Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 45
Explanation of the Final Dissolution (Ātyantika Laya) and the Arising of Hiraṇyagarbha — Subtle Body, Post-Death Transit, Rebirth, and Embodied Constituents
पञ्चमी विद्रधिस्थानं षष्ठी प्राणधरा मता कलासप्तमौ मांसधरा द्वितीया रक्तधारिणी
pañcamī vidradhisthānaṃ ṣaṣṭhī prāṇadharā matā kalāsaptamau māṃsadharā dvitīyā raktadhāriṇī
পঞ্চম কলা বিদ্রধি (অভ্যন্তরীণ ফোঁড়া)-র স্থান বলে মানা হয়; ষষ্ঠ কলা প্রাণধারিণী। সপ্তম কলা মাংসধারিণী; আর দ্বিতীয় কলা রক্তধারিণী বলা হয়েছে।
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Maps kalā (membranous layers) to clinical loci: abscess-seat, prāṇa-support, and māṃsa-holding—used to judge severity/prognosis and surgical/therapeutic approach.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Kalā-bheda (Membranous layers): vidradhi-sthāna, prāṇadharā, māṃsadharā","lookup_keywords":["kalā","vidradhi-sthāna","prāṇadharā","māṃsadharā","raktadharā"],"quick_summary":"Identifies specific kalās by function—abscess locus, life-breath sustaining layer, flesh-holding layer—and reiterates blood-bearing layer for anatomical correlation."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Prāṇa is anatomically ‘supported’ (prāṇadharā) and pathology has seats (sthāna) within bodily layers.
Application: Encourages integrated reading of symptoms as layer-specific rather than merely surface phenomena.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Sharira-rachana: Dhatu/ Kala-vijnana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching tableau showing kalā layers as translucent membranes around tissues, with highlighted ‘vidradhi-sthāna’ and ‘prāṇadharā’ as critical zones.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sage-physician explaining a stylized human torso cutaway; membranes drawn as colored bands; a red-marked abscess-seat and a luminous prāṇa-channel motif; traditional ornamental framing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-embossed labels for prāṇadharā and māṃsadharā; central figure of Agni as teacher with disciples; diagrammatic side panel with layered membranes.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional illustration: clean cut-section of muscle and membranes, arrows to ‘māṃsadharā’ and ‘vidradhi-sthāna’; subdued palette, precise annotation.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a medical lesson: illustrated manuscript page showing membranes and an abscess cross-section; scholars in discussion, fine detailing and calligraphy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi beyond compound segmentation; कलासप्तमौ treated as appositional compound/phrase.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 368.44 (tvacā layers); Agni Purana 368.46 (dharā/ādhāra mapping)
FAQs
Ayurvedic anatomical knowledge: it classifies specific bodily kalās (tissue-layers) by function—blood-bearing (second), abscess-prone locus (fifth), prāṇa-supporting layer (sixth), and flesh-supporting layer (seventh).
It shows the text moving beyond mythic narration into technical śāstra material—here, classical Ayurveda-style śarīra (anatomy/physiology) taxonomy—demonstrating the Purana’s role as a compendium of applied sciences.
By mapping the body as an ordered system (kalā, prāṇa, dhātu-support), the verse supports a dharmic view of embodied life—encouraging disciplined care of the body as an instrument for duty, worship, and spiritual practice.