Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 48
Liṅga-māna-ādi-kathana
Measurements and Related Particulars of the Liṅga
विस्तारस्य षडंशेन मुखैर् निर्गमनं हितं सर्वेषां मुखलिङ्गानां त्रपुषं वाथ कुक्कुटं
vistārasya ṣaḍaṃśena mukhair nirgamanaṃ hitaṃ sarveṣāṃ mukhaliṅgānāṃ trapuṣaṃ vātha kukkuṭaṃ
Pour un gonflement ou une accumulation qui s’est étendue, l’expulsion par les bouches/ouvertures est salutaire, à raison d’un sixième de son étendue. Pour toutes les affections marquées par des signes de « bouche/orifice », employer trapuṣa (concombre) ou bien kukkuṭa (coq).
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vashistha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (rational, measured intervention) in chikitsā—controlled evacuation and appropriate dravya selection.
Application: Apply proportionate, non-excessive intervention; choose dravya by lakṣaṇa (sign-based) reasoning.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Shalya/Shalakya—surgical and para-surgical measures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic surgeon-physician assessing a spreading swelling and performing controlled drainage through an opening, with cucumber and a rooster depicted as indicated dravya.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, traditional vaidya in white dhoti with surgical instruments, patient seated, depiction of controlled visravaṇa from a swelling, trapūṣa (cucumber) and kukkuṭa nearby, earthy reds and greens, temple-mural flat shading","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style, central vaidya figure with ornate halo-like arch motif, gold leaf accents on instruments and vessels, patient with bandaged area, cucumber and rooster as symbolic dravya, rich maroons and greens","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework instructional medical scene, labeled instruments and measured proportion gesture (one-sixth), calm palette, detailed depiction of drainage opening and dressing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-physician in a clinic chamber, attendants holding tray with cucumber and rooster symbol, precise depiction of procedure, delicate borders and botanical marginalia"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुखैर् → मुखैः (visarga sandhi before n-); वाथ → वा + अथ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda-khaṇḍa: śopha/vidradhi/pramāṇa-nirṇaya contexts (adjacent ślokas); Agni Purana: śalya-vidhi sections on chedana-bhedana-lekhana/visravaṇa
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic clinical rule: when a condition has ‘spread,’ controlled evacuation/expulsion (nirgamana) through an orifice is advised in a measured proportion (one-sixth), and it notes supportive dietary/therapeutic items such as trapuṣa (cucumber) or kukkuṭa.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical guidance—quantified therapeutic measures and materia medica/dietetics—showing its wide-ranging, handbook-like coverage of applied sciences.
By promoting measured, non-excessive therapy aimed at restoring bodily balance, the instruction supports dharmic living—health as a basis for performing duties, purity, and disciplined conduct without harm from over-treatment.