Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 46
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
बलापुनर् नवैर् अण्डवृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरैः सहिङ्गु लवनैः पीतं सद्यो वातरुजापहं
balāpunar navair aṇḍavṛhatīdvayagokṣuraiḥ sahiṅgu lavanaiḥ pītaṃ sadyo vātarujāpahaṃ
Wer Balā und Punarnavā zusammen mit frischem aṇḍa, den beiden Bṛhatī (bṛhatī-dvaya) und Gokṣura, dazu hiṅgu und Salze, trinkt, dem nimmt dieses Getränk sogleich den durch Vāta verursachten Schmerz.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s medical section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Quick-acting vāta-rujā (pain) alleviation drink using balā, punarnavā, bṛhatī-dvaya, gokṣura with hiṅgu and salts; applied in colic, musculoskeletal pain, and vāta aggravation contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Balā–Punarnavā Yoga for Vāta Pain (with Hiṅgu and Lavaṇa)","lookup_keywords":["balā punarnavā","vātaruja","bṛhatī dvaya","gokṣura","hiṅgu lavaṇa"],"quick_summary":"A compound drink combining vāta-pacifying and śūla-hara drugs with carminative hiṅgu and salts to rapidly reduce vāta-origin pain."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Doṣa-pratyanīka cikitsā: combining vāta-hara (balā, gokṣura), śothahara/mūtrala (punarnavā), and dīpana-pācana (hiṅgu, lavaṇa) for rapid symptom relief.
Application: Design formulations by mapping ingredients to functions: strengthening + diuretic/anti-inflammatory + carminative to address pain and obstruction.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-kalpa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vaidya preparing a warm medicinal drink: grinding balā and punarnavā, adding bṛhatī-dvaya and gokṣura, sprinkling hiṅgu and salts, offering it to a patient holding a painful limb/abdomen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, warm tones, physician with stone grinder, herbs arranged symmetrically, patient seated with hand on abdomen, minimal depth, decorative borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold accents on the medicine cup and brass mortar, richly colored garments, stylized herbs (gokṣura fruits, bṛhatī berries) clearly shown.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic layout with labeled ingredients around a central mixing bowl, fine linework, calm clinical setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate clinic scene with detailed textiles, physician measuring salts, realistic botanical depiction of gokṣura and bṛhatī, patient receiving the drink."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: punar navair = पुनर्नवैः (visarga/ra-sandhi in transmission). Compound अण्डवृहती-द्वय-गोक्षुरैः treated as ingredient-list dvandva; सहिङ्गु as avyayībhāva (‘with hiṅgu’).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (vāta disorders remedies cluster)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic knowledge: a drinkable formulation combining Balā, Punarnavā, Bṛhatī-dvaya, Gokṣura, Hiṅgu, and salts (with fresh aṇḍa) to promptly reduce Vāta-origin pain.
It shows the Purana functioning as a practical compendium by preserving specific materia medica and actionable treatment guidance—alongside its ritual, cosmological, and dharma teachings.
By supporting health and reducing suffering through dharmically guided healing, the teaching frames bodily well-being as conducive to steady worship, duty, and disciplined living—indirectly aiding merit through sustained righteous practice.