Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 25
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
क्षीरं पूर्वे ददेन्मध्ये ऽहनि धूपश् च सर्पिषा पञ्चभङ्गेन तत् स्नानं चतुर्थे पिङ्गलार्तिहृत्
kṣīraṃ pūrve dadenmadhye 'hani dhūpaś ca sarpiṣā pañcabhaṅgena tat snānaṃ caturthe piṅgalārtihṛt
في البداية يُعطى اللبن؛ وفي وسط النهار تكون تبخيرة طقسية (dhūpa) بالسمن المصفّى (ghee). ثم يُشرع الاغتسال بالمزيج الخماسي (pañca-bhaṅga)؛ وفي التطبيق/اليوم الرابع يزيل كرب piṅgalā.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Therapeutic sequence: administer milk, perform midday ghee-fumigation, bathe with a pañcabhaṅga mixture; used as a staged remedy for a condition termed piṅgalā/associated distress.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Piṅgalā-ārti-hara cikitsā: kṣīra, ghṛta-dhūpa, pañcabhaṅga-snāna","lookup_keywords":["kṣīra-sevana","ghṛta-dhūpa","pañcabhaṅga","snāna","piṅgalā"],"quick_summary":"Gives a stepwise therapy: milk first, ghee fumigation at midday, then bathing with a fivefold mixture; stated to relieve piṅgalā distress by the fourth application/day."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Cikitsā is sequential and time-sensitive (kāla): different measures at different times yield relief.
Application: Design treatments as ordered steps (āhāra, dhūpa, snāna) rather than a single intervention.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Chikitsa (Therapeutic regimen and remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vaidya supervising a patient: first giving milk, later performing ghee fumigation with a small brazier, then preparing a five-ingredient bath mixture and bathing the patient; a day-cycle indicated (morning–midday–later).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, warm earthy palette, vaidya with palm-leaf notes, patient seated, dhūpa smoke curling from ghṛta-fed lamp/brazier at midday sun motif, large vessel labeled pañcabhaṅga for snāna, ritual-medical ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on vessels and flame, three-scene narrative panel: milk offering, ghee fumigation, pañcabhaṅga bath; ornate borders, auspicious medicinal setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional triptych with captions: kṣīra, ghṛta-dhūpa, pañcabhaṅga-snāna; precise depiction of tools (brazier, ladle, bath pot), gentle colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly infirmary scene, physician in white, attendants holding milk bowl and incense brazier with ghee, large bath basin with mixed ingredients, detailed textiles and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ददेन्+मध्ये → ददेत् मध्ये (emendation to optative form); मध्ये 'हनि = मध्ये अहनि (avagraha). धूपश् च → धूपः च (visarga sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (cikitsā-krama and omens)
FAQs
It prescribes a timed therapeutic regimen: give milk initially, perform midday fumigation using ghee, and administer a medicinal bath with a fivefold compound (pañcabhaṅga), said to cure the piṅgalā-affliction by the fourth application.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied medical instructions—dosage sequencing, time-of-day procedure (midday), and combined external therapies (dhūpa and snāna)—showing its coverage of practical Ayurveda within a Purāṇic compendium.
By framing treatment as a regulated, purity-oriented regimen (fumigation and bathing), it links bodily healing with śauca (purificatory discipline), implying that disciplined therapeutic practice supports both health and ritual cleanliness.