Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 18
Chapter 168 — महापातकादिकथनम्
Exposition of Great Sins and Related Topics
पेलुगव्यञ्च पेयूषं तथा श्लेष्मातकं मृदं वृथाकृशरसंयावपायसापूपशष्कुलीः
pelugavyañca peyūṣaṃ tathā śleṣmātakaṃ mṛdaṃ vṛthākṛśarasaṃyāvapāyasāpūpaśaṣkulīḥ
ইয়াৰ উপৰিও পেলুগব্য, পেয়ূষ (প্ৰথম গাখীৰ), শ্লেষ্মাতক (ফল/বৃক্ষজাত দ্ৰব্য), মৃদ্ (মাটি) আৰু আগলৈ কৃশৰ, ৰস, সংযাৱ, পায়স, আপূপ, শষ্কুলী আদি ৰন্ধা খাদ্য আৰু মিঠাইসমূহো অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the dominant Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Dietetic identification of allowable food substances and cooked preparations for pathya/apathya decisions in daily regimen and ritual contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Ahara-dravya and pakva-anna list (pelugavya to śaṣkulī)","lookup_keywords":["pelugavya","peyūṣa","śleṣmātaka","kṛśara","pāyasa"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates specific dairy/plant substances and common cooked foods/sweets as recognized dietetic items. Useful as a checklist when classifying foods in Ayurvedic and dharmic dietary discussions."}
Concept: Ahāra-varga—systematic naming/classification of consumables.
Application: Supports disciplined eating by recognizing standard food-types referenced in śāstra and household practice.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Ahara-vidhi (Dietetic preparations and food substances)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A traditional kitchen scene displaying listed foods: bowls of kṛśara and pāyasa, plates of āpūpa and śaṣkulī, vessels of peyūṣa, and a branch/fruit of śleṣmātaka; an Ayurvedic scribe notes items on a palm-leaf manuscript.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat earthy pigments, stylized kitchen pavilion with brass vessels, palm-leaf manuscript, bowls of kṛśara and pāyasa, plates of āpūpa and śaṣkulī, calm instructional mood, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, rich colors and gold leaf highlights on vessels and plates, central arrangement of sweets (āpūpa, śaṣkulī) and milk pot with peyūṣa, decorative arch motif, devotional domestic abundance aesthetic.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, soft shading, labeled food items on a manuscript, orderly display of grains and dairy preparations, didactic composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed kitchen interior, attendants presenting dishes (kṛśara, pāyasa, saṃyāva), botanical rendering of śleṣmātaka, calligraphic labels, naturalistic textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पेलुगव्यञ्च = पेलु + गव्यम् + च; वृथाकृशरसंयावपायसापूपशष्कुलीः = वृथा + कृशर + संयाव + पायस + अपूप + शष्कुलीः (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-समासरूपेण सूची)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 168 (Ahara-vidhi/Ahara-niyama context)
FAQs
It catalogs specific edible substances and prepared foods (āhāra-dravya), functioning as a dietetic/ayurvedic-style inventory of items recognized in the Agni Purana’s practical knowledge sections.
By listing concrete culinary and dietary items—from tree-produce (śleṣmātaka) to prepared dishes (kṛśara, pāyasa, āpūpa)—it shows the text’s breadth beyond theology into applied life-knowledge such as food science, health, and household practice.
Such enumerations support dharmic living by guiding suitable consumables and preparations for purity, sustenance, and proper conduct—indirectly aiding bodily steadiness (ārogya) that underpins ritual practice and disciplined life.