Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 1
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे वृक्षायुर्वेदो नामैकाशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः अथ द्व्यशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि धन्वन्तरिर् उवाच सिंही शटी निशायुग्मं वत्सकं क्वाथसेवनं शिशोः सर्वातिसारेषु स्तन्यदोषेषु शस्यते
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe vṛkṣāyurvedo nāmaikāśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha dvyaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ nānārogaharāṇyauṣadhāni dhanvantarir uvāca siṃhī śaṭī niśāyugmaṃ vatsakaṃ kvāthasevanaṃ śiśoḥ sarvātisāreṣu stanyadoṣeṣu śasyate
इस प्रकार आग्नेय महापुराण में ‘वृक्षायुर्वेद’ नामक 281वाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ। अब 282वाँ अध्याय—‘विविध रोगहर औषधियाँ’ आरम्भ होता है। धन्वन्तरि बोले: सिंही, शटी, निशा-युग्म (हरिद्रा व दारुहरिद्रा) और वत्सक का काढ़ा शिशु के सभी अतिसार तथा स्तन्य-दोषजन्य विकारों में हितकर है।
Dhanvantari
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Compassionate, precise formulation (yukti) in medicine protects the most vulnerable (infants).
Application: Use classical drug-combinations and dosage-form (kvātha) suited to digestive weakness in early age.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medical materia medica and remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Dhanvantari instructs preparation of a herbal decoction; a caregiver administers a small dose to an infant, with herbs—śaṭī, turmeric, daru-haridrā, and vatsaka—arranged nearby.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Dhanvantari seated with palm-leaf text, healer boiling kvātha in an earthen pot, mother holding infant, stylized herb clusters (haridrā, dāruharidrā, kutaja)","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Dhanvantari with conch and pot of amṛta, gold detailing, side vignette of decoction pot and caregiver feeding infant with a small spoon, auspicious healing aura","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean didactic scene: labeled herbs, boiling vessel, straining cloth, measured dose given to infant; emphasis on procedure and gentleness","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-physician setting with Dhanvantari iconography, detailed apothecary table of herbs, caregiver administering medicine to infant, delicate interior architecture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्य् = इति (य्-आदेशः); नामैकाशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो = नाम एकाशीति-अधिक-द्विशत-तमः; 'अध्यायः = अध्यायः (अवग्रह); धन्वन्तरिर् = धन्वन्तरिः (र्-आदेशः); नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि = नाना-रोग-हराणि औषधानि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Nānā-roga-harāṇy auṣadhāni); Agni Purana 281 (Vṛkṣāyurveda)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pediatric therapeutics: it prescribes a kvātha (decoction) of siṃhī, śaṭī, niśā-yugma (turmeric pair), and vatsaka (kutaja) for infantile diarrhoea and disorders caused by vitiated breast milk.
It shifts from Vṛkṣāyurveda into practical Ayurveda by listing specific medicinal drugs and a formulation method (kvātha), showing the text’s scope beyond theology into applied medical knowledge and pharmacology.
While primarily medical, the Purāṇic framing treats healing and protection of infants as dharmic care (rakṣaṇa), aligning practical therapy with the merit of preserving life and reducing suffering.