Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 6
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
तद्विधास्ते ज्वरेष्विष्टा यवानां विकृतिस् तथा मुद्गा मसूराश् च णकाः कुलत्थाश् च सकुष्ठकाः
tadvidhāste jvareṣviṣṭā yavānāṃ vikṛtis tathā mudgā masūrāś ca ṇakāḥ kulatthāś ca sakuṣṭhakāḥ
ومثلُ هذه التحضيرات مُستحسَنٌ في الحُمّيات؛ وكذلك الشعير المُعالَج، وأيضًا المُدْغا (الماش الأخضر)، والمَسُورا (العدس)، والتَّنَكا (الحمّص)، والكُلاتْثا (حبّ الحصان/horse-gram) إذا أُعِدَّت مع kuṣṭha فهي محمودة.
Lord Agni (narrating Ayurvedic guidance within the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Dietetic recommendations (yava and legumes) for jvara management, including use of kuṣṭha as an adjunct spice/drug.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Jvara-Pathya: Processed Barley and Legumes with Kuṣṭha","lookup_keywords":["jvara","yava","mudga","masura","kulattha"],"quick_summary":"In fever, light preparations of barley and easily digestible legumes are advised; kuṣṭha may be added as a medicinal adjunct depending on formulation."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: In jvara, pathya (wholesome diet) is itself a principal medicine supporting agni and doṣa-pacification.
Application: Clinical menu planning for febrile patients.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies; dietetics for fever/jvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A kitchen-pharmacy prepares barley and mixed legumes; kuṣṭha is ground and added; a fever patient receives a light bowl of gruel.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, traditional kitchen with bronze vessels, barley and legumes in leaf bowls, vaidya supervising, patient with fever cloth on forehead, subdued tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-accented brass pots and plates of yava and legumes, kuṣṭha root depicted, devotional cleanliness, symmetrical composition","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional depiction of ingredients: yava, mudga, masūra, caṇaka, kulattha, kuṣṭha; neat labels, soft shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary scene with attendants measuring grains and spices, detailed jars, patient reclining on charpoy receiving a small bowl"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tadvidhāḥ+te → तद्विधास्ते; jvareṣu+iṣṭāḥ → ज्वरेष्विष्टाः; masūrāḥ+ca → मसूराश्च; kulatthāḥ+ca → कुलत्थाश्च. IAST 'ṇakāḥ' normalized to चणकाः per context.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda: jvara-cikitsā passages around 278; Agni Purana pathya-apathya lists for acute illness
FAQs
Ayurvedic jvara-cikitsā: it prescribes light, processed grains/legumes—barley, green gram, lentil, chickpea, and horse-gram—optionally combined with kuṣṭha, as dietary support during fever.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond mythology by preserving practical Ayurvedic diet-therapy (pathya) and materia medica guidance for managing fever.
By following sāttvika, regulated diet during illness, one supports bodily purity and self-control (niyama), which traditional Dharma-Ayurveda views as conducive to clarity of mind and steadiness in worship and duty.