Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 21
Vishahṛn Mantrauṣadham (Poison-Removing Mantra and Medicinal Remedy) — Colophon and Transition
भुक्तमात्रे स्थिते ज्वाले पद्मं शीताम्बुसेवितं पाययेत्सघृतं क्षौद्रं विषञ्चेत्तदनन्तरं
bhuktamātre sthite jvāle padmaṃ śītāmbusevitaṃ pāyayetsaghṛtaṃ kṣaudraṃ viṣañcettadanantaraṃ
भोजन/विष-सेवन के तुरंत बाद जब जलन आरम्भ ही हुई हो, तब शीतल जल में संसिक्त/प्रक्रियित कमल को घी और मधु सहित पिलाए; और उसके बाद विष का उपचार विधिपूर्वक करे।
Lord Agni (instructing Vashistha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":null,"practical_application":"Immediate first-aid management for early burning after ingestion in poisoning, using cooling lotus preparation with ghee and honey.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Kāla (timing) in therapy—early intervention at symptom onset improves outcome.
Application: Treat immediately when symptoms begin; prioritize symptom-directed upakrama (cooling for burning) before detailed poison-specific measures.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Vishahara—poison and burn management)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician gives a patient a cooling lotus-based drink mixed with ghee and honey immediately after poisoning-induced burning begins.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, seated vaidya offering a golden cup, lotus blossoms in a cool-water vessel, ghee pot and honey jar beside, patient with hand to throat indicating burning, flat iconic forms, warm outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central lotus motif with gold highlights, physician and patient in profile, ornate vessels for ghṛta and kṣaudra, rich textile patterns, devotional-medical tableau","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional scene with clearly drawn lotus steeping in cool water, measured addition of ghee and honey, calm clinic setting, soft colors and fine lines","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary corner with labeled jars, physician administering lotus-ghee-honey draught, attendants fanning patient, delicate botanical rendering of lotus"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: pāyayet-saghṛtaṃ = pāyayet + sa-ghṛtam; viṣañ-cet = viṣam + cet; tad-anantaram = tat + anantaram.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 297 (viṣahara-cikitsā sequence)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic first-response protocol for toxin-related internal burning: administer a cooling lotus preparation with ghee and honey, then proceed with further anti-poison measures.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical guidance—here, concise emergency toxicology (vishahara) and symptomatic management—showing its multi-disciplinary, encyclopedic scope.
By preserving life through timely, dharmic care of the afflicted, the instruction aligns with punya-generating compassion (dayā) and the duty to protect beings, a recurring ethical strand in Purāṇic teaching.