Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 6
Chapter 296 — Viṣa-cikitsā: Mantras and Antidotes for Poison, Stings, and Snake-bite
पाननस्याञ्जनाद्यैश् च विषं हन्यान्न संशयः कोषातकीवचाहिङ्गुशिरीशार्कपयोयुतं
pānanasyāñjanādyaiś ca viṣaṃ hanyānna saṃśayaḥ koṣātakīvacāhiṅguśirīśārkapayoyutaṃ
By administering it as a drink, applying it as añjana (collyrium), and by other such modes, one destroys poison—without doubt—using a preparation combined with koṣātakī, vacā, hiṅgu, śirīṣa, and the milky latex of arka.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic medicinal lore)
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Concept: Certainty of therapeutic efficacy (niścaya) grounded in authoritative formulation and proper administration-mārga.
Application: Standardize an antidote recipe and vary delivery route to match symptoms (systemic vs localized/ocular involvement).
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / toxicology and antidotes)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पाननस्याञ्जनाद्यैः → पान-नस्य-अञ्जन-आद्यैः; हन्यान्न → हन्यात् न; कोषातकीवचाहिङ्गुशिरीशार्कपयोयुतं → कोषातकी-वचा-हिङ्गु-शिरीष-अर्क-पयः-युतम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 296.5 (pāna/lepa/añjana modes); Agni Purana 296.7 (nasya-focused viṣahara)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic toxicology (viṣa-pratikāra) instruction: a multi-herb preparation—koṣātakī, vacā, hiṅgu, śirīṣa, and arka-latex—can be administered through different routes (drink, collyrium, etc.) to neutralize poison.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical applied sciences; here it records a concise antidotal formula and its modes of administration, reflecting its wide scope that includes Ayurveda and emergency treatments.
In Purāṇic framing, preserving life and removing affliction supports dharma; using knowledge to counter poison is treated as a righteous, protective act aligned with welfare (hita) and compassionate duty.