Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 44
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
अस्थिभङ्गः कषायत्वमास्ये शुष्कास्यता तथा जृम्भणं लोमहर्षश् च वातिकव्याधिलक्षणम्
asthibhaṅgaḥ kaṣāyatvamāsye śuṣkāsyatā tathā jṛmbhaṇaṃ lomaharṣaś ca vātikavyādhilakṣaṇam
A feeling as though the bones are breaking, an astringent taste in the mouth, dryness of the mouth, repeated yawning, and horripilation—these are the characteristic signs of Vāta-type disorders.
Lord Agni (teaching to the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
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Dosha: Vata
Concept: Lakṣaṇa-saṅgraha (systematic symptom cataloging) as a diagnostic tool for doṣa determination.
Application: Create a symptom checklist for vāta: dryness, variable pains, tremulous/autonomic signs (yawning, gooseflesh) to guide diet and therapies.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-Lakshana / Nidana: Diagnostic signs of diseases)
Primary Rasa: Samanya
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: कषायत्वमास्ये = कषायत्वम् + आस्ये; शुष्कास्यता = शुष्क + आस्यता; लोमहर्षश् च = लोमहर्षः + च; वातिकव्याधिलक्षणम् = वातिक + व्याधि + लक्षणम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279.43; Agni Purana 279.45; Agni Purana 279.46
FAQs
Ayurvedic nidāna (diagnostics): it lists specific clinical signs used to recognize Vāta-dominant disorders—bone-breaking pain, astringent mouth taste, oral dryness, yawning, and gooseflesh.
By presenting practical Ayurvedic symptomatology (roga-lakṣaṇa) within a Purāṇa, it shows the Agni Purana’s scope beyond mythology—preserving medical knowledge alongside ritual, ethics, and other sciences.
Though primarily medical, accurate recognition of disease supports dharma by enabling proper care and restoration of health, helping a person maintain purity of conduct and capacity for ritual and daily duties.