Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 16
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
विडङ्गं मरिचं मुस्तं कुष्ठं लोध्रं सुवर्चिका मनःशिला च वालेयः कुष्ठहा मूत्रपेषितः
viḍaṅgaṃ maricaṃ mustaṃ kuṣṭhaṃ lodhraṃ suvarcikā manaḥśilā ca vāleyaḥ kuṣṭhahā mūtrapeṣitaḥ
វិដង្គ (vidanga) ម្រេចខ្មៅ មុស្ត (musta) គុស្ឋ (kuṣṭha/costus) លោធ្រ (lodhra) សុវរចិកា (suvarcikā) និង មនះឝិលា (manaḥśilā/realgar) — ទាំងនេះជាមួយ វាលេយៈ (vāleya) បើកិនលាយជាមួយទឹកនោម នឹងក្លាយជាឱសថបំបាត់គុស្ឋ (kuṣṭha) ជំងឺស្បែករ៉ាំរ៉ៃ។
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Compounding a lepa/medicine for kuṣṭha (chronic skin disorders) using specified dravyas triturated with urine as a processing medium.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Kuṣṭhaghna Yoga: Vidanga–Marica–Musta–Kuṣṭha–Lodhra–Suvarcikā with Manaḥśilā and Vāleya (Mūtra-peṣita)","lookup_keywords":["kuṣṭha","vidanga","manaḥśilā","mūtra-peṣita","lodhra"],"quick_summary":"A multi-drug formulation including realgar, when ground with urine, is stated to destroy kuṣṭha; it reflects classical bhaiṣajya practice of specific dravya-samyoga and bhāvanā (trituration medium)."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (rational compounding) and saṃskāra (processing) enhance therapeutic action; specific media (mūtra) are used for targeted effects.
Application: Recognize that classical formulations depend on correct identification, purification, dose, and processing—especially when minerals are involved.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pharmacy scene: a vaidya grinding herbs and red realgar in a stone mortar, adding a measured liquid medium, preparing a paste for skin disease treatment.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, bold flat colors, physician with mortar-pestle, vivid red manaḥśilā highlighted, arranged herbs (vidanga, marica, musta), ritual cleanliness cues.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on vessels and mortar, central vaidya compounding medicine, red mineral gleaming, ornate border, devotional-medical ambience.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, precise depiction of each ingredient in small labeled bowls, step-by-step trituration scene, soft gradients and fine outlines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of an apothecary room, physician grinding drugs, assistants holding trays of spices and roots, detailed textures of powders and stone mortar."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुष्ठहा = कुष्ठ + हा (< हन्-धातु से उपपद-समास); मूत्रपेषितः = मूत्रेण पेषितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278 (Kuṣṭha/roga-cikitsā formulations)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: a kuṣṭha (chronic skin disorder) remedy listing specific dravyas and the method of preparation—levigation/trituration in urine (mūtrapeṣaṇa) to make a potent application/compound.
It demonstrates the Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurveda—materia medica (herbs/minerals) and preparation techniques—alongside theology and ritual, reflecting a compendium of applied sciences within a Purāṇic framework.
By preserving health and removing disfiguring disease (kuṣṭha), the instruction supports dharma through bodily fitness for worship and duty; in Purāṇic thought, healing is also a form of purification that restores capability for righteous living.