Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 49
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
शोथावपाके त्रिवृता प्रवृद्धे चोदरादिके क्षीरं शोथहरं दारु वर्षाभूर्नागरैः शुभम्
śothāvapāke trivṛtā pravṛddhe codarādike kṣīraṃ śothaharaṃ dāru varṣābhūrnāgaraiḥ śubham
នៅពេលហើមបានក្លាយជាពុក និងត្រូវការបញ្ចុះខ្លាំងដោយ ត្រីវ្រឹត (trivṛt) ជាពិសេសក្នុងរោគពោះជាដើម ទឹកដោះគោដែលបំបាត់ហើម មានប្រយោជន៍ បើផ្តល់រួមជាមួយ ដារុ (dāru), វර්ෂាភូ (varṣābhū) និងខ្ញីស្ងួត នាគរ (nāgara)។
Lord Agni (in instruction to Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s primary dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Anti-inflammatory and purgative-support formulation guidance for suppurated swelling and abdominal disorders using milk as an anupana with specific herbs.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (rational compounding): selecting anupāna and dravya-saṃyoga to target śotha and facilitate virecana.
Application: Choose vehicle (milk) and adjunct herbs to modulate potency and tissue-action in inflammatory swellings and abdominal disease contexts.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / cikitsā-prakaraṇa)
Primary Rasa: Samanya
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician preparing a milk-based formulation, adding dried ginger and herbs, with a patient suffering from abdominal distension and a suppurated swelling nearby as clinical context.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural aesthetic, warm earthy palette; a vaidya in traditional attire mixing herbs into a brass vessel of milk; subtle depiction of a patient with abdominal disorder; palm-leaf manuscript on a wooden stand; flat stylized forms.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style with gold leaf accents; central vaidya holding a bowl of kṣīra, surrounded by labeled herb bundles (nāgara, varṣābhū, dāru/dārvī); ornate border; devotional-clinical fusion.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework; instructional tableau showing measured addition of herbs into milk, with small inset showing trivṛt as purgative; clean composition like a medical manual illustration.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene; physician compounding milk with herbs; attendants grinding nāgara; patient seated with abdominal complaint; delicate botanical rendering of varṣābhū and dāru."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: śothāvapāke = śotha-avapāke; codarādike = ca udara-ādike.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Cikitsā-prakaraṇa: śotha/udara/śodhana-yoga context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic guidance: a formulation/adjuvant strategy using milk with trivṛt (purgative) and herbs (dāru, varṣābhū, nāgara) for suppurated swelling and abdominal-type disorders.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a practical compendium beyond mythology—preserving disease-specific Ayurvedic prescriptions (śotha/udara management, purgation choices, and suitable carriers like milk).
By promoting healing and relief of suffering through dharmic medical knowledge, the instruction aligns with puṇya-oriented conduct (upakāra/compassion), treating care of the body as supportive of righteous living and religious practice.