Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 26
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
व्रणप्रक्षालनङ्कुर्यादुपदंशप्रशान्तये पटीलदलचूर्णेन दाडिमत्वग्रजो ऽथ वा
vraṇaprakṣālanaṅkuryādupadaṃśapraśāntaye paṭīladalacūrṇena dāḍimatvagrajo 'tha vā
To pacify upadaṁśa (a venereal/ulcerative infection), one should wash the wound—using powder of paṭīla leaves, or alternatively the fine powder of pomegranate bark.
Lord Agni (in discourse to the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Gives a topical cleansing protocol for upadaṃśa-associated ulcers: wound-wash using specific plant powders.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Upadaṃśa-vraṇa prakṣālana with Paṭīla-patra-cūrṇa or Dāḍima-tvag-rajas","lookup_keywords":["upadaṃśa","vraṇa-prakṣālana","paṭīla-patra","dāḍima-tvag","cūrṇa"],"quick_summary":"For ulcerative/venereal-type lesions (upadaṃśa), cleanse the wound using paṭīla leaf powder or pomegranate bark powder as a washing/cleansing agent."}
Concept: External therapy (bahir-parimarjana) as a direct means to pacify localized pathology.
Application: Treat local lesions with local measures (cleansing, topical powders) alongside systemic care when needed.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wound-care scene: a practitioner prepares a fine greenish leaf powder and a reddish-brown pomegranate bark powder, mixing with water to wash an ulcer, emphasizing cleanliness and careful application.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, vaidya washing a wound with herbal water, bowls labeled paṭīla and dāḍima bark, restrained palette, clear gesture of cleansing, temple-mural framing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central figure holding a conch-like pouring vessel for washing, gold-leaf accents on bowls and vessels, pomegranate tree motif in background, ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic medical illustration: two alternative powders shown side-by-side, stepwise wound washing, precise linework and soft shading, labels in Devanagari.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate clinic interior, assistant grinding bark, physician washing lesion with herbal infusion, detailed textures of powders and bark, naturalistic pomegranate depiction."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: vraṇaprakṣālanaṅkuryāt → vraṇa-prakṣālanam + kuryāt; kuryādupadaṃśa- → kuryāt + upadaṃśa-; rajo 'tha → rajaḥ + atha.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (vraṇa and topical measures in the same remedy sequence)
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsā: cleansing (prakṣālana) of an ulcer/wound to relieve upadaṁśa, using paṭīla-leaf powder or pomegranate-bark powder as topical cleansing agents.
It shows the text’s practical medical compendium aspect—preserving concise Ayurvedic therapeutics (drug substances, preparation form: cūrṇa, and procedure: wound-washing) alongside its ritual and doctrinal materials.
By prescribing treatment that restores bodily purity and health, it supports dharmic living; in Purāṇic framing, caring for the body as an instrument of duty reduces suffering and helps maintain ritual and ethical discipline.