Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 62
Bhūmi–Vana–Auṣadhi–Ādi Vargāḥ (भूमिवनौषध्यादिवर्गाः) — Lexical Groups on Earth, Settlements, Architecture, Forests, Materia Medica, and Fauna
तुण्डिकेरी रक्तफला विम्बिका पीलुपर्ण्य् अपि चाङ्गेरी चुक्रिकाम्बष्टा स्वर्णक्षीरी हिमावती
tuṇḍikerī raktaphalā vimbikā pīluparṇy api cāṅgerī cukrikāmbaṣṭā svarṇakṣīrī himāvatī
Tuṇḍikerī、Raktaphalā、Vimbikā、そしてPīluparṇī；同様にĀṅgerī、Cukrikā、Ambaṣṭā、Svarṇakṣīrī、Himāvatī—これらは薬用植物の同義名（別名）である。
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the encyclopedic teaching mode of the Agni Purāṇa)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Synonym clusters for multiple medicinal plants; supports correct procurement and interpretation of recipes where any one of these names may appear.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Paryāya-saṅgraha: Tuṇḍikerī, Raktaphalā, Vimbikā, Pīluparṇī, Āṅgerī, Cukrikā, Ambaṣṭā, Svarṇakṣīrī, Himāvatī","lookup_keywords":["Tuṇḍikerī","Raktaphalā","Pīluparṇī","Svarṇakṣīrī","Himāvatī"],"quick_summary":"Provides a compact list of medicinal plant names/synonyms; use as a lookup set when encountering variant nomenclature in regional practice."}
Concept: Nāma-bheda does not imply dravya-bheda: many names can point to one substance depending on region and tradition.
Application: In clinical reading, treat plant epithets (color, habitat, taste) as clues for identification, not as automatic new entities.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dravyaguṇa-nighaṇṭu / Medicinal herbs and synonyms)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A map-like herb-collection scene: collectors gather plants from plains and Himalayan foothills; bundles are tagged with multiple names.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, herbal collectors with baskets, stylized mountain labeled Himāvatī, plant clusters with name tags Tuṇḍikerī/Raktaphalā/Vimbikā, decorative flora patterns","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-highlighted Himalayan ridge behind, foreground herb bundles with ornate labels, temple-like framing, saturated colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional panel showing nine plant icons with captions, gentle gradients, emphasis on clarity and labeling","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed landscape with distant snowy mountains, botanically rendered plants in foreground, scribes tagging specimens with Devanagari labels"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: pīluparṇy api = pīluparṇī + api (ī + a sandhi); cāṅgerī = ca + aṅgerī.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 362 (continued synonym catalogues)
FAQs
Ayurvedic dravyaguṇa knowledge: the verse supplies synonym-names used to identify medicinal plants in materia-medica style lists.
It functions like a nighaṇṭu (Ayurvedic lexicon), embedding practical pharmacological nomenclature inside a Purāṇa—showing the text’s coverage beyond myth into technical sciences.
By preserving correct names and identifications of healing plants, the teaching supports dharmic care of health (ārogya) and enables righteous, non-harmful treatment—considered a meritorious aid to living beings.