Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 62
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
मरीचेन समायुक्तं शोथातीसारनाशनम् शर्करासिन्धुशुण्ठीभिः कृष्णामधुगुडेन वा
marīcena samāyuktaṃ śothātīsāranāśanam śarkarāsindhuśuṇṭhībhiḥ kṛṣṇāmadhuguḍena vā
Associé au poivre noir (marīca), il détruit l’œdème (śotha) et la diarrhée (atīsāra). On peut l’administrer avec du sucre, du sel gemme et du gingembre sec; ou bien, en alternative, avec le poivre long (pippalī), du miel et du jaggery.
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, within the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic medical section)
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Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Upakalpanā (adjuvant design): the same core remedy is steered by different sahapāna combinations.
Application: Provide alternate adjuvants to match patient constitution, severity, and digestive capacity while targeting śotha and atīsāra.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-vidyā)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician selects black pepper as the key adjunct and prepares two alternative companion mixtures: sugar–rock salt–dry ginger, or long pepper–honey–jaggery, for edema and diarrhoea.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, two small bowls shown side-by-side with distinct ingredient sets, marīca at center, physician gesturing to indicate choice, subdued medicinal palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted bowls and spoons, central marīca heap, two companion trays (śarkarā-saindhava-śuṇṭhī and pippalī-madhu-guḍa), symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic instructional layout with clear separation of the two options, fine outlines and labels, calm background.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary table with spices and sweeteners, physician explaining alternatives to an attendant, meticulous textures of peppercorns, salt crystals, honey jar."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: śothātīsāranāśanam = śotha + atīsāra + nāśanam; śarkarāsindhuśuṇṭhībhiḥ and kṛṣṇāmadhuguḍena are ingredient-dvandvas; vā indicates alternative combination.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Atīsāra and śotha-related formulations)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic knowledge: a practical medicinal combination using pungent spices (black pepper, dry ginger, long pepper) with suitable adjuvants (sugar/rock-salt or honey/jaggery) to alleviate śotha (edema) and atīsāra (diarrhea).
It demonstrates the Agni Purana’s inclusion of applied medical science alongside theology and ritual—preserving concise, formula-like instructions for treating common disorders, characteristic of its broad, compendious scope.
While primarily medical, it reflects the dhārmic ideal of preserving health as a support for sādhana and duty; maintaining bodily balance is treated as enabling righteous living and continued performance of religious obligations.