Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 8
Chapter 369 — शरीरावयवाः
The Limbs/Organs and Constituents of the Body
पित्तात्पक्वाशयो ऽग्नेः स्याद्योनिर्विकशिता द्युतौ पद्मवद्गर्भाशयः स्यात्तत्र घत्ते सरक्तकं
pittātpakvāśayo 'gneḥ syādyonirvikaśitā dyutau padmavadgarbhāśayaḥ syāttatra ghatte saraktakaṃ
Oh Agni, cuando predomina el pitta, el intestino grueso queda como “cocido” (sobrecalentado e inflamado). La yoni aparece anormalmente abierta y lustrosa, y el útero (garbhāśaya) se describe como semejante a un loto; en tal estado se produce una secreción mezclada con sangre.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vashistha in an encyclopedic Ayurvedic section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Clinical identification of pitta-dominant yoni/garbhashaya pathology by observing heat-signs, abnormal patency, luster, and rakta-yukta srava (bloody discharge) to guide cooling and hemostatic management.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Pitta-prakopa in Yoni/Garbhashaya with Rakta-yukta Srava","lookup_keywords":["pitta","yoni-vikashita","garbhashaya","rakta-srava","pakvashaya-daha"],"quick_summary":"Excess pitta ‘cooks’/inflames the pakvashaya region and manifests in the yoni as abnormal openness and luster with bloody discharge. The practical takeaway is to recognize this as a heat-blood pathology requiring pitta-shamana and rakta-stambhana measures."}
Dosha: Pitta
Alamkara Type: Upama (padmavat)
Concept: Dosha-driven organ/tract pathology is inferred from observable guna-lakshana (heat, luster, discharge).
Application: Use lakshana-based reasoning to classify disease by dosha predominance before selecting opposing qualities in therapy.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Garbha-sharira / Stri-roga: gynecology and embryology)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic teaching scene where a physician explains pitta-aggravated yoni/uterus signs—heat, abnormal openness, lotus-like uterus metaphor, and bloody discharge—using a lotus diagram and red-gold color cues for pitta-rakta.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm red-gold palette for pitta, vaidya teaching a female anatomy diagram shaped like a lotus, subtle depiction of rakta-yukta srava as symbolic red stream, traditional borders, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf, central lotus emblem representing garbhashaya, physician-sage seated with palm-leaf manuscript, rich reds for rakta and gold for tejas, ornate arch frame, minimal clinical explicitness (symbolic)","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional panel with labeled lotus-like uterus diagram, pitta flames motif near pakvashaya, calm physician pointing with stylus, soft shading and delicate linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-physician consult, anatomical folio showing lotus-shaped womb, red wash indicating bleeding, fine detailing of instruments and manuscripts, subdued realism"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पित्तात्+पक्वाशयः→पित्तात्पक्वाशयः; अग्नेः (ऽ) elision; स्यात्+योनिḥ→स्याद्योनिः; योनिḥ+विकशिता→योनिर्विकशिता; स्यात्+तत्र→स्यात्तत्र; रक्तकं+च (implicit) not present; सरक्तकं as compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 369 (Stri-roga/Garbha-sharira context); Agni Purana sections on dosha, dhatu-paka, and yonivyapad (adjacent verses)
FAQs
Ayurvedic diagnostic knowledge: it links pitta-aggravation to signs in the yoni and uterus (dilation, lustrous appearance) and to blood-mixed discharge, indicating a pitta-type gynecological pathology.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond mythology—preserving clinical-style Ayurvedic nosology and symptom-description (yoni/garbhashaya features and dosha causation) alongside its ritual and dharma materials.
By teaching correct recognition of disease-causes and symptoms, the text supports dharmic living through health-preservation; caring for reproductive health is treated as part of sustaining household life and purity of conduct.