abhicāraḥ

abhicāraḥ

1 Exorcising, enchanting employment of magical spells for malevolent purposes; magic itself (being regarded as one of the Upapātakas or minor sins); abhicāreṣu sarveṣu kartavyo dviśato damaḥ Ms. 9. 290; 11. 64, 198; K. 109; Mv. 1. 62.

2 Killing.

Comp.

— kalpaḥ N. of a work on incantations regarded as part of the Atharvaveda.

— jvaraḥ a fever caused by magical spells.

— maṃtraḥ a magical formula, (pb) an incantation or formula for working a charm; Śi. 7. 58.

— yajñaḥ, homaḥ a sacrifice made for magical purposes.

abhicāraḥ 1 Exorcising, enchanting, employment of magical spells for malevolent purposes; magic itself (being regarded as one of the Upapātakas or minor sins); diggajairdandaśūkaiśca abhicārāvapātanaiḥ Bhāg 7.5.43; abhicāreṣu sarveṣu kartavyo dviśato damaḥ Ms.9.290;11.63.197; K.109; brahmadviṣo hyeṣa nihanti sarvānātharvaṇastīvra ivābhicāraḥ Mv.1.62. -2 Killing gataḥ kriyāṃ mantra ivābhicārikīm Ki 3.56. -Comp. -kalpaḥ N. of a work on incantations regarded as part of the Atharvaveda. -jvaraḥ a fever caused by magical spells. -mantraḥ a magical formula, an incantation or formula for working a charm; sphuṭamida- mabhicāramanya eka Śi.7.58. -yajñaḥ, homaḥ a sacrifice made for magical purposes.

abhicāraḥ , puṃ, (ābhimukhyena śatrubadhārthaṃ cāraḥ
kāryyakaraṇaṃ abhi + cara + bhāve ghañ .) hiṃsā-
karmma . ityamaraḥ .. atharvvavedoktamantrayentrādi-
niṣpāditamāraṇoccāṭanādihiṃsātmakakarma . iti
bharataḥ .. māraṇādiphalakatāntrikaprayogaviśeṣaḥ .
sa ṣaḍvidhaḥ . māraṇaṃ 1 mohanaṃ 2 stambhanaṃ 3
vidveṣaṇaṃ 4 uccāṭanaṃ 5 vaśīkaraṇaṃ 6 . iti
tantrasāraḥ .. upapātakaviśeṣaḥ . iti prāyaścitta-
vivekaḥ .. sa tu śyenādiyajñenānaparādhasya māraṇaṃ .
iti kullūkabhaṭṭaḥ .. yathā, —
“hiṃsauṣadhīnāṃ stryājīvo'bhicāromūlakarmaca” .
iti manau 11 adhyāyaḥ .. * .. athābhicāraḥ .
“om̐ viruddhe rūpiṇi caṇḍike vairiṇamamukaṃ dehi
dehi svāhā” . iti khaḍgamabhimantrya khaṅgamantrāṃśca
paṭhitvā khaḍgaṃ saṃpūjya chāgādikamamuko'si iti
vairināmnābhimantrya raktasūtreṇa tridhā mukhaṃ baddhvā
vairināmnā prāṇapratiṣṭhāṃ kṛtvā .
“om̐ ayaṃ sa vairī yo dveṣṭi tamimaṃ paśurūpiṇaṃ .
vināśaya mahādevi spheṃ spheṃ khādaya khādaya” ..
iti paṭhitvā baliśirasi puṣpaṃ dattvā balimantraṃ
paṭhitvā baliṃ saṃpūjya adyāśvine māsi mahā-
navamyāṃ amukagotro'mukadevaśarmmā amukaśatru-
nāśāya imaṃ chāgaṃ mahiṣaṃ vā amukadaivataṃ bhaga-
vatyai durgāyai tubhyamahaṃ sampradade . ityutsṛjya āṃ
krūṃ phaṭ iti chittvā mūlaṃ paṭhitvā etadrudhiraṃ durgāyai
namaḥ . iti raktaṃ śiraśca dattvā aṣṭāṅgamāṃsai-
rhomaṃ mūlamantreṇa kuryyāditi tantrasāraḥ ..