Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 14
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
रसायनमिवर्षीणां देवानाममृतं यथा सुधेवोत्तमनागानां भैषज्यमिदमस्तु ते
rasāyanamivarṣīṇāṃ devānāmamṛtaṃ yathā sudhevottamanāgānāṃ bhaiṣajyamidamastu te
এই ঔষধ তোমার জন্য হোক ঋষিদের রসায়নের মতো, দেবতাদের অমৃতের মতো, এবং শ্রেষ্ঠ নাগদের সুধার মতো—অর্থাৎ তোমার জন্য প্রকৃত চিকিৎসা হোক।
Lord Agni (instructing Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s medical sections)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Use a blessing formula to affirm the medicine’s efficacy—framing it as rasāyana-like rejuvenation and life-giving nectar—supporting patient confidence and therapeutic intent.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Bhaiṣajya-stuti: Medicine likened to Rasāyana, Amṛta, Sudhā","lookup_keywords":["rasāyana","amṛta","sudhā","bhaiṣajya-stuti","rejuvenation"],"quick_summary":"The remedy is blessed by analogy: as rasāyana for sages, amṛta for gods, and sudhā for nāgas—expressing the ideal of restorative, life-supporting medicine."}
Alamkara Type: Upamā (simile) and Atiśayokti (hyperbolic praise)
Concept: Bhaiṣajya is not merely material; it is to be approached as life-sustaining ‘amṛta’—a sacred support for prāṇa and longevity.
Application: In rasāyana-like regimens, emphasize discipline (niyama), faith (śraddhā), and consistent intake; use benedictions to reinforce commitment.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rasayana & Bhaiṣajya—medicinal formulations and rejuvenatives)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A medicine vessel is sanctified as ‘nectar’: sages receiving rasāyana, gods with amṛta, and nāgas with sudhā—three parallel scenes converging into one blessing over the remedy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural triptych: left ṛṣis in forest āśrama receiving rasāyana, center devas with amṛta pot, right nāgas in jeweled underworld with sudhā, foreground healer blessing a medicine bowl; bold outlines, flat iconic figures","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central golden amṛta-kalaśa with ornate halo, flanked by sages and devas, nāga figures below, medicine bowl in front with gold embossing, rich reds and greens, devotional grandeur","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, refined narrative panels showing three analogies (ṛṣi/deva/nāga) with a clear central medicine container; soft colors, delicate ornament, didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, elegant allegory: physician presenting a vial, background divided into celestial court (devas), hermitage (ṛṣis), and subterranean garden (nāgas), intricate botanical borders and fine shading"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रसायनमिवर्षीणां = रसायनम्+इव+ऋषीणाम्; देवानाममृतं = देवानाम्+अमृतम्; सुधेवोत्तमनागानां = सुधेव+उत्तम+नागानाम्; भैषज्यमिदमस्तु = भैषज्यम्+इदम्+अस्तु
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279.12 (commencement rite); Agni Purana 279.13 (protective invocation)
FAQs
It frames a bhaiṣajya (therapeutic remedy) as a rasāyana-like rejuvenator—an Ayurvedic concept emphasizing restoration, vitality, and life-supporting efficacy, often used to praise or empower a treatment’s intended effect.
By embedding Ayurveda’s technical vocabulary (rasāyana, bhaiṣajya) within a Purāṇic discourse, it shows the text’s multi-disciplinary scope—preserving medical theory and therapeutic intent alongside ritual and theological material.
The verse functions as a benedictive assurance: the remedy is invoked to work with the potency of divine nectars, implying purification, protection of life (āyuḥ), and merit through sustaining health in a dharmic life.