Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 42
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
पित्तं प्रकोपमायाति भयेन च तथा द्विज अत्यम्बुपानगुर्वन्नभोजिनां भुक्तशायिनाम्
pittaṃ prakopamāyāti bhayena ca tathā dvija atyambupānagurvannabhojināṃ bhuktaśāyinām
হে দ্বিজ! ভয়ৰ কাৰণে পিত্ত প্ৰকোপিত হয়; তদ্ৰূপ অতিমাত্ৰা পানী পান কৰা, গধুৰ আহাৰ ভোজন কৰা আৰু ভোজনৰ পিছতেই শয়ন কৰা লোকৰো পিত্ত বৃদ্ধি পায়।
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of Agni Purana, instructing a sage)
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Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Nidāna-parivarjana (removal of causes) as the first step in managing doṣa aggravation.
Application: Use causative-factor screening (diet, behavior, mental states) before prescribing therapies; prioritize prevention through conduct.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana / Tridosha—Pitta-prakopa causes)
Primary Rasa: Samanya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic teacher instructs a student about pitta aggravation: a frightened person, someone drinking excessive water, a heavy meal on a plate, and a person lying down immediately after eating—shown as causes leading to a rising flame-like pitta symbol.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm ochres and reds, an Ayurvedic guru and brahmin student in a forest āśrama, symbolic pitta as a small flame near the abdomen, vignettes of fear, excessive water drinking, heavy food, and post-meal sleeping, flat decorative foliage, traditional ornamentation","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf highlights, seated guru teaching from palm-leaf manuscript, four small panels around showing fear, water overconsumption, heavy meal, and lying down after eating, rich textiles, stylized flame motif for pitta, ornate borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, clean linework and soft shading, instructional composition with labeled icons (fear, water, heavy food, post-meal sleep), calm classroom/āśrama setting, subtle pitta heat aura in red-gold","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic scene: physician advising a young scholar, attendants with water vessel and heavy dishes, a figure reclining after meal, expressive face showing fear, fine architectural interior, delicate borders and calligraphy cartouche"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रकोपमायाति = प्रकोपम् + आयाति; अत्यम्बुपानगुर्वन्नभोजिनाम् resolved as अति-अम्बु-पान-गुरु-अन्न-भोजिनाम्; भुक्तशायिनाम् = भुक्त + शायिनाम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279.44; Agni Purana 279.45; Agni Purana 279.46
FAQs
Ayurvedic roga-nidāna: it lists lifestyle and mental factors—fear, excess water intake, heavy food, and sleeping right after meals—as causes of pitta-doṣa aggravation.
It demonstrates the Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurveda (preventive health and pathology) alongside its religious and cosmological material, functioning as a compendium of applied knowledge.
By promoting restraint, mindful eating, and control of fear, it supports sattvic discipline and bodily balance—conditions traditionally regarded as conducive to purity, steadiness in worship, and dharmic conduct.