Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 39
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
सप्ताहोभिर्बलिः पूर्वैर् धुपस्नानञ्च भङ्गकैः सप्तमे यमुनाच्छर्दिरवचोहासरोदनम्
saptāhobhirbaliḥ pūrvair dhupasnānañca bhaṅgakaiḥ saptame yamunācchardiravacohāsarodanam
পূর্ববর্তী সপ্তাহগুলিতে শক্তিক্ষয় হয়; ধূপ-সহ স্নান এবং দেহভঙ্গ/অবসাদ দেখা দেয়। সপ্তমে যমুনার জলের ন্যায় বমি, অসংলগ্ন বাক্য, হাসি ও ক্রন্দন হয়।
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Day/week-wise prognosis in severe illness (ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa): recognizing decline signs and anticipating critical turning points for care and ritual response.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Saptama-kāla ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa (7th day/week): chardi, vaco-vikāra, hāsa-rodana","lookup_keywords":["ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa","saptama","chardi","vaco-vikāra","hāsa-rodana"],"quick_summary":"Lists ominous progressive signs—loss of strength and collapse earlier, and on the seventh period vomiting, incoherent speech, laughter and weeping—used for prognosis and urgency of intervention."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Alamkara Type: Upamā (implicit simile: ‘vomiting like Yamunā’ as a flowing comparison)
Concept: Observation-based prognosis (nimitta/ariṣṭa) as a practical limb of healing and decision-making.
Application: Use symptom progression to decide intensity of care, family preparedness, and appropriate śānti/daiva measures.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana & Chikitsa: prognostic signs by day-wise progression)
Primary Rasa: Bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: Karuṇa
Type: River
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sick person in late-stage crisis: weakness and collapse, attendants performing fumigation and bathing rites; on the seventh period the patient vomits profusely, speech becomes incoherent, alternating laughter and weeping.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and greens, interior sickroom with attendants holding dhūpa vessel and water pot, patient on low cot vomiting in a stream-like motif, expressive faces showing fear and compassion, traditional ornaments and textiles","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on ritual vessels (dhūpa, kalaśa), stylized patient and attendants, ornate borders, symbolic Yamunā-like blue flow motif for vomiting, devotional-ritual ambience","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, instructional tableau: sequence panels showing ‘earlier weeks’ weakness and ‘seventh’ crisis signs, labeled ritual items (dhūpa, snāna), subdued palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed sickroom with physicians and attendants, incense brazier, basin for vomiting, expressive gestures of laughter/crying, architectural interior with patterned carpets"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्ताहोभिः = सप्ताहैः (ओभिः-आदेशः); पूर्वैर् = पूर्वैः; स्नानञ्च = स्नानम् + च; यमुनाच्छर्दिः = यमुनात् + छर्दिः (त् + छ → च्छ).
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 298 (roga-nidāna/ariṣṭa and varṣa-phala style prognostics)
FAQs
It gives Ayurvedic prognostic markers: progressive loss of strength and collapse, and severe late-stage signs—vomiting, incoherent speech, inappropriate laughter and weeping—used to judge worsening disease.
Alongside ritual and dharma topics, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical knowledge—symptomatology and prognosis—showing it functions as a compendium that includes Ayurveda-style clinical observation.
By recognizing grave signs early, one can pursue timely purification, charity, vows, and appropriate treatment—actions traditionally held to reduce suffering and improve karmic outcome when illness becomes severe.