Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 23
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
छर्धिः स्यान्मुखशोषादिपुष्पगन्धांशुकानि च अपूपमोदनं दीपः कृष्णं नीरादि धूपकम्
chardhiḥ syānmukhaśoṣādipuṣpagandhāṃśukāni ca apūpamodanaṃ dīpaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ nīrādi dhūpakam
বমি হতে পারে, এবং মুখ শুকিয়ে যাওয়া প্রভৃতি লক্ষণও দেখা দেয়। এর জন্য পুষ্প-সুগন্ধযুক্ত বস্ত্র ব্যবহার করা উচিত; আপূপ ও মোদক নিবেদন করা যায়। প্রদীপ স্থাপন করতে হবে এবং নীর প্রভৃতি দিয়ে প্রস্তুত কৃষ্ণ ধূপকও প্রয়োগ্য।
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic teachings)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Symptom listing and combined therapy (fumigation, lamp use, scented cloths, and diet offerings) for mouth/throat-related distress with vomiting and dryness, framed within graha/ritual-medical management.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Mukhā-śoṣa with chardi: sugandha-vastra, apūpa/modaka, dīpa, and kṛṣṇa dhūpaka (nīra-ādi)","lookup_keywords":["chardi","mukha-śoṣa","apūpa","modaka","dhūpaka"],"quick_summary":"For vomiting with mouth dryness, employ scented cloths, specific foods (apūpa, modaka), lamp use, and a ‘black’ fumigant prepared from nīra and related substances as supportive therapy."}
Concept: Integrated therapeutics: sensory environment (gandha, dīpa, dhūpa) and diet are part of treatment, not merely medicine-as-drug.
Application: Use multi-modal care—smell, warmth/light, and appropriate foods—alongside medicated fumigation for symptomatic relief.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana & Chikitsa: disorders of the mouth/throat; medicated fumigation and dietetics)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A caregiver tending a patient/child with dry mouth and vomiting; fragrant cloths are offered, sweets (apūpa, modaka) set aside, a lamp burns steadily, and dark fumigation smoke rises from a brazier labeled as nīra-ādi dhūpa.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; interior healing scene with stylized lamp flame, incense smoke in dark swirls, attendant holding flower-scented cloth, offerings of sweets, compassionate expressions, earthy tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting; central lamp with gold leaf glow, ornate bowls of apūpa and modaka, rich textiles, dark incense smoke contrasted against bright background, devotional-healing ambiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style; clear instructional layout—lamp placement, fumigation brazier, scented cloths, food items—caregiver demonstrating steps, fine lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; detailed domestic medical scene, physician/caregiver presenting scented cloth, sweets on a tray, lamp and brazier with dark smoke, delicate realism and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: syānmukha- → syāt + mukha-; mūrdhanya/visarga sandhi in chardhiḥ syāt; puṣpagandhāṃśukāni → puṣpa-gandha-aṃśukāni.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298.20 (symptom-based intervention and dhūpana); Agni Purana 298.19 (duration of protective regimen)
FAQs
It gives a practical Ayurvedic protocol: recognizing vomiting with mouth-dryness and applying supportive measures—fragrant cloths, sweet nourishing foods (apūpa/modaka), and medicated fumigation (dhūpaka), with a dīpa as part of the procedure.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied health-knowledge—symptom notes, diet (pathya-like foods), and procedures such as dhūpana—showing its coverage of practical Ayurveda within a Purāṇic framework.
By prescribing purity-enhancing measures like fragrant substances and fumigation, the verse aligns bodily care with purification; maintaining health is treated as supportive to dharma-practice and ritual fitness.