Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 3
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
वीरकार्ये इति ख एकनामाथ सर्थकमिति ख , ञ च सर्वव्याधिविनाशकानिति ख आमलक्यभया कृष्ण वह्निः सर्वज्वरान्तकः विल्वाग्निमन्थश्योनाककाश्मर्यः पार्ला स्थिरा
vīrakārye iti kha ekanāmātha sarthakamiti kha , ña ca sarvavyādhivināśakāniti kha āmalakyabhayā kṛṣṇa vahniḥ sarvajvarāntakaḥ vilvāgnimanthaśyonākakāśmaryaḥ pārlā sthirā
“Vīrakārye” (so reads the Kha manuscript); “Ekānāma” and “Sārthaka” (so read the Kha manuscript); and also “Sarvavyādhivināśaka” (so reads the Kha manuscript). (These are) Āmalakī, Abhayā, Kṛṣṇā, Vahni, Sarvajvarāntaka, Vilva, Agnimantha, Śyonāka, Kāśmarya, Pārlā, and Sthirā.
Lord Agni (narrating encyclopedic knowledge to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Materia medica lookup: identifies a set of dravyas (including bilvādi pañcamūla members and jvara-hara items) and preserves variant manuscript readings as synonym/epithet cues for indexing and identification.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Nighaṇṭu-method: knowledge is preserved through lists, synonyms, and variant readings to ensure correct dravya identification and application.
Application: When encountering variant readings, treat them as synonym-index entries; cross-check with regional materia medica to avoid misidentification in practice.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dravyaguna / Nighantu-style materia medica and medicinal synonyms)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A herbalist’s spread of labeled botanicals: āmalakī fruits, harītakī, pippalī, bilva, agnimantha, śyonāka, kāśmarya; a manuscript margin showing variant readings and synonyms.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized medicinal plants arranged in a grid with palm-leaf manuscript beside them, vaidya pointing to names, earthy palette and bold outlines, temple-clinic ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: decorative still-life of key herbs (āmalakī, harītakī, pippalī, bilva) with gold-highlighted vessels and label cartouches, symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic botanical plate—each herb drawn with parts (fruit, root, bark) and Sanskrit labels; manuscript variants shown as side-notes; clean, precise linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: naturalistic botanical study with fine shading, physician annotating a manuscript, arranged specimens on a carpeted floor, meticulous detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ekanāmātha→एकनाम अथ; sarthakamiti→सार्थकम् इति; sarvavyādhivināśakāniti→सर्व-व्याधि-विनाशकान् इति; āmalakyabhayā→आमलकी-अभया; vilvāgnimanthaśyonākakāśmaryaḥ→विल्व + अग्निमन्थ + श्योनाक + काश्मर्यः (सूची/समाहार-लेखः)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284.2 (bilvādi pañcamūla kvātha for vātika jvara); Agni Purana 284 (subsequent siddha-yoga recipes likely using these dravyas)
FAQs
Ayurvedic dravyaguṇa knowledge: the verse functions as a nighaṇṭu-style register of medicinal plant names/epithets, including curative descriptors like “sarvavyādhivināśaka” and “sarvajvarāntaka.”
It exemplifies the Agni Purana’s cataloging approach by embedding practical medical lexicon (herb names and therapeutic titles) alongside other sciences, making the text a compendium spanning ritual, polity, and medicine.
By preserving and transmitting healing nomenclature—especially disease- and fever-destroying epithets—the verse supports dharma through protection of life and health, a key puruṣārtha-aligned aim in Purāṇic applied knowledge.