Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 10
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
साधिता घृतदुग्धाभ्यां क्षौद्रं वृषरसो मधु अतीसारे पुराणानां शालीनां भक्षणं हितं
sādhitā ghṛtadugdhābhyāṃ kṣaudraṃ vṛṣaraso madhu atīsāre purāṇānāṃ śālīnāṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ hitaṃ
في الإسهال يُستحسن تناول مُحضَّر يُطبخ بالسمن (الغي) واللبن، مع العسل، وعصارة نبات vṛṣa الدوائية، وmadhu (العسل)؛ كما أن أكل أرز śāli المعتَّق (الأرز القديم) نافع وصحيّ.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Diet-and-drug regimen for atisara (diarrhea): use ghrita-ksheera-sadhita preparation with honey and vṛṣa-rasa; prefer aged śāli rice as pathya.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Atisāra-pathya: ghṛta–kṣīra-sādhita with madhu and aged śāli","lookup_keywords":["Atisara","Ghrita-ksheera","Madhu","Vrisha-rasa","Purana-shali"],"quick_summary":"For diarrhea, administer a ghee-and-milk cooked preparation with honey and vṛṣa-juice, and keep diet light with aged śāli rice to stabilize digestion and reduce looseness."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Pathya-apathya (wholesome diet) as primary support to medicine in disease management
Application: Treat digestive disorders by prioritizing diet regulation alongside formulations; select foods by digestibility and effect on bowel movement.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Chikitsa for digestive disorders)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares a ghee-and-milk decoction, adds honey and herbal juice, and serves it with a bowl of aged śāli rice to a patient with diarrhea.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya in traditional attire stirring a bronze vessel of ghrita and milk, small pot of honey, palm-leaf labels, patient seated calmly, minimal background with medicinal plants, flat stylized forms.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated vaidya offering a golden bowl of ghrita-ksheera preparation, ornate vessels with gold embossing, aged rice in a leaf bowl, rich reds and greens, decorative borders, subtle divine auspicious motifs (mangala kalasha).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional composition showing ingredients (ghee, milk, honey, vṛṣa plant) arranged with captions, patient receiving small measured dose, soft shading and delicate ornamentation.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed kitchen-pharmacy scene with copper pots, honey jar, milk vessel, physician measuring dose, patient on a carpet, botanical rendering of vṛṣa plant at margin, intricate textiles and architectural niche."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: घृतदुग्धाभ्यां = घृत-दुग्धाभ्याम् (समाहार-द्वन्द्व). वृषरसो = वृष-रसः. पुराणानां शालीनां = षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः ‘of aged śāli (rice)’.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278 (Atisāra/udara-cikitsā context); Agni Purana sections on pathya-apathya and dravya-guṇa lists nearby
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsā: dietary and medicinal guidance for atīsāra—use of ghee-and-milk cooked preparation with honey and vṛṣa-juice, and consuming aged śāli-rice as a stabilizing diet.
It shows the Agni Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurveda—specific food-drug combinations and pathya (wholesome diet) for a clinical condition—alongside its ritual, mythic, and dharma materials.
By prescribing non-harmful, sattvic, regulated diet-therapy to restore health, it supports dharmic living: maintaining the body as a fit instrument for worship, duty, and self-discipline.