Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 17
Kalpasāgara (Ocean of Formulations) — Mṛtyuñjaya Preparations and Rasāyana Regimens
रोगनुच्चामरो भवेदिति ञ साज्यं सर्वमिति ख ताम्रामृतमिति ख सुरतुस्यमिति ज , ञ च अभयं सगुडञ्चग्ध्वा घृतेन मधुरादिभिः दुग्धान्नभुक् कृष्णकेशो ऽरोगी पञ्चशताब्दवान्
roganuccāmaro bhavediti ña sājyaṃ sarvamiti kha tāmrāmṛtamiti kha suratusyamiti ja , ña ca abhayaṃ saguḍañcagdhvā ghṛtena madhurādibhiḥ dugdhānnabhuk kṛṣṇakeśo 'rogī pañcaśatābdavān
مَن أكل «أبهايا» (harītakī) مع الجاغري (سكر غير مكرر)، ثم تناوله مع السمن المصفّى (ghee) ومع زمرة المواد الحلوة، والتزم غذاء اللبن مع الأرز، صار بريئًا من المرض، أسودَ الشعر، ويعيش خمس مئة سنة. (وفي اختلافات النسخ: «دافعٌ للمرض»؛ «كلّه مع السمن»؛ «رحيق النحاس»؛ و«surā-tusya».)
Lord Agni (in dialogue, traditionally instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Rasayana regimen using haritaki with jaggery, ghee, and a controlled milk-rice diet for disease-prevention, hair pigmentation support, and longevity-oriented convalescence.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Abhayā (Harītakī)–Guḍa–Ghṛta Rasāyana with Kṣīra-anna Pathya","lookup_keywords":["Abhayā","Harītakī","Guḍa","Ghṛta","Kṣīra-anna"],"quick_summary":"Harītakī taken with jaggery and then with ghee and sweet substances, supported by a milk-and-rice diet, is presented as a rasāyana for freedom from disease, restoration of black hair, and extreme longevity claims."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Āhāra–auṣadha–vihāra saṃyoga (medicine supported by diet) as the basis of rasāyana efficacy.
Application: Treat rasāyana as a regimen: medicine plus strict pathya (milk-rice) rather than a standalone drug claim.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rasayana & Bheshaja—rejuvenation and disease-preventive formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic practitioner preparing harītakī with jaggery and ghee; a patient seated calmly, consuming the rasāyana and then eating a simple bowl of milk-rice; emphasis on rejuvenation and dark hair.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat vivid colors, stylized vaidya with palm-leaf manuscript, harītakī fruits, brass ghee pot, patient with dark hair, serene rasāyana scene, traditional interior with oil lamp","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, rich gold leaf highlights on ghee vessel and ornaments, central seated vaidya offering harītakī-guḍa-ghṛta, patient holding milk-rice bowl, ornate arch frame, jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework, instructional composition showing ingredients labeled (harītakī, guḍa, ghṛta, madhura dravyas), patient on simple diet, calm clinic setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed pharmacy table with powders and fruits, physician mixing harītakī with jaggery and ghee, patient eating kheer-like milk-rice, fine textiles, naturalistic faces"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृष्णकेशोऽरोगी = कृष्णकेशः + अरोगी (विसर्ग-सन्धि); सगुडञ्चग्ध्वा = सगुडम् + च + (अ)ग्ध्वा (च-समुच्चय; पाठे ‘चग्ध्वा’ gerund). दुग्धान्नभुक् = दुग्ध + अन्न + भुक् (उपपद-समास). Editorial markers (ञ/ख/ज) treated as avyaya.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 285 (Rasayana/Bheṣaja section: adjacent formulations and pathya rules)
FAQs
Ayurvedic rasāyana knowledge: a rejuvenative regimen using Abhayā (harītakī) with jaggery and ghee, supported by a milk-and-rice diet, aimed at disease-prevention and longevity.
It illustrates the Agni Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurveda—specific formulations, dietary rules, and promised outcomes—alongside its ritual, dharma, and other śāstric subjects.
As a purāṇic rasāyana, it frames bodily purification and health as supportive of dharma-practice—prolonging life and reducing suffering so one can sustain vows, study, and worship.