Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 66
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
तां भक्षयित्वा च पिवेत् शर्करामधुरं पयः नवश् चटकवज्जम्भेद् दशवारान् स्त्रियं ध्रुवम्
tāṃ bhakṣayitvā ca pivet śarkarāmadhuraṃ payaḥ navaś caṭakavajjambhed daśavārān striyaṃ dhruvam
After eating that preparation, one should drink milk sweetened with sugar; then, like a sparrow pecking repeatedly, he should copulate with a woman nine—or ten—times, certainly.
Lord Agni (instructional narration to a sage, traditionally Vasiṣṭha in Agni Purana frame)
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Dosha: Vata
Alamkara Type: Upama
Concept: Regimen (vidhi) following intake—anupāna and intended activity—completes the therapeutic aim.
Application: In vājīkaraṇa, timing, vehicle, and post-intake conduct are treated as part of the therapy, not separate from it.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rasayana / Vajikarana-type domestic remedy instructions)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: hasya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A man consumes a bolus of medicine, drinks sweetened milk, and the verse’s simile suggests repeated motion like a small bird pecking—handled symbolically rather than explicit.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural symbolic depiction: man holding a small medicine bolus and a milk cup; a small sparrow motif nearby indicating repetition; modest, non-explicit composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: seated figure with ornate milk vessel, sugar crystals highlighted with gold; sparrow emblem in corner as visual metaphor; rich textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional panel: sequence—eat preparation, drink sweet milk; then a small vignette of sparrow pecking grains to indicate repetition; restrained iconography.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: courtly interior, figure drinking milk after medicine; sparrow pecking at scattered grains on terrace as metaphor; delicate detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: navaś caṭaka- → navaḥ + caṭakavat; caṭakavajjambhed → caṭakavat + jambhet.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284.65 (the preparation consumed); Agni Purana vājīkaraṇa/rasāyana passages in the same khanda
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic-style post-consumption regimen: drink sugar-sweetened milk and (as a claimed effect/goal) engage in repeated intercourse a specified number of times, typical of vajīkaraṇa (virility) instructions.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical life-science material—dietary vehicles (anupāna) like sweetened milk and potency/virility claims—showing its wide coverage of medicine and household practice.
Primarily pragmatic rather than devotional: it frames bodily vitality and procreative capacity as legitimate aims within dharmic household life, with the text presenting the regimen as a reliable outcome (dhruvam).