Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 33
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
कृष्णातिविषतिक्तेन्द्रदारूपाठापयोमुचां क्वाथो मूत्रे शृतः क्षौद्री सर्वकण्ठगदापहः
kṛṣṇātiviṣatiktendradārūpāṭhāpayomucāṃ kvātho mūtre śṛtaḥ kṣaudrī sarvakaṇṭhagadāpahaḥ
কৃষ্ণা (পিপ্পলী), অতিবিষা, তিক্ত দ্রব্য, ইন্দ্রদারু, পাঠা ও পয়োমুচের ক্বাথ মূত্রে সিদ্ধ করে মধুসহ পান করলে কণ্ঠের সকল রোগ নাশ হয়।
Lord Agni (narrating medicinal formulations to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Preparation and administration of a kvātha (decoction) for throat disorders, specifying anupāna (honey) and special dravya (urine) as the boiling medium.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Yukti (rational formulation): selecting dravya, medium, and anupāna to target a disease locus (throat).
Application: Apply formulation logic—pungent/bitter + honey for kapha conditions; choose processing medium to enhance potency.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-kalpa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares a decoction: herbs being boiled in a vessel labeled as urine medium, then strained and mixed with honey for a patient with throat discomfort.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya in traditional attire boiling herbs in a bronze pot, patient holding throat, honey pot beside, stylized medicinal plants, temple-clinic ambience, flat decorative detailing","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vaidya presenting a golden cup of honey-mixed decoction, ornate borders, subtle gold leaf highlights on vessels and honey jar, medicinal herbs arranged symmetrically","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional composition showing ingredients (pippalī, ativīṣā, pāṭhā, indradāru) and steps of boiling/straining/mixing with honey, fine linework and soft shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene with labeled herb bundles, simmering pot, attendant straining decoction, patient seated with shawl, delicate architectural interior and naturalistic plants"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृष्णातिविषतिक्तेन्द्रदारूपाठापयोमुचां → कृष्णा + अतिविषा + तिक्ता + इन्द्रदारु + पाठा + पयोमुचाम्; क्षौद्री (क्षौद्र-ई) स्त्री. प्रथमा; सर्वकण्ठगदापहः समासः (सर्व-कण्ठ-गदा-अपह)।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Bhaiṣajya-kalpa / Cikitsā formulations)
FAQs
It teaches an Ayurvedic therapeutic formula: preparing a kvātha (decoction) of specified herbs, processing it by boiling in mūtra, and administering it with honey as the vehicle to treat throat disorders.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical applied sciences; here it records a concrete Ayurvedic recipe (drug list, preparation medium, and anupāna), showing its wide-ranging compendium of medical knowledge.
In the Purāṇic frame, preserving health supports dharma and ritual capacity; curing throat disease safeguards speech and recitation (mantra, śāstra-study), thereby sustaining meritorious religious practice.