Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 45
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पक्वं पीत्वा जयत्याशु सदाहं वातशोणितं कफवातविनाशिनीमिति ज त्रिकटुत्रिफलाकुष्ठमिति ञ पटोलत्रिफलाभिरुकटुकामृतसाधितमिति ख , छ , ञ च गुग्गुलं कोष्णशीते तु गुडुची त्रिफलाम्भसा
pakvaṃ pītvā jayatyāśu sadāhaṃ vātaśoṇitaṃ kaphavātavināśinīmiti ja trikaṭutriphalākuṣṭhamiti ña paṭolatriphalābhirukaṭukāmṛtasādhitamiti kha , cha , ña ca guggulaṃ koṣṇaśīte tu guḍucī triphalāmbhasā
આ તૈયારી યોગ્ય રીતે પકવીને સેવન કરવાથી સદા રહેતો દાહ અને વાત-શોણિત (રક્તનો વાતજ વિકાર) ઝડપથી જીતે છે તથા કફ-વાત વિકારોનો નાશ કરે છે—આને ‘જ’ કહેવામાં આવ્યું છે. ‘ત્રિકટુ–ત્રિફલા–કુષ્ઠ’ યોગ ‘ઞ’ છે. પટોળ, ત્રિફલા, અભિરુ, કટુકા અને અમૃતા (ગુડૂચી) વડે સિદ્ધ યોગ ‘ખ/છ/ઞ’ કહેવાય છે. ગુગ્ગુલુ ગરમ કે ઠંડું, ગુડૂચી-ત્રિફલા-સંસ્કૃત પાણી સાથે આપવું।
Lord Agni (instructing Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic medical section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Identification and administration of specific guggulu-based formulations (with named labels) for burning sensations, vāta-śoṇita (gout-like blood disorder), and kapha-vāta conditions, including guidance on anupāna (vehicle).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Labeled Guggulu Yogas and Anupāna (Guḍūcī–Triphala Water)","lookup_keywords":["guggulu yoga","vāta-śoṇita","sadāha burning","trikaṭu triphalā kuṣṭha","guḍūcī triphalā anupāna"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates multiple named formulations (ja/ña/kha/cha/ña) and states indications (burning, vāta-śoṇita, kapha-vāta) plus administration with warm/cool vehicles using guḍūcī–triphala water."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Nāma-bheda (labeling) and prayoga-bheda (variant formulations) within a single therapeutic class; anupāna selection as part of treatment logic.
Application: Maintain formulation identity (ingredients/processing) and match vehicle temperature to symptom-complex (burning vs. heaviness/coldness).
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Rasayana & Guggulu preparations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pharmacy scene showing guggulu being cooked to proper pāka, jars labeled with formula names (ja, ña, kha/cha), and a vessel of guḍūcī–triphala water prepared as anupāna, with warm and cool serving options.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style apothecary tableau, stylized flames under a cauldron of guggulu, guḍūcī vine and triphalā fruits depicted clearly, attendants holding warm and cool water pots, flat ornamental background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, ornate borders, gold highlights on labeled medicine jars and brass vessels, central guggulu cauldron, rich saturated colors, devotional-clinical ambiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional panel: sequential vignettes—pāka of guggulu, mixing trikaṭu-triphala-kuṣṭha, preparing guḍūcī-triphala water, administering with warm/cool anupāna; fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature dispensary with meticulous labeling, physician consulting a patient with inflamed foot (vāta-śoṇita), assistants preparing decoction water, detailed botanical margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: jayatyāśu = जयति + आशु. kaphavātavināśinīmiti = कफवातविनाशिनीम् + इति. koṣṇaśīte treated as locative dual dvandva (कोष्णे शीते). Label letters (ज/ख/छ/ञ) are textual markers.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (guggulu and bhaiṣajya-kalpa cluster); Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda passages on anupāna and pāka-siddhi
FAQs
It gives practical Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: named compound formulations (with trikaṭu, triphalā, kuṣṭha, paṭola, kaṭukā, guḍūcī) and the recommended anupāna/vehicle for guggulu—warm or cool water processed with guḍūcī and triphalā—aimed at vāta-śoṇita and kapha-vāta disorders.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana catalogs applied sciences; here it preserves clinical-style Ayurvedic recipes, ingredient lists, and administration guidance (anupāna), demonstrating the text’s wide coverage of health, pharmacology, and therapeutics.
While primarily medical, the Purāṇic framing treats health-preserving knowledge as dharmic support for sādhana: restoring balance of doṣas (vāta/kapha) and purifying afflicted blood helps sustain ritual duty, study, and disciplined living.