Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 20

अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि

Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies

Devanagari script

कौलत्थमौद्गको रास्नाशुष्कमूलकजाङ्गलैः पूपैर् वा विस्करैः सिद्धैर् दधिदाडिमसाधितैः

Transliteration

kaulatthamaudgako rāsnāśuṣkamūlakajāṅgalaiḥ pūpair vā viskaraiḥ siddhair dadhidāḍimasādhitaiḥ

Translation

কুলত্থ ও মুগের প্রস্তুতি রাস্না, শুকনো মূলা এবং জাঙ্গল (শুষ্ক অরণ্যবাসী) প্রাণীর মাংসসহ রান্না করে; অথবা পূপ (পিঠা) কিংবা বিস্কর (হালকা বনপাখি) যথাবিধি সিদ্ধ করে দধি ও দাড়িম (ডালিম) দিয়ে সংস্কৃত করলে—তা চিকিৎস্য আহাররূপে প্রশস্ত।

Word by Word

• कौलत्थ-मौद्गकः: (a dish) of horse-gram and green-gram
• कौलत्थ-मौद्गकः: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौलत्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + मौद्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (कौलत्थश्च मौद्गकश्च)

• रास्ना-शुष्क-मूलक-जाङ्गलैः: with rāsnā, dried radish, and wild-meat (ingredients)
• रास्ना-शुष्क-मूलक-जाङ्गलैः: Karana (करण/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रास्ना (प्रातिपदिक) + शुष्क (प्रातिपदिक) + मूलक (प्रातिपदिक) + जाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (रास्ना-शुष्कमूलक-जाङ्गलानि)

• पूपैः: with cakes (pūpa)
• पूपैः: Karana (करण/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• विस्करैः: with fritters/crumbled preparations (viskara)
• विस्करैः: Karana (करण/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सिद्धैः: well-cooked/prepared
• सिद्धैः: Karana (करण/साधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying the preparations)

• दधि-दाडिम-साधितैः: cooked with curd and pomegranate
• दधि-दाडिम-साधितैः: Karana (करण/साधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक) + साधित (कृदन्त; √साध् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (दधिना दाडिमेन च साधिताः)

Speaker

Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, within the encyclopedic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कौलत्थमौद्गको → कौलत्थ-मौद्गकः; पूपैर् → पूपैः; सिद्धैर् → सिद्धैः; दधिदाडिमसाधितैः → दधि-दाडिम-साधितैः; रास्नाशुष्कमूलकजाङ्गलैः treated as a multi-member compound in instrumental plural.

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• Ayurveda
• Rāsnā
• Kulattha (horse-gram)
• Mudga (green gram)
• Dāḍima (pomegranate)
• Dadhi (curd)
• Jāṅgala-māṃsa (dry-land game meat)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

Ayurvedic āhāra-kalpanā (therapeutic dietetics): it prescribes specific food combinations—horse-gram/green-gram preparations with rāsnā, dried radish, jāṅgala meat or light birds, finished with curd and pomegranate—as a medically purposeful diet.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

It shows the text functioning beyond mythology by transmitting practical Ayurvedic diet-therapy (ingredients, food categories like jāṅgala/viskara, and finishing agents like dadhi–dāḍima), illustrating Agni Purana’s wide coverage of healthcare and applied sciences.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

By promoting health through disciplined, suitable diet (pathya), the verse supports purity of the body and steadiness of mind—conditions traditionally viewed as conducive to dharma, worship, and meritorious living.