Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 60
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पीता रुन्धन्त्यतीसारं गुडतक्रेण दुर्जयम् चाङ्गेरीकोलदध्यम्बुनागरक्षारसंयुतम्
pītā rundhantyatīsāraṃ guḍatakreṇa durjayam cāṅgerīkoladadhyambunāgarakṣārasaṃyutam
عند تناوله داخليًّا، فإن تحضيرًا من لبن المخيض (buttermilk) ممزوجًا بالجاغري (سكر القصب غير المكرر)، ومقوّىً بـ cāṅgerī (الحميض)، وkola (العُنّاب)، وماء ممزوج باللبن الرائب، وśuṇṭhī (الزنجبيل الجاف)، وخلاصة قلوية—يكبح حتى الإسهال العُسير المراوغ.
Lord Agni (teaching in encyclopedic medicinal section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Home-usable antidiarrheal formulation using takra (buttermilk) and guḍa (jaggery) with supportive herbs and kṣāra for stubborn atīsāra.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Guḍa-takra yoga with cāṅgerī–nāgara–kṣāra for duṣjaya atīsāra","lookup_keywords":["atīsāra","takra guḍa","cāṅgerī","nāgara","kṣāra"],"quick_summary":"Buttermilk mixed with jaggery and fortified with cāṅgerī, kola, curd-water, dry ginger, and alkaline extract is said to check even obstinate diarrhoea."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Oppositional therapy (samānya-viśeṣa): grahī and dīpana substances restrain excessive flow and restore agni.
Application: In chronic loose stools, prioritize grahī carriers (takra) and dīpana adjuncts (nāgara), adjusting strength with sweetener (guḍa) and kṣāra cautiously.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner prepares a buttermilk-jaggery mixture, adding sorrel, jujube, curd-water, dry ginger, and a measured alkaline extract, then offers it to a patient with diarrhoea.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural aesthetic, vaidya mixing takra and guḍa in a bronze bowl, green cāṅgerī leaves and kola fruits beside, small container of kṣāra, patient seated calmly, muted temple-clinic ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold highlights on vessels, vivid depiction of takra pot, jaggery lumps, ginger, leafy cāṅgerī, ornate but clinical composition, auspicious symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, stepwise instructional layout: ingredients arranged, mixing sequence shown, dosage cup presented; delicate shading and clear labels.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature apothecary scene, fine detail of ingredients on a carpeted tray, physician stirring buttermilk mixture, patient attended, architectural interior with patterned borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: rundhantyatīsāram = rundhanti + atīsāram; dadhyambu = dadhi + ambu; compound āṅgerī...saṃyutam is a multi-member tatpuruṣa describing admixture.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Atīsāra-pratiṣedha formulations)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic knowledge: a specific anti-diarrhoeal (atisāra-stambhana) drink based on takra (buttermilk) with guḍa, cāṅgerī, kola, dadhi-ambu, nāgara (dry ginger), and kṣāra-rasa to arrest stubborn diarrhoea.
It demonstrates that the Agni Purana is not only mythic and ritualistic but also practical—preserving applied medical recipes and materia medica (diet-drug combinations like takra, guḍa, śuṇṭhī, kṣāra) within a Purāṇic framework.
By supporting health and restoring bodily balance, the instruction enables steadiness for dharma—daily duties, purity practices, and worship—reflecting the Purāṇic ideal that bodily well-being aids sustained religious observance.