Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 5
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
स्नेहयेत्तक्तदोषन्तु ततस्तञ्च विरेचयेत् जीर्णाः षष्टिकनीवाररक्तशालिप्रमोदकाः
snehayettaktadoṣantu tatastañca virecayet jīrṇāḥ ṣaṣṭikanīvāraraktaśālipramodakāḥ
On doit d’abord pratiquer l’oléation (snehana) chez le malade atteint de troubles issus du babeurre (takta) ; ensuite, on doit aussi le purger (virecana). Comme régime après la cure, sont recommandées des préparations vieillies de riz ṣaṣṭika, de riz nīvāra, de riz śāli rouge, ainsi que des gâteaux légers (pramodaka).
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Panchakarma sequencing (snehana then virechana) and post-therapy diet (saṃsarjana/pathyāhāra) for patients with takra-related doṣa disturbance.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Snehana–Virechana Krama and Saṃsarjana Diet (Śaṣṭika–Nīvāra–Raktaśāli)","lookup_keywords":["snehana","virechana","saṃsarjana-krama","śaṣṭika-rice","takra-doṣa"],"quick_summary":"Begin with oleation to loosen/prepare doṣas, then perform purgation; after cleansing, use light, aged rice preparations and mild cakes as restorative diet."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Śodhana must be preceded by proper pūrva-karma and followed by regulated diet to restore agni.
Application: Therapeutic discipline: sequencing and dietary restraint as integral parts of cure.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa—Panchakarma: Snehana & Virechana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician administers snehana, then prepares for virechana; afterwards the patient is served bowls of aged rice gruel and light cakes.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya with palm-leaf manuscript, patient seated on low wooden cot, oil vessel and purgation setup, bowls labeled śaṣṭika/nīvāra/raktaśāli, calm clinical ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vaidya figure with ornate halo-like arch motif, gold-leaf highlights on vessels of oil and rice offerings, patient in simple white cloth, neatly arranged grains and pramodaka on brass plates","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework instructional tableau: step 1 snehana with oil pot, step 2 virechana with purgative cup, step 3 saṃsarjana diet bowls; annotated look, soft pastel background","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly dispensary scene with physician and attendants, detailed textiles, small bowls of different rice varieties, sequential narrative panels showing oleation, purgation, and post-therapy feeding"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: snehayet+taktadoṣam+tu → स्नेहयेत्तक्तदोषन्तु; tataḥ+tat+ca → ततस्तञ्च; compound list treated as dvandva: षष्टिक-नीवार-रक्तशालि-प्रमोदकाः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda: pañcakarma/pūrva-karma sections; Agni Purana pathya-apathya and saṃsarjana guidance nearby
FAQs
Ayurvedic Panchakarma sequencing is taught: perform snehana (oleation) first, then virechana (therapeutic purgation), followed by a specific convalescent diet using easily digestible rice preparations.
It demonstrates the Agni Purana’s inclusion of clinical Ayurveda—detailing therapy order and post-treatment dietetics—alongside its better-known ritual, dharma, and cosmological materials.
Purificatory therapy (śodhana) is framed as restoring bodily balance and cleanliness; such purification supports clarity for dharmic living and religious practice by removing impediments caused by illness and impurity.