Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 32
Chapter 280 — रसादिलक्षणम् / सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि
Characteristics of Taste and Related Factors; Medicines that Remove All Diseases
वार्युष्णञ्च श्रमं जह्याद्धृदा श्वासन्न धारयेत् व्यायामश् च कफं हन्याद्वातं हन्याच्च मर्दनं
vāryuṣṇañca śramaṃ jahyāddhṛdā śvāsanna dhārayet vyāyāmaś ca kaphaṃ hanyādvātaṃ hanyācca mardanaṃ
উষ্ণ পানীয়ে ক্লান্তি দূৰ হয়। হৃদয়-প্ৰদেশত শ্বাস জোৰকৈ ধৰি ৰাখিব নালাগে। ব্যায়ামে কফ নাশ হয়, আৰু মর্দনে বাত নাশ হয়।
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Fatigue management and doṣa-targeted regimen: warm water for exertion-fatigue; avoid harmful breath retention; use exercise to reduce kapha and massage to reduce vāta.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Cause–effect mapping of practices to bodily states (doṣa-kriyā-sambandha).
Application: Select interventions by dominant doṣa: kapha → exercise; vāta → massage; support recovery with warm water and safe breathing.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dinacharya, Vyayama, and Dosha-management)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequence: a person drinks warm water after exertion; a teacher warns against forceful breath retention; separate panels show exercise reducing kapha and massage reducing vāta.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, narrative strip with three vignettes: warm water offered after exercise, guru gesturing ‘do not hold breath’, and massage scene; bold outlines, traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central figure with warm water vessel, side medallions showing vyāyāma and mardana; gold embellishments highlighting the ‘doṣa’ labels conceptually.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic instructional scene: kapha-heavy figure exercising, vāta-stiff figure receiving massage, and a caution icon near chest for breath-holding; fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined indoor setting: physician advising, patient sipping warm water, attendant demonstrating gentle breathing; separate corner scene of exercise and massage."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyan","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वार्युष्णञ्च = वारि-उष्णम् + च; जह्याद्धृदा = जह्यात् + हृदा; श्वासन्न = श्वासम् + न; व्यायामश् च = व्यायामः + च; हन्याद्वातं = हन्यात् + वातम्; हन्याच्च = हन्यात् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 280.29 (mardana technique); Agni Purana 280.30-31 (vyāyāma rules)
FAQs
Ayurvedic regimen-knowledge: warm water is advised to relieve fatigue, breath should not be forcibly retained in the heart region, exercise is prescribed to reduce kapha, and massage is prescribed to pacify vāta.
It presents practical preventive medicine (dinacharya and doṣa-management) alongside other Agni Purana subjects, showing the text’s broad coverage of applied sciences like Ayurveda, not only myth and ritual.
By maintaining bodily balance and avoiding harmful practices (like improper breath restraint), the practitioner supports purity, steadiness, and fitness for dharma, worship, and disciplined living.