Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 22
Chapter 369 — शरीरावयवाः
The Limbs/Organs and Constituents of the Body
मूर्धा हृन्नाभिकण्ठाश् च जिह्वा शुक्रञ्च शोणितं गुदं वस्तिश् च गुल्फञ्च कण्डुराः शोडशेरिताः
mūrdhā hṛnnābhikaṇṭhāś ca jihvā śukrañca śoṇitaṃ gudaṃ vastiś ca gulphañca kaṇḍurāḥ śoḍaśeritāḥ
الرأس، وموضع القلب، والسُّرّة، والحلق؛ واللسان؛ والمنيّ والدم؛ والشرج؛ والمثانة؛ والكاحل—هذه تُعلَن ستةَ عشرَ موضعًا (أو مظهرًا) للحِكّة.
Lord Agni (teaching to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Nidāna-based localization: identifying bodily sites where itching (kaṇḍū) manifests to guide differential diagnosis (skin vs systemic), examination, and targeted treatment planning.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Sixteen Sites/Manifestations of Itching (Kaṇḍū)","lookup_keywords":["kaṇḍū","mūrdhā","hṛd","nābhi","guda vasti gulpha"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates principal bodily loci associated with itching, serving as a clinical checklist for symptom localization and underlying doṣa/dhātu involvement."}
Concept: Roga is understood through deśa (site) and lakṣaṇa (manifestation); enumeration disciplines the physician’s attention.
Application: Adopt structured symptom-mapping to avoid missed causes and to select site-appropriate therapies.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Nidana/Sharira—enumeration of bodily sites/conditions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A full-body outline with highlighted points: head, heart-region, navel, throat, tongue, genital fluids (śukra/śoṇita), anus, bladder, ankle—each marked as itching loci, arranged like a diagnostic chart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style diagnostic body-map: stylized standing figure with red markers at listed loci, Devanagari labels, muted temple-mural palette, symmetrical composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore chart-like painting: standing figure with gold-outlined markers at itching sites, ornate frame, clear inscriptions for each locus, rich reds and greens with gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional poster: clean body outline, numbered loci corresponding to the verse list, neat calligraphy, soft colors for medical clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature manuscript page: physician presenting a numbered body-map of kaṇḍū sites to students, fine borders, calligraphic annotations."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamas","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: hṛnnābhikaṇṭhāś ca → hṛt nābhi kaṇṭhāḥ ca; śukrañca → śukram ca; vastiś ca → vastiḥ ca; gulphañca → gulpham ca; śoḍaśeritāḥ → śoḍaśa īritāḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 369 (Roga-nidāna/lakṣaṇa lists)
FAQs
Ayurvedic diagnostic knowledge: it enumerates bodily loci where kaṇḍū (pruritus/itching) is recognized, helping a physician localize and classify the condition for treatment planning.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond theology—preserving clinical-style Ayurvedic lists (symptom-site mapping) alongside other sciences, reflecting its multi-disciplinary, reference-text character.
Indirectly, it supports dharma through health: maintaining bodily well-being is treated as enabling ritual duty and right conduct; thus medical discernment aids purity of life and sustained religious practice.