Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 51
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
मन्त्रध्यानौषधिकथामुद्रेज्या यत्र मुष्टयः चतुर्वर्गफलं प्रोक्तं यः पठेत्स दिवं व्रजेत्
mantradhyānauṣadhikathāmudrejyā yatra muṣṭayaḥ caturvargaphalaṃ proktaṃ yaḥ paṭhetsa divaṃ vrajet
Allí donde se enseñan los ritos de recitación de mantras, la contemplación meditativa, el relato de las hierbas medicinales y la adoración mediante mudrās—incluidos los gestos muṣṭi (puño)—y se declara el fruto de los cuatro fines humanos (caturvarga): quien lo recite va al cielo.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, per the standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Integrates mantra-japa, dhyāna, herbal knowledge, and mudrā-based worship (including muṣṭi gestures) as a complete ritual-therapeutic curriculum promising dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa fruits and heavenly attainment through recitation/study.","sutra_style":false}
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Concept: Sādhana as a composite of inner practice (dhyāna), sonic power (mantra), embodied seals (mudrā), and applied knowledge (auṣadhi), oriented to caturvarga.
Application: Designs a balanced practice program: daily japa + visualization + ritual hand-gestures, informed by medicinal understanding, with ethical/goal-oriented framing.
Khanda Section: Mantra-Tantra & Mudra-Vidya (Ritual Practice, Dhyanas, and Esoteric Gestures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A seated sādhaka performs japa and dhyāna, hands forming muṣṭi and other mudrās, with a small altar; nearby are bundles of herbs and a manuscript, symbolizing auṣadhi lore and integrated worship.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sādhaka in yogic seat before a lamp and kalasha, hands in muṣṭi mudrā, herb bundles arranged neatly, palm-leaf manuscript, serene temple interior palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central sādhaka with gold halo-like ornamentation, altar with lamps and flowers, stylized mudrā hands emphasized with gold detailing, herbs rendered as decorative motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, didactic illustration of mudrā positions (muṣṭi highlighted), japa-mālā, herb jars, calm facial expression, fine lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate study-room scene: practitioner with rosary, open manuscript, small shrine, attendants preparing herbs, detailed textiles and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kathāmudrejyā→कथा-मुद्रा-इज्याः; paṭhet+saḥ→पठेत्स सः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (mudrā/abhicāra context); Agni Purana 283 (mantra-rūpa auṣadha)
FAQs
It summarizes a combined ritual-technology: mantra practice, dhyāna (visualization), auṣadhi (herbal/medicinal lore), and mudrā-based worship—explicitly including muṣṭi (fist) mudrās—framed as a teachable procedure with stated results.
In a single phala-śruti it links multiple disciplines—ritual liturgy (ijyā), esoteric gesture science (mudrā), contemplative method (dhyāna), and medicinal knowledge (auṣadhi)—showing how the Agni Purāṇa integrates diverse applied sciences into one compendium.
The verse promises merit from recitation: the teaching is said to bestow the fruits of the caturvarga, and the reader/reciter is assured heavenly attainment (divaṃ vrajet) as a result of engaging with this integrated discipline.