Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 20
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
रक्तपित्ती पिवेद्वासासुरसं ससितं मधु वरीद्राक्षाबलाशुण्ठीसाधितं वा पयः पृथक्
raktapittī pivedvāsāsurasaṃ sasitaṃ madhu varīdrākṣābalāśuṇṭhīsādhitaṃ vā payaḥ pṛthak
مَن ابتُلي بـ raktapitta (اضطراب النزف) فليشرب عصير vāsā ممزوجًا بالسكر والعسل؛ أو يشرب لبنًا يُطهى على حدة مع varī وdrākṣā وbalā وśuṇṭhī.
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of Agni Purana, instructing Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":null,"practical_application":"Hemostatic/cooling regimen for raktapitta using vāsā juice with sugar and honey, or medicated milk with supportive herbs.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Pitta-shamana through śīta/madhura supports and rakta-stambhana dravyas; alternate pathway via bṛṃhaṇa (nourishing) kṣīra preparations.
Application: In bleeding disorders, prioritize cooling and stabilizing measures; choose juice-based quick relief or milk-based strengthening depending on depletion.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A bleeding-disorder patient receives a cup of vāsā leaf juice sweetened with sugar and honey; beside it, a pot of milk simmering with varī, drākṣā, balā, and śuṇṭhī as an alternative preparation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, physician holding green vāsā juice in a brass cup, honey pot and sugar crystals shown, second scene of milk boiling with herbs, calm compassionate faces, flat iconic forms.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented vessels with gold leaf, physician offering medicine, ingredients arranged like sacred offerings (honey jar, grapes/drākṣā), warm glow.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear instructional depiction of two options: svarasa mixing and kṣīra-pāka cooking, labeled herbs, precise utensils, soft palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, indoor clinic with attendants, detailed rendering of vāsā leaves and grapes, milk pot on brazier, patient reclining, refined linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पिवेद्वासासुरसं → पिवेत् + वासा + सुरसं. (मधु ... पयः) कर्मपदानि; 'ससितं' विशेषणम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Raktapitta remedies)
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsā: a practical regimen for raktapitta—using vāsā-juice with sugar and honey, or a separately prepared medicated milk cooked with varī, drākṣā, balā, and śuṇṭhī.
It shows the text functioning beyond mythology by preserving applied medical therapeutics (materia medica and formulations), integrating classical Ayurvedic-style remedies into a Purāṇic compendium.
By prescribing non-violent, sattvic therapeutic substances (milk, honey, herbs) to preserve life and restore balance, it supports dharma through health-maintenance, enabling continued performance of duties and religious observances.