Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 10
Chapter 374 — ध्यान (Dhyāna) — Colophon & Transition to Dhāraṇā
भस्प्रीभूतं शरीरं स्वन्ततश् चैवीपसंहरेत् शीतश्लेष्मादयः पापं विनश्यन्ति द्विजातयः
bhasprībhūtaṃ śarīraṃ svantataś caivīpasaṃharet śītaśleṣmādayaḥ pāpaṃ vinaśyanti dvijātayaḥ
身体が灰となったなら、みずからの意志でそれを収め集めよ。冷えや痰など—そして罪も—滅びる、ああ二度生まれの者よ。
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Śuddhi (purification) links bodily impurity and moral impurity; disciplined practice leads to kṣaya (dissolution) of both.
Application: Adopt purificatory discipline (śauca, regulated regimen, expiatory intent) so that somatic imbalance and ethical burden are treated as a unified field of cleansing.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Therapeutics and Doṣa-pacification)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual-therapeutic purification scene: a practitioner contemplates the body reduced to ash and gathers the ash, symbolizing total impurity-burn; coolness and phlegm-like heaviness dissipate as a dark ‘sin’ haze clears.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and greens, a dvija practitioner near a sacred fire-pit, ash gathered in hands, cool white-blue aura dispersing grey kapha-clouds, minimal background, traditional ornament lines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on the fire altar and sacred vessels, central figure holding bhasma, radiant halo of purification, stylized clouds of śleṣma dissolving, rich maroons and emeralds","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework showing sequential action: body-as-ash symbolism, then ash collection, annotated feel, cool wash of pale blues indicating śīta-śamana, calm facial expression","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed courtyard with ritual implements, figure collecting ash in a small bowl, translucent grey vapors (pāpa/kapha) fading into a cool blue atmosphere, delicate floral border"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भस्प्रीभूतम् ≈ भस्म + प्री + भूतम् (sandhi/orthography); चैवीव = च + एव + इव; अपसंहरेत् = अप + संहरेत्; शीतश्लेष्मादयः = शीतश्लेष्म + आदयः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 371-376 (Ayurveda/śodhana, doṣa-śamana context); Agni Purana 372-373 (general cikitsā and doṣa discussions)
FAQs
It links a post-cremation/ash-related act of gathering (upasaṃhāra) with cleansing effects—framed as reducing cold/kapha-like afflictions and removing impurity, indicating a purification-oriented regimen in the Ayurveda-themed passage.
It blends practical bodily/health language (śīta, śleṣma) with religious-ethical outcomes (pāpa-kṣaya), showing how the Agni Purana integrates medical notions of doṣa disturbance with dharmic ideas of purification.
The verse states that performing the prescribed act is pāpa-destroying (sin-removing), presenting purification not only as physical (relief from cold/kapha) but also as karmic cleansing for the dvija.