Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 39
Explanation of the Final Dissolution (Ātyantika Laya) and the Arising of Hiraṇyagarbha — Subtle Body, Post-Death Transit, Rebirth, and Embodied Constituents
अकालपलितः क्रोर्धो महाप्राज्ञो रणप्रियः स्वप्ने च दीप्तिमत्प्रेक्षी बहुपित्तो नरो भवेत्
akālapalitaḥ krordho mahāprājño raṇapriyaḥ svapne ca dīptimatprekṣī bahupitto naro bhavet
Ein Mann, der vorzeitig ergraut, zum Zorn neigt, von großer Klugheit ist, den Kampf liebt und im Traum lodernde Strahlkraft erblickt—ein solcher gilt als pitta‑betont (feuerhafte Konstitution).
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana frame: Agni instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रोर्धो → क्रोधः; दीप्तिमत्प्रेक्षी → दीप्तिमत् + प्रेक्षी; बहुपित्तो → बहुपित्तः; नरो → नरः (सन्धि before भवेत्).
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic diagnostic rule: certain traits (premature greying, anger, attraction to heat/radiance in dreams) indicate a pitta-dominant constitution.
Alongside ritual and dharma topics, the text preserves practical medical knowledge—here, constitutional (doṣa) assessment using behavior and dream-signs, a hallmark of Ayurvedic-style compendia.
By reading bodily and dream indicators correctly, one can adopt appropriate conduct and regimen (pathya) to reduce imbalance, supporting clarity of mind and steadiness in dharmic living.