूं नमो विष्णवे मन्त्रोयञ्चौषधं परं

oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya sarvadaḥ oṃ hūṃ namo viṣṇave mantroyañcauṣadhaṃ paraṃ

'Oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya' gives all things. 'Oṃ hūṃ namo viṣṇave' is a mantra, and that is the supreme medicine.

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AgP 283.4

अनेन देवा ह्य् असुराः सश्रियो निरुजो ऽभवत् भूतानामुपकारश् च तथा धर्मो महौषधम्

anena devā hy asurāḥ saśriyo nirujo 'bhavat bhūtānāmupakāraś ca tathā dharmo mahauṣadham

By this the gods, and indeed the asuras, became possessed of fortune and free of disease. And helping living beings, and likewise dharma, is the great medicine.

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AgP 283.5

धर्मः सद्धर्मकृद्धर्मी एतैर् धर्मैश् च निर्मलः श्रीदः श्रीषः श्रीनिवासः श्रीधरःश्रीनिकेतनः

dharmaḥ saddharmakṛddharmī etair dharmaiś ca nirmalaḥ śrīdaḥ śrīṣaḥ śrīnivāsaḥ śrīdharaḥśrīniketanaḥ

Dharma, doer of true dharma, possessor of dharma — by these dharma(-names) one becomes stainless. Giver of Śrī, lord of Śrī, dwelling of Śrī, bearer of Śrī, abode of Śrī,

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AgP 283.6

श्रियः पतिः श्रीपरम एतैः श्रियमवाप्नुयात् कामी कामप्रदः कामः कामपालस् तथा हरिः

śriyaḥ patiḥ śrīparama etaiḥ śriyamavāpnuyāt kāmī kāmapradaḥ kāmaḥ kāmapālas tathā hariḥ

husband of Śrī, supreme in Śrī — by these one would obtain prosperity. Kāmī, granter of desire, Kāma, guardian of desire, and likewise Hari,

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AgP 283.7

आनन्दो माधवश् चैव नाम कामाय वै हरेः रामः परशुरामश् च नृसिंहो विष्णुरेव च

ānando mādhavaś caiva nāma kāmāya vai hareḥ rāmaḥ paraśurāmaś ca nṛsiṃho viṣṇureva ca

Ānanda and Mādhava — (these are) names of Hari for desire. Rāma, and Paraśurāma, and Nṛsiṃha, and Viṣṇu too,

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AgP 283.8

त्रिविक्रमश् च नामानि जप्तव्यानि जिगीषुभिः विद्यामभ्यस्यतां नित्यं जप्तव्यः पुरुषोत्तमः

trivikramaś ca nāmāni japtavyāni jigīṣubhiḥ vidyāmabhyasyatāṃ nityaṃ japtavyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ

and Trivikrama: these names are to be muttered by those who wish to conquer. By one practising learning, Puruṣottama is to be muttered daily.

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AgP 283.9

दामोदरो बन्धहरः पुष्कराक्षो ऽक्षिरोगनुत् हृषीकेशो भयहरो जपेदौषधकर्मणि

dāmodaro bandhaharaḥ puṣkarākṣo 'kṣiroganut hṛṣīkeśo bhayaharo japedauṣadhakarmaṇi

Dāmodara removes bonds; Puṣkarākṣa dispels eye-disease; Hṛṣīkeśa removes fear — (these) one should mutter in the administering of medicine.

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AgP 283.10

:प् ४९ अच्युतञ्चामृतं मन्त्रं सङ्ग्रामे चापराजितः जलतारे नारसिंहं पूर्वादौ क्षेमकामवान्

:p 49 acyutañcāmṛtaṃ mantraṃ saṅgrāme cāparājitaḥ jalatāre nārasiṃhaṃ pūrvādau kṣemakāmavān

And (the names) Acyuta and Amṛta as mantra; in battle, Aparājita; in crossing water, the Nārasiṃha; one who desires safety (should mutter it) facing east and so on.

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AgP 283.11

चक्रिणङ्गदिनञ्चैव शार्ङ्गिणं खड्गिनं स्मरेत् नारायणं सर्वकाले नृसिंहो ऽखिलभीतिनुत्

cakriṇaṅgadinañcaiva śārṅgiṇaṃ khaḍginaṃ smaret nārāyaṇaṃ sarvakāle nṛsiṃho 'khilabhītinut

He should call to mind the bearer of the discus, the bearer of the mace, the bearer of the bow, the bearer of the sword; Nārāyaṇa at all times; Nṛsiṃha dispels every fear.

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AgP 283.12

गरुडध्वजश् च विषहृत् वासुदेवं सदाजपेत् धान्यादिस्थापने स्वप्ने अनन्ताच्युतमीरयेत्

garuḍadhvajaś ca viṣahṛt vāsudevaṃ sadājapet dhānyādisthāpane svapne anantācyutamīrayet

And (Garuḍadhvaja,) he whose banner is Garuḍa, removes poison; one should always mutter "Vāsudeva"; at the storing of grain and the like, and in a dream, one should utter "Ananta" and "Acyuta."

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AgP 283.13

नारायणञ्च दुःस्वप्ने दाहादौ जलशायिनं हयग्रीवञ्च विद्यार्थी जगत्सूतिं सुताप्तये बलभद्रं शौरकार्ये(१) एकं नामार्थसाधकम्(२)

nārāyaṇañca duḥsvapne dāhādau jalaśāyinaṃ hayagrīvañca vidyārthī jagatsūtiṃ sutāptaye balabhadraṃ śaurakārye(1) ekaṃ nāmārthasādhakam(2)

And "Nārāyaṇa" in a bad dream; in burning (fever) and the like, (the name of) him who lies upon the waters; and "Hayagrīva" (for) one who seeks learning; "Jagatsūti" (the world's begetter) for obtaining a son; "Balabhadra" in a deed of valour — a single name accomplishes the aim.

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