Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 16
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
किञ्चिद्वृक्षोदको देशस् तथा साधारणः स्मृतः जाङ्गलः पित्तबहुलो मध्यः साधारणः स्मृतः
kiñcidvṛkṣodako deśas tathā sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ jāṅgalaḥ pittabahulo madhyaḥ sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
Una región con sólo una pequeña cantidad de árboles y de agua se considera asimismo ‘sādhāraṇa’ (moderada). La región jāṅgala (seca y árida) es predominantemente productora de pitta; la región ‘madhya’ (intermedia) se tiene por sādhāraṇa (moderada).
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Sandhi Resolution Notes: किञ्चिद्वृक्षोदको = किञ्चित्+वृक्ष-उदकः; देशस् = देशः (visarga sandhi/orthographic); जाङ्गलः पित्तबहुलः = जाङ्गलः+पित्त-बहुलः
FAQs
Ayurvedic habitat (deśa) classification: it notes that arid jāṅgala regions tend to increase pitta, while intermediate/middle regions are considered sādhāraṇa (balanced), guiding diet and treatment choices.
It preserves applied Ayurvedic theory—medical geography and doṣa-prakopa—within a Purāṇic text, showing that the Agni Purana compiles practical sciences (like Ayurveda) alongside theology and ritual.
By promoting right living aligned with one’s environment (deśa), it supports dharmic self-care and bodily balance, which traditional thought treats as a foundation for steady sādhana, clarity, and disciplined conduct.