Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 41
Chapter 369 — शरीरावयवाः
The Limbs/Organs and Constituents of the Body
मूत्रस्य चैव पित्तस्य श्लेष्मणः शकृतस् तथा पञ्चपेशीशतान्यत्रेति ख , ञ च रक्तस्य सरसस्यात्र क्रमशो ऽञ्जलयो मताः
mūtrasya caiva pittasya śleṣmaṇaḥ śakṛtas tathā pañcapeśīśatānyatreti kha , ña ca raktasya sarasasyātra kramaśo 'ñjalayo matāḥ
ここでは、量（añjali＝合掌一掬の度量）が、尿・胆汁（pitta）・痰（śleṣman）・糞について、それぞれ順次に定められる。またこの箇所について、ある異本（kha、ña）は筋肉の数が五百であるとも述べる。同様に、血とrasa（循環する滋養液）の量も、ここに順序どおりañjaliで示される。
Lord Agni (teaching in an encyclopedic/śāstra style to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Provides physiological quantity measures (añjali-pramāṇa) for key bodily excretions/fluids and notes variant reading on muscle count; used for śārīra teaching and clinical estimation of depletion/excess.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Añjali-pramāṇa of bodily fluids; muscle count variant","lookup_keywords":["añjali-pramāṇa","mūtra","pitta","śleṣman","śakṛt"],"quick_summary":"Gives traditional handful-based measures for urine, bile, phlegm, feces, and also indicates measures for blood and rasa; some recensions add that muscles are five hundred."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: The body is knowable through pramāṇa (measures) and saṅkhyā (counts); disciplined observation underlies applied healing.
Application: Cultivate measurement-minded observation (even if approximate) to detect imbalance early and to communicate findings consistently.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Śārīra / Anatomy and physiological measures)
Primary Rasa: jijnasa
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching scene where a physician demonstrates añjali measurement with cupped hands beside labeled vessels representing urine, bile, phlegm, feces, blood, and rasa; a side note panel shows '500 muscles' as a manuscript variant.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of an āyurvedic teacher with students, hands cupped in añjali; beside him stylized pots labeled mūtra/pitta/śleṣman/śakṛt/rakta/rasa; manuscript palm-leaf motif indicating variant reading.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of a seated physician-sage with gold-embossed vessels arranged in order; prominent cupped-hands gesture; ornate script cartouches naming each fluid; rich gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting: clear diagram of cupped hands (añjali) and a row of labeled containers; inset anatomical figure with muscle groups and note 'pañca-peśī-śatāni' variant.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature in a clinic-court setting: physician measuring with hands, assistant holding a ledger; labeled jars; marginalia showing alternate recension note; fine detail and realism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; शकृतस् = शकृतः (visarga before त); शतान्यत्र = शतानि + अत्र; क्रमशोऽञ्जलयः = क्रमशः + अञ्जलयः (अः+अ→ओऽ). ‘ख, ञ’ are treated as textual/recensional markers.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 369.42 (incremental measures; śukra and ojas); Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda on dhātu and mala
FAQs
Ayurvedic śārīra-vidyā: it gives traditional quantitative measures (in añjali) for bodily excretions and fluids (urine, pitta, kapha, feces, blood, rasa) and notes a textual tradition stating the muscles are counted as 500.
It shows the text functioning like a compendium by preserving technical physiological data (body-fluid measures and anatomical counts) alongside variant recensional notes—material typical of medical/anatomical treatises embedded within a Purāṇa.
Indirectly, it supports dharma by promoting right knowledge of the body used in purification, health, and disciplined living; accurate bodily understanding is treated as a foundation for regulated conduct (niyama) and ritual purity.