Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 3

Kalpasāgara (Ocean of Formulations) — Mṛtyuñjaya Preparations and Rasāyana Regimens

Devanagari script

रोगापमृत्युबलिजित् तिलं भल्लातकं तथा पञ्चाङ्गं वाकूचीचूणं षण्मासं खदिरोदकैः

Transliteration

rogāpamṛtyubalijit tilaṃ bhallātakaṃ tathā pañcāṅgaṃ vākūcīcūṇaṃ ṣaṇmāsaṃ khadirodakaiḥ

Translation

Wijen, bhallātaka, ramuan lima bagian, serta bubuk vākūcī hendaknya diminum selama enam bulan bersama rebusan/air khadira; dikatakan menaklukkan penyakit, kematian sebelum waktunya, dan kemerosotan daya hidup.

Word by Word

• रोग-अप-मृत्यु-बलि-जित्: conqueror of disease, untimely death, and bali (afflictions)
• रोग-अप-मृत्यु-बलि-जित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + बलि (प्रातिपदिक) + जित् (कृदन्त; √जि धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास; 'जित्' = क्तिन्-प्रत्ययान्त/कृदन्त (victor) used adjectivally

• तिलम्: sesame
• तिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भल्लातकम्: marking nut (bhallātaka)
• भल्लातकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय

• पञ्च-अङ्गम्: five parts/ingredients (pañcāṅga)
• पञ्च-अङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्चान्यङ्गानि/भागाः)

• वाकूची-चूर्णम्: powder of vākūcī
• वाकूची-चूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाकूची (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वाकूच्याः चूर्णम्)

• षण्-मासम्: for six months
• षण्-मासम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण् (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (षण्मासपर्यन्तम्)

• खदिर-उदकैः: with khadira-water (decoction/infusion)
• खदिर-उदकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (खदिरस्य उदकानि)

Speaker

Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: खदिरोदकैः = खदिर + उदकैः. पञ्चाङ्गं = पञ्च + अङ्गम्. वाकूचीचूणं (पाठभेद) = वाकूची + चूर्णम्. षण्मासं = षण् + मासम्.

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• Ayurveda
• tila
• bhallātaka
• vākūcī
• khadira

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It teaches an Ayurvedic rasāyana-style regimen: specific herbs (tila, bhallātaka, vākūcī) taken with khadira-preparation over six months to improve vitality and resist disease.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical health science—here, a long-term herbal protocol—showing its scope as a compendium of applied knowledge (Ayurveda) within a Purāṇic framework.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

By promoting health, strength, and longevity, the regimen supports sustained performance of dharma (daily duties, vows, worship), which Purāṇic literature treats as a foundation for merit (puṇya) and purification.