Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 70
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
लेपः काञ्चिकमम्पष्टस्तैलयुक्तः शिरोर्तिनुत् वस्त्रपूतं क्षिपेत् कोष्णं मिन्धूत्यं कर्णशूलनुत्
lepaḥ kāñcikamampaṣṭastailayuktaḥ śirortinut vastrapūtaṃ kṣipet koṣṇaṃ mindhūtyaṃ karṇaśūlanut
A paste of kāñcika, well pounded and mixed with oil, alleviates pain in the head. Mindhūtya, warmed and filtered through cloth, should be instilled into the ear; it removes earache.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic therapeutic measures)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Household therapeutics for śiro-ruj (headache) via topical lepa and for karṇa-śūla (earache) via warmed, cloth-filtered ear instillation.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Vata
Concept: Yukti (practical reasoning) in simple procedures—external application, warming, and filtration to make a remedy safe and effective.
Application: Adopt basic processing steps (pounding, oiling, warming, filtering) to tailor medicines to site and sensitivity.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and household therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two-part therapeutic scene: (1) preparing and applying an oil-mixed kāñcika paste to the head; (2) warming, cloth-filtering, and instilling ear drops for earache.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, split-panel composition: left a healer applying lepa on the scalp; right warming a small vessel, filtering through cloth into a dropper/spoon, instilling into ear; stylized household clinic, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, ornate domestic interior, gold-highlighted vessels and cloth filter, patient seated, physician applying head paste and administering ear drops, rich reds and greens, symmetrical framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional clarity: sequential steps shown with small captions—pounding kāñcika, mixing oil, applying lepa; warming mindhūtya, filtering through cloth, ear instillation; fine lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary tools, cloth filtration, small brass pot over gentle flame, physician instilling drops, naturalistic faces and textiles, decorative border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: काञ्चिकमम्पष्टः = काञ्चिकम् अम्पष्टः; शिरोर्तिनुत् = शिरः + ऋतिनुत् (विसर्ग/ओ-आदेश); अन्यत्र सन्धि न्यूनः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (gṛha-cikitsā style remedies)
FAQs
Practical Ayurvedic therapeutics: (1) an external oil-mixed kāñcika paste for head pain, and (2) a warm, cloth-filtered medicinal liquid (mindhūtya) used as ear instillation to relieve earache.
It shows the text functioning as a compendium beyond mythology—preserving applied medical protocols (formulation, warming, filtration, and administration route) alongside other sciences, making the Agni Purana a cross-disciplinary reference.
By promoting relief of suffering through dhārmic, non-harmful care, the instruction aligns with purāṇic ideals of compassion and service (dayā), supporting bodily well-being as a foundation for sādhana and righteous living.