Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 23
Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं
The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling
ये वातप्रभवा रोगा ये च पित्तसमुद्भवाः कफोद्भवाश् च ये केचित् ये चान्ये सान्निपातिकाः
ye vātaprabhavā rogā ye ca pittasamudbhavāḥ kaphodbhavāś ca ye kecit ye cānye sānnipātikāḥ
વાતથી ઉત્પન્ન થતા રોગો, પિત્તથી ઉદ્ભવતા રોગો, અને કફથી ઉત્પન્ન થતા જે કોઈ રોગો; તેમજ અન્ય સાન્નિપાતિક (ત્રિદોષજ) વિકારો.
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Guṇa-doṣa-sāmya (health as equilibrium) and vikṛti (disease as imbalance) expressed through doṣa causality.
Application: Use a balance-oriented mindset: restore equilibrium rather than suppress isolated symptoms.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana: Tridosha classification of diseases)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ये चान्ये = ये + च + अन्ये; कफोद्भवाश् = कफोद्भवाः (visarga before च often written as श् in some orthographies).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 31 (doṣa-based disease framing)
FAQs
Ayurvedic diagnostic knowledge: diseases are categorized by their causative doṣa—vāta, pitta, kapha—or by combined doṣic disturbance (sānnipātika/tridoṣaja), which guides treatment selection.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond mythology by preserving Ayurvedic nosology (roga-bheda) and tridoṣa pathology—core medical theory used for systematic diagnosis and therapy.
By promoting correct understanding and alleviation of illness through dharmic knowledge (āyurveda as upaveda), the verse supports preservation of life and capacity for righteous conduct (dharma), a key puruṣārtha-oriented aim in Purāṇic teaching.