Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 18
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
वृद्धिः समानैर् एतेषां विपरीतैर् विपर्ययः रसाः स्वाद्वम्ललवणाः श्लेष्मला वायुनाशनाः
vṛddhiḥ samānair eteṣāṃ viparītair viparyayaḥ rasāḥ svādvamlalavaṇāḥ śleṣmalā vāyunāśanāḥ
ទោសទាំងនេះកើនឡើងដោយកត្តាដែលមានលក្ខណៈដូចគ្នា ហើយត្រូវបានបញ្ច្រាស (បន្ថយ) ដោយអ្វីដែលផ្ទុយ។ រសជាតិផ្អែម ជូរ និងប្រៃ ជួយបង្កើនកផ (ស្លេស្មន) ហើយបន្ធូរវាត (វាយុ)។
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Dietetic balancing: apply the rule ‘like increases like, opposites reduce’ and select rasas to pacify Vāta or avoid Kapha increase.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Sāmānya-viśeṣa (similarity/opposition) as a universal therapeutic logic.
Application: When a symptom shows a quality (e.g., dryness), choose interventions of the opposite quality (unctuousness) rather than the same.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rasa–Doṣa–Guṇa: dietetics and humoral balancing)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic teaching scene showing a balance scale: ‘sāmānya’ on one side increasing doṣas, ‘viparīta’ on the other reducing; three taste bowls labeled sweet/sour/salty pointing to Kapha up and Vāta down.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, physician-sage with palm-leaf manuscript, a symbolic scale labeled sāmānya and viśeṣa, three bowls (madhura, amla, lavaṇa) with arrows: Kapha rising, Vāta calming; traditional floral borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, ornate gold-work scale motif, taste bowls with embossed labels, Kapha figure gaining weight, Vāta figure soothed; rich jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional diagram integrated with a classroom scene, arrows and labels in Devanāgarī, gentle pastel palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, kitchen-dispensary setting with jars of salt, jaggery, tamarind; hakim explaining how tastes affect doṣas; fine detailing and calligraphic labels"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समानैर्→समानैः; विपरीतैर्→विपरीतैः; स्वाद्वम्ललवणाः→स्वादु अम्ल लवणाः
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279.17 (doṣa-guṇa); Agni Purana 279.19–279.20 (rasa effects)
FAQs
Ayurvedic doṣa-management: ‘like increases like’ (samāna) and ‘opposites pacify’ (viparīta); and a specific dietetic rule—sweet, sour, and salty tastes increase kapha while reducing vāta.
It preserves clinical Ayurvedic theory (rasa–doṣa relations and therapeutic logic) inside a Purāṇic framework, showing the text’s coverage beyond theology into practical health science.
By promoting bodily balance through disciplined diet, the verse supports purity and steadiness (a calm, regulated body-mind), which traditional dharma literature treats as conducive to sādhana, restraint, and meritorious living.