Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 39
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पप्पलीपिप्पलीमूलवचाचित्रकनागरैः क्वाथितं वा पिवेत्पेयमामवातविनाशनं
pappalīpippalīmūlavacācitrakanāgaraiḥ kvāthitaṃ vā pivetpeyamāmavātavināśanaṃ
ينبغي شربُ «بيَيا» (عصيدة رقيقة) تُحضَّر بغلي پپّلي، وجذر پپّلي، وڤچا، وتشتركا، والزنجبيل الجاف؛ فإنها تُبيد «آماڤاتا» (اضطرابًا روماتيزميًا ناشئًا عن āma).
Lord Agni (narrating the Ayurvedic section to the sages, traditionally Vasiṣṭha as principal listener)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Preparation and intake of a medicated thin gruel (peyā) as a digestant and anti-rheumatic regimen for āma-associated vāta disorders.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Peyā-kvātha for Āmavāta (Pippalī–Vacā–Citraka–Śuṇṭhī)","lookup_keywords":["āmavāta","peyā","pippalī-mūla","vacā","citraka"],"quick_summary":"Boil pungent, āma-digesting drugs into a thin gruel and drink as a therapeutic diet. Intended to reduce āma and pacify vāta in rheumatic presentations."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Āhāra as auṣadha; āma-pācana and vāta-śamana through light, warming formulations.
Application: Treat chronic pain conditions by first correcting digestion/metabolic toxins (āma) with appropriate diet-form medicines.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaishajya-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares a steaming herbal peyā in a bronze pot; bundles of pippalī, vacā, citraka, and dry ginger lie on a wooden board; a patient drinks from a small bowl while joints are gently massaged.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya in traditional attire stirring a bronze cauldron of herbal peyā, labeled herbs (pippalī, vacā, citraka, śuṇṭhī), patient seated with aching joints, flat decorative background, crisp outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vaidya offering a golden bowl of peyā to a patient, rich reds and greens, ornate borders, subtle gold leaf highlights on vessels and jewelry, herbs arranged symmetrically in foreground","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional composition showing ingredients and boiling process step-by-step, delicate lines, soft shading, copper pot, measured herbs, patient sipping peyā, calm clinical setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene with labeled jars, physician boiling herbs into thin gruel, patient with swollen joints, fine textiles, architectural interior, naturalistic plants and utensils"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पिवेत्पेयम् = पिवेत् + पेयम्; आमवातविनाशनं is a tatpuruṣa compound (आमवातस्य विनाशनम्). Initial list of drugs is in apposition to the decoction/drink.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Bhaiṣajya-prayoga/Āmavāta-vāta-cikitsā context)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic therapeutic instruction: prepare a boiled medicinal peyā (thin gruel) using pungent, āma-digesting herbs (pippalīmūla, vacā, citraka, nāgara, etc.) to alleviate āmavāta.
Beyond theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical formulations—here, a specific compound and dosage-form (peyā) aimed at a named clinical condition (āmavāta), showing its wide coverage of applied sciences like Ayurveda.
By promoting health through dharmic, tradition-sanctioned medicine, the text frames bodily well-being as supportive of sādhana and duty; alleviating disease helps maintain purity of practice and capacity for righteous action.