Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 45
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
सितामधुघृतैर् युक्ता सकृष्णा त्रिफला तथा पथ्याचित्रकशुण्ठाश् च गुडुचीमुषलीरजः
sitāmadhughṛtair yuktā sakṛṣṇā triphalā tathā pathyācitrakaśuṇṭhāś ca guḍucīmuṣalīrajaḥ
លាយជាមួយស្ករ ទឹកឃ្មុំ និងឃី ហើយបន្ថែមក្រឹෂ್ಣា (pippalī), ត្រីផលា, ហរិតកី/បថ្យា (pathyā), ចិត្រក, ស៊ុណ្ឋី (ខ្ញីស្ងួត), ព្រមទាំងគុឌូចី និងម្សៅមុសលី—នេះជាសមាសធាតុឱសថមួយ។
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Compound formulation (yoga) combining sweet vehicles (sugar, honey, ghee) with dīpana-pācana and rasāyana herbs for broad strengthening and therapeutic use.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Composite Rasāyana Yoga with Triphalā, Pippalī, Citraka, Śuṇṭhī, Guḍūcī, and Muṣalī","lookup_keywords":["triphala","pippalī (kṛṣṇā)","citraka","śuṇṭhī","muṣalī"],"quick_summary":"A multi-ingredient compound is outlined: triphalā with pippalī and other dīpana herbs, supported by sugar, honey, and ghee, and strengthened with guḍūcī and muṣalī powder."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (rational compounding) is implied: combining opposing qualities—snigdha/madhura carriers with kaṭu dīpana drugs—to achieve both nourishment and metabolic clarity.
Application: Design formulations that nourish without producing heaviness by pairing bṛṃhaṇa agents with agni-kindling correctives.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and rasayana/yogic pharmaceutics)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pharmacy table displays powders of triphalā, pippalī, citraka, dry ginger, guḍūcī, and muṣalī; sugar, honey, and ghee are poured into a mixing vessel to form a tonic paste.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized herb bundles and powders, vaidya mixing sweet and pungent ingredients in a wide brass vessel, clear labels in traditional script-like motifs, warm earthy palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate vessels with gold embossing, ingredients arranged like offerings, central mixing scene with luminous ghee and honey, rich decorative borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional composition with measured heaps of each powder, stepwise mixing depiction, fine lines and gentle gradients, emphasis on clarity and method","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, meticulous apothecary workshop, small porcelain jars, botanical sketches of pippalī and guḍūcī, physician supervising compounding"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sitāmadhughṛtair → sitā-madhu-ghṛtaiḥ; pathyācitrakaśuṇṭhāś → pathyā + citraka + śuṇṭhāḥ; guḍucīmuṣalīrajaḥ → guḍucī-muṣalī-rajaḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa Bhaishajya-yoga sequences in the same Rasāyana khanda (282)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: it enumerates the ingredient-set for a compound medicine, specifying classic rasayana/dīpana-dravya herbs (triphala, guḍūcī, citraka, śuṇṭhī, pippalī) and the standard anupāna/binding mediums (honey, ghee, sugar).
Beyond mythic narration, the Agni Purana preserves practical health-knowledge by listing materia medica and formulation logic—showing it functions as a compendium that includes Ayurveda alongside ritual, polity, and arts.
By promoting health, digestion, and rejuvenation through sattvic, regulated remedies, the instruction supports dharmic living—maintaining bodily fitness as an aid to vrata, japa, and ritual observance.