Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 8
Chapter 369 — शरीरावयवाः
The Limbs/Organs and Constituents of the Body
पित्तात्पक्वाशयो ऽग्नेः स्याद्योनिर्विकशिता द्युतौ पद्मवद्गर्भाशयः स्यात्तत्र घत्ते सरक्तकं
pittātpakvāśayo 'gneḥ syādyonirvikaśitā dyutau padmavadgarbhāśayaḥ syāttatra ghatte saraktakaṃ
पित्त-प्रकोप से, हे अग्नि, पक्वाशय (बड़ी आँत) दग्ध-सा हो जाता है; योनि असामान्य रूप से खुली और दीप्तिमान दिखती है, गर्भाशय कमल-सदृश कहा गया है; उस अवस्था में रक्त-मिश्रित स्राव होता है।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vashistha in an encyclopedic Ayurvedic section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Clinical identification of pitta-dominant yoni/garbhashaya pathology by observing heat-signs, abnormal patency, luster, and rakta-yukta srava (bloody discharge) to guide cooling and hemostatic management.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Pitta-prakopa in Yoni/Garbhashaya with Rakta-yukta Srava","lookup_keywords":["pitta","yoni-vikashita","garbhashaya","rakta-srava","pakvashaya-daha"],"quick_summary":"Excess pitta ‘cooks’/inflames the pakvashaya region and manifests in the yoni as abnormal openness and luster with bloody discharge. The practical takeaway is to recognize this as a heat-blood pathology requiring pitta-shamana and rakta-stambhana measures."}
Dosha: Pitta
Alamkara Type: Upama (padmavat)
Concept: Dosha-driven organ/tract pathology is inferred from observable guna-lakshana (heat, luster, discharge).
Application: Use lakshana-based reasoning to classify disease by dosha predominance before selecting opposing qualities in therapy.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Garbha-sharira / Stri-roga: gynecology and embryology)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic teaching scene where a physician explains pitta-aggravated yoni/uterus signs—heat, abnormal openness, lotus-like uterus metaphor, and bloody discharge—using a lotus diagram and red-gold color cues for pitta-rakta.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm red-gold palette for pitta, vaidya teaching a female anatomy diagram shaped like a lotus, subtle depiction of rakta-yukta srava as symbolic red stream, traditional borders, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf, central lotus emblem representing garbhashaya, physician-sage seated with palm-leaf manuscript, rich reds for rakta and gold for tejas, ornate arch frame, minimal clinical explicitness (symbolic)","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional panel with labeled lotus-like uterus diagram, pitta flames motif near pakvashaya, calm physician pointing with stylus, soft shading and delicate linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-physician consult, anatomical folio showing lotus-shaped womb, red wash indicating bleeding, fine detailing of instruments and manuscripts, subdued realism"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पित्तात्+पक्वाशयः→पित्तात्पक्वाशयः; अग्नेः (ऽ) elision; स्यात्+योनिḥ→स्याद्योनिः; योनिḥ+विकशिता→योनिर्विकशिता; स्यात्+तत्र→स्यात्तत्र; रक्तकं+च (implicit) not present; सरक्तकं as compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 369 (Stri-roga/Garbha-sharira context); Agni Purana sections on dosha, dhatu-paka, and yonivyapad (adjacent verses)
FAQs
Ayurvedic diagnostic knowledge: it links pitta-aggravation to signs in the yoni and uterus (dilation, lustrous appearance) and to blood-mixed discharge, indicating a pitta-type gynecological pathology.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond mythology—preserving clinical-style Ayurvedic nosology and symptom-description (yoni/garbhashaya features and dosha causation) alongside its ritual and dharma materials.
By teaching correct recognition of disease-causes and symptoms, the text supports dharmic living through health-preservation; caring for reproductive health is treated as part of sustaining household life and purity of conduct.