Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 25
Explanation of the Final Dissolution (Ātyantika Laya) and the Arising of Hiraṇyagarbha — Subtle Body, Post-Death Transit, Rebirth, and Embodied Constituents
व्यवाये पीडामाप्नोति मातुर्व्यायामके तथा व्याधिश् च व्याधितायां स्यान्मुहूर्तं शतवर्षवत्
vyavāye pīḍāmāpnoti māturvyāyāmake tathā vyādhiś ca vyādhitāyāṃ syānmuhūrtaṃ śatavarṣavat
সম্ভোগে পীড়া লাভ হয়; তদ্রূপ মাতার অতিশয় পরিশ্রমেও (গর্ভের) কষ্ট হয়। আর রোগাবস্থায় এক মুহূর্তও শতবর্ষসম মনে হয়।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic Ayurvedic cautions)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Obstetric cautions: advising avoidance of intercourse and over-exertion during pregnancy; recognizing the subjective heaviness of illness as a clinical sign of distress.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pregnancy Cautions: Avoid Intercourse and Over-Exertion; Illness-Time Dilation","lookup_keywords":["vyavaya","vyayama","garbhini","pidā","roga-anubhava"],"quick_summary":"The verse warns that intercourse and excessive exertion cause affliction (to mother/fetus). It also notes that illness makes even brief time feel prolonged—indicating severe discomfort and the need for rest and care."}
Dosha: Vata
Alamkara Type: Atishayokti
Concept: Restraint (niyama) and protection of life during pregnancy; compassion toward the sick recognizing their intensified experience.
Application: Household ethics: regulate conduct for fetal safety; caregiving: treat the ill with patience since their suffering magnifies time.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana & Stri-roga / Garbha-sambandhi cautions)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An expectant mother resting while attendants prevent exertion; a symbolic hourglass or sun-dial showing a short span feeling long to an ill person.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, domestic interior, garbhini reclining on a cot, an elder woman gesturing ‘do not exert’ and ‘observe restraint’, stylized hourglass motif to show muhūrta as long, muted compassionate palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold, mother seated in blessing posture, attendants offering cooling drinks, a small gold-framed vignette of an ill person with an enlarged clock/sundial symbolizing ‘muhūrta like a hundred years’, ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic composition: two panels—(1) ‘avoid vyavaya’ and ‘avoid vyayama’ with gentle prohibitive gestures, (2) sick person on bed with elongated time-scroll; fine lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, zenana scene: pregnant lady resting, physician/elder advising restraint, a poetic marginal illustration of a tiny hourglass stretched into a long scroll, intricate textiles and architectural arches."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पीडामाप्नोति = पीडाम् + आप्नोति; मातुर्व्यायामके = मातुः + व्यायामके; व्याधिश् च = व्याधिः + च; स्यान्मुहूर्तम् = स्यात् + मुहूर्तम्; शतवर्षवत् = शत-वर्ष-वत्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 368 (garbhini-paricharya cautions)
FAQs
Ayurvedic preventive guidance: avoid or regulate vyavāya (sexual activity) and excessive vyāyāma (over-exertion), especially in vulnerable states (e.g., maternal strain), and recognize that illness magnifies perceived suffering and time.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a practical compendium: alongside theology and ritual, it preserves applied Ayurvedic lifestyle counsel (nidāna/causation and pathya-apathya style warnings) about exertion, sexuality, and the lived experience of disease.
By promoting restraint and care for bodily conditions (especially during illness and maternal strain), the verse supports dharmic self-discipline and non-harm (ahiṃsā) toward oneself and dependents, reducing avoidable suffering and its karmically binding consequences.