Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 1
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे मन्त्ररूपौषधकथनं नाम त्र्यशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः अथ चतुरशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः धन्वन्तरिर् उवाच सिद्धयोगान् पुनर्वक्षे मृतसञ्जीवनीकरान् आत्रेयभाषितान् दिव्यान् सर्वव्याधिविमर्दनान्
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe mantrarūpauṣadhakathanaṃ nāma tryaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha caturaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ mṛtasañjīvanīkarasiddhayogaḥ dhanvantarir uvāca siddhayogān punarvakṣe mṛtasañjīvanīkarān ātreyabhāṣitān divyān sarvavyādhivimardanān
So endet im Agni-Mahāpurāṇa das 283. Kapitel mit dem Titel „Darlegung der Heilmittel in Gestalt von Mantras“. Nun beginnt das 284. Kapitel: „Vollendete Arzneizubereitungen, die das Leben wiederherstellen“. Dhanvantari sprach: „Ich werde erneut die vollendeten Zubereitungen darlegen — jene, die Tote wiederbeleben — wie sie von Ātreya verkündet wurden, göttlicher Natur und imstande, alle Krankheiten zu zermalmen.“
Dhanvantari
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Śāstra-pramāṇa and lineage: medical knowledge is validated by revered teachers (Ātreya) and divine archetype (Dhanvantari).
Application: Treat formulations as part of a disciplined medical tradition—prioritize proper diagnosis (nidāna), patient assessment, and ethical administration.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bhaiṣajya / Siddha-yoga; Mantra–Auṣadha integration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्य्→इति; tryaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ→त्र्यशीति-अधिक-द्विशततमः अध्यायः; caturaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ→चतुरशीति-अधिक-द्विशततमः अध्यायः; धन्वन्तरिर्→धन्वन्तरिः; पुनर्वक्षे→पुनः वक्षे
Related Themes: Agni Purana 283 (mantra-rūpa-auṣadha); Agni Purana 284 (siddha-yoga formulations, jvara-cikitsā etc.)
FAQs
Ayurvedic vidyā: it introduces a set of “siddha-yoga” (proven compound formulations), specifically the mṛtasañjīvanī-type remedies attributed to Ātreya and taught by Dhanvantari, aimed at disease-destruction and life-restoration.
It functions as a medical chapter transition and framing statement, showing the Agni Purana’s compilation style: it moves from mantra-based therapeutics to classical Ayurvedic pharmacology (siddha-yoga), embedding authoritative lineages (Ātreya, Dhanvantari) within a Purāṇic encyclopedia.
By presenting healing knowledge as “divine” and lineage-sanctioned, the text sacralizes medical practice: preserving life and relieving disease is treated as a dharmic act, aligning therapeutic skill with merit (puṇya) through service and protection of beings.