Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 47
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
आज्यभृष्टं शिलापिष्टं लोध्रकाञ्जिकसैन्धवैः आश्च्योतनाविनाशाय सर्वनेत्रामये हितम्
ājyabhṛṣṭaṃ śilāpiṣṭaṃ lodhrakāñjikasaindhavaiḥ āścyotanāvināśāya sarvanetrāmaye hitam
Tostado en ghee y luego molido sobre piedra—junto con lodhra, kāñjika (gachas agrias fermentadas) y sal de roca—este preparado es útil para destruir el trastorno que requiere instilación ocular (āścyotana) y es saludable en todas las enfermedades de los ojos.
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Netra-roga chikitsā: preparing an āścyotana-related remedy using ghee-roasting, stone-grinding, and adjuncts (lodhra, kāñjika, saindhava) for broad eye-disease benefit.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Saṃskāra (processing) changes drug action: ghee-roasting and stone-grinding as pharmaceutic transformations.
Application: Highlights that method (bhṛṣṭa, piṣṭa) is part of the medicine, not merely the ingredients.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Netra-roga chikitsa / ophthalmology remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A preparation sequence: heating a substance in ghee, then grinding it on a stone slab; adding lodhra powder, sour kāñjika, and rock-salt for an eye-therapy mixture.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, two-panel narrative: left—ghee roasting in a small pan; right—stone slab grinding with lodhra bark and a pot of kāñjika, crystalline saindhava, stylized clinic interior, earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented kitchen-clinic scene with gold-leaf vessels, ghee lamp-like glow, stone grinder central, lodhra and salt in small bowls, devotional cleanliness aesthetic.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional art, step-by-step depiction with clear sequencing (bhṛṣṭa → piṣṭa → mixing), fine lines, soft colors, emphasis on technique and proportions.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed utensils and textures: shimmering ghee, gritty stone slab, powdered lodhra, sour gruel in a ceramic cup, salt crystals, physician-apothecary at work."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोध्रकाञ्जिकसैन्धवैः = लोध्र-काञ्जिक-सैन्धवैः (द्वन्द्व); आश्च्योतनाविनाशाय = आश्च्योतन-अविनाशाय; सर्वनेत्रामये = सर्व-नेत्र-अमये।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278.46 (sarvākṣiroga-śamana); Agni Purana 278.48 (external lepa; triphalā regimen)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic formulation and procedure: roast ingredients in ghee, grind on stone, and use the resulting preparation in relation to āścyotana (ocular instillation) for treating eye disorders.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical applied sciences—here, a concise ophthalmic remedy with specific pharmaceutical steps (roasting, stone-grinding, adjuvants like kāñjika and saindhava).
By framing healthcare as dharmic knowledge transmitted by Agni, the verse supports the puranic ideal that preserving sight and relieving suffering is a meritorious, welfare-oriented (hita) application of sacred learning.