Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 23

Chapter 301 — सूर्यार्चनं

Sūryārcana) / Sun-worship (closing colophon only

Devanagari script

रक्तं शुक्लं जावापुष्पं रक्तशुक्लस्त्रुतौ पिवेत् केशरं वृहतीमूलं गोपीयष्टितृणोत्पलम्

Transliteration

raktaṃ śuklaṃ jāvāpuṣpaṃ raktaśuklastrutau pivet keśaraṃ vṛhatīmūlaṃ gopīyaṣṭitṛṇotpalam

Translation

في أحوال السيلان الأحمر أو الأبيض، يُشرب منقوعٌ (أو مستخلصٌ معصور) من أزهار جاڤا—الحمراء والبيضاء معًا—مع الزعفران (keśara)، وجذر ڤرهتي (vṛhatī)، وgopī-yaṣṭi، وtṛṇa (عشبٌ دوائي)، وutpala (اللوتس الأزرق).

Word by Word

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• शुक्लम्: white
• शुक्लम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जावा-पुष्पम्: jāvā-flower
• जावा-पुष्पम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जावा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘जावायाः पुष्पम्’

• रक्त-शुक्ल-स्त्रुतौ: in red-and-white discharge
• रक्त-शुक्ल-स्त्रुतौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘रक्तशुक्लयोः स्त्रुतिः’ (in red-and-white discharge)

• पिवेत्: should drink
• पिवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• केशरम्: pollen / saffron-like filament
• केशरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वृहती-मूलम्: root of vṛhatī
• वृहती-मूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृहती (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘वृहत्याः मूलम्’

• गोपी-यष्टि-तृण-उत्पलम्: gopī, yaṣṭi, grass, and utpala (lotus) (as a mixture)
• गोपी-यष्टि-तृण-उत्पलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक) + यष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + तृण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समाहारद्वन्द्व (collective dvandva) of listed herbs

Speaker

Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instruction style)

Vidya Category

Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Strīroga therapy for abnormal genital discharge using a drinkable preparation (pāna) of specified dravyas.","sutra_style":true}

Encyclopedic Reference

Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Rakta-śukla-strāva pāna-yoga (jāvā-puṣpa etc.)","lookup_keywords":["rakta-strāva","śukla-strāva","jāvāpuṣpa","keśara","vṛhatīmūla"],"quick_summary":"For red/white discharge, take a drink prepared from red and white jāvā flowers with saffron, vṛhatī root, gopī-yaṣṭi, medicinal grass (tṛṇa), and utpala."}

Ayurveda Layer

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dravya-guṇa based balancing: selecting cooling/stambhana-oriented substances for discharge disorders.

Application: Formulary knowledge for household physicians: ingredient list for a specific symptom-complex.

Khanda Section

Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and herbal formulations)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician measures red and white jāvā flowers with saffron and other botanicals, preparing an infusion/decoction to be drunk for red/white discharge.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized botanicals: red and white jāvā blossoms, saffron strands, blue utpala; vaidya preparing a drink in a bronze vessel, calm clinic-like setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted bowls of herbs, central composition of red/white flowers and blue lotus, physician offering a cup, ornate border, auspicious medicinal theme.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional botanical plate: each ingredient rendered clearly (jāvā red/white, keśara, vṛhatī root, utpala), with a small scene of preparation of pāna.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature with naturalistic botanical accuracy, physician in a garden pavilion, ingredients laid on a carpet, simmering infusion, delicate shading and fine detail."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जावापुष्पं = जावा-पुष्पम्; रक्तशुक्लस्त्रुतौ = रक्त-शुक्ल-स्त्रुतौ (स्त्रुतौ = स्त्रुतिः सप्तमी एकवचन); गोपीयष्टितृणोत्पलम् = गोपी-यष्टि-तृण-उत्पलम् (समाहारद्वन्द्व).

Cross References

Related Themes: Agni Purana 301 (Strīroga formulations around pradara/strāva)

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• Ayurveda
• Vṛhatī
• Utpala
• Keśara (saffron)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

Ayurvedic therapeutic guidance: a drinkable herbal combination is prescribed for disorders characterized by red or white genital discharge.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

It shows the text functioning as a practical compendium—moving beyond mythology into applied Ayurveda by listing specific drugs (vṛhatī, utpala, saffron, etc.) and their indicated clinical use.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

While primarily medical, such prescriptions are part of dharmic life-maintenance (ārogya as support for sādhana), aiming at bodily purity and stability so religious duties and disciplines can be performed without impediment.