Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 23
Chapter 280 — रसादिलक्षणम् / सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि
Characteristics of Taste and Related Factors; Medicines that Remove All Diseases
सद्योभिशृतपूतं यत् तत् फाण्टमभिधीयते करणानां शतञ्चैव षष्टिश् चैवाधिका स्मृता
sadyobhiśṛtapūtaṃ yat tat phāṇṭamabhidhīyate karaṇānāṃ śatañcaiva ṣaṣṭiś caivādhikā smṛtā
Was durch kurzes, rasches Aufkochen gereinigt und danach filtriert wird, heißt ‘phāṇṭa’ (heißer Aufguss). Die karaṇa werden der Überlieferung nach mit einhundertsechzig gezählt.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Pramāṇa (right measure) and śuddhi (purification/filtration) as safeguards of efficacy and safety.
Application: Adopt filtration and measurement discipline in any medicinal preparation to ensure clarity, palatability, and reproducible therapeutic effect.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dravya-guna & Kalpana: medicinal preparations and measures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quick hot-infusion being made: herbs briefly boiled, then poured through a cloth filter into a clean cup; beside it, a measuring board or tally indicating standardized karaṇa counts.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, steaming pot with herbs, immediate cloth filtration into a vessel, stylized measurement marks and palm-leaf tally for karaṇa, flat iconic forms, warm palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-highlighted copper pot and filtered stream into a cup, ornate measuring weights displayed, decorative floral borders, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, technical clarity: show brief boiling, filtration, and a small inset of measurement units/marks labeled karaṇa, fine linework and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary preparing a warm infusion, delicate depiction of cloth strainer and steam, a scribe noting measures (karaṇa) on a scroll, detailed utensils."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: फाण्टमभिधीयते = फाण्टम् + अभिधीयते. शतञ्चैव = शतम् + च + एव. षष्टिश् चैवाधिका = षष्टिः + च + एव + अधिकाः (visarga sandhi: षष्टिः + च → षष्टिश् च).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 280.21 (five preparations); Agni Purana 280.22 (definitions of preparations)
FAQs
It defines the Ayurvedic dosage-form phāṇṭa as a quickly boiled-and-filtered preparation, and it records a traditional enumeration of karaṇas (a standardized count used for measures/operations in this section).
By giving precise technical definitions and numerical standards for medicinal preparation and measurement, it shows the text functioning as a compendium that includes practical Ayurveda alongside religious and mythic content.
Though primarily medical, the emphasis on purification (pūta—strained/clean) aligns with the broader Purāṇic ethic that correct, purified preparation supports health and sattvic order, indirectly aiding dharma through bodily well-being.