Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 14
Chapter 264 — Dikpālādi-snāna
Bathing rites for the Dikpālas and associated deities
ओषधीर् निक्षिपेत् कुम्भे जयन्तीं विजयां जयां शतावरीं शतपुष्पां विष्णुक्रान्तापराजिताम्
oṣadhīr nikṣipet kumbhe jayantīṃ vijayāṃ jayāṃ śatāvarīṃ śatapuṣpāṃ viṣṇukrāntāparājitām
ينبغي أن تُوضَع الأعشاب الطبية في الكومبها (الإناء): جايَنتي، فيجَيا، جايَا، شتاڤاري، شتاپوشپا، وڤِشنوكْرانتا (وتُسمّى أيضًا أپاراجيتا).
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Prepare a kalasha/kumbha infusion or ritual-medical pot by placing specified herbs (jayantī, vijayā, jayā, śatāvarī, śatapuṣpā, viṣṇukrāntā/aparājitā) for protective, auspicious, and therapeutic use in abhiṣeka/snāna or internal/external formulations depending on the larger recipe.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Dravya-saṅgraha (right selection of substances) is foundational to effective prayoga—both ritual and medicinal.
Application: Maintain herb-identification, purity, and proportion discipline; efficacy depends on correct dravya and proper vessel/handling.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bheshaja-kalpa / Aushadhi-yoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-priest places named herbs into a kumbha on a ritual platform, with bundles of roots, leaves, and flowers arranged neatly; the pot is sanctified for later bathing or preparation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, large kumbha with sacred markings, priest adding herbs labeled in palm-leaf tags, lush botanical motifs (shatavari vines, aparajita flowers), warm earthy palette, temple setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central ornate kumbha with gold highlights, herbs displayed as stylized offerings, priest in silk garments, decorative arch, heavy gilding around the pot and floral borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional still-life: kumbha, measured herb portions in small bowls, clear linework, soft shading, minimal background, emphasis on identification of each herb.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary-court scene with a physician preparing a pot, detailed botanical rendering of each herb, fine textiles, shelves of jars, delicate perspective."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: oṣadhīr → oṣadhīḥ (final r for visarga in some recensions). viṣṇukrāntāparājitām treated as dvandva: viṣṇukrāntā + aparājitām.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Bheshaja-kalpa and dravya-sangraha passages around this khanda; Agni Purana: kalasha/abhisheka procedures where herbal water is prescribed
FAQs
It gives a precise procedural step: specific named medicinal herbs are to be deposited into a kumbha (pot/ritual vessel) as part of an Ayurvedic-style preparation or sanctified herbal infusion.
By listing concrete materia medica (named herbs) and a preparation step, it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a practical compendium that preserves applied health-knowledge alongside ritual technique.
Using a kumbha and auspiciously named herbs (e.g., jaya/vijaya/aparājitā) frames healing as both therapeutic and purificatory—linking bodily well-being with ritual cleanliness and protective merit.