Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 8
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
किट्टभागो मलस्तत्र विन्मूत्रस्वेददूषिकाः नासामलङ्कर्णमलं तथा देहमलञ्च यत्
kiṭṭabhāgo malastatra vinmūtrasvedadūṣikāḥ nāsāmalaṅkarṇamalaṃ tathā dehamalañca yat
ಇವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಿಟ್ಟ ಭಾಗವೇ ‘ಮಲ’ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ—ವಿಷ್ಠೆ, ಮೂತ್ರ, ಸ್ವೇದ ಮೊದಲಾದ ದೂಷಕಗಳು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಾಸಾಮಲ, ಕರ್ಣಮಲ ಮತ್ತು ದೇಹಮಲವೆಲ್ಲವೂ।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Classification of bodily wastes (mala) for hygiene (śauca), clinical observation, and deciding cleansing measures (svedana, virecana, basti, etc.).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Mala-bheda: Vin, Mūtra, Sveda and other bodily impurities","lookup_keywords":["mala","vin","mūtra","sveda","śauca"],"quick_summary":"The kiṭṭa fraction manifests as malas such as feces, urine, sweat, and other bodily impurities including nasal discharge, ear-wax, and surface grime—useful for both hygiene and clinical assessment."}
Concept: Śauca (purity) includes understanding and managing bodily impurities as a practical discipline.
Application: Integrate bodily cleanliness with daily regimen (dinacaryā): bathing, oral/nasal/ear hygiene, laundering, and proper disposal.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Śauca (Purity) and Bodily Impurities (Mala-vicāra)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An instructional tableau listing bodily wastes: icons for feces, urine, sweat, nasal discharge, ear-wax, and body grime, presented as a physician’s teaching chart on śauca and mala-vicāra.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, vaidya teaching students, stylized symbols for vin/mūtra/sveda and nasal/ear impurities arranged in a circular mandala-like chart, muted ochres and greens, Devanagari labels","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold borders, a cleanliness (śauca) teaching scene: physician holding palm-leaf manuscript, beside him a gilded panel showing the mala list with ornate separators, temple-like framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional poster aesthetic, neatly drawn small vignettes for each mala type with fine outlines and captions, calm palette, classroom setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-physician in a library pointing to an illustrated folio enumerating malas with small pictorial symbols, precise detailing, calligraphy margins"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: malas tatra = malaḥ + tatra; nāsāmalaṅkarṇamalaṃ = nāsā-malam + ca + karṇa-malam (with phonetic coalescence); dehamalañca = deha-malam + ca.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda: kiṭṭa–rasa division (279.7); Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda: dhātu formation sequence (279.9–279.10)
FAQs
It provides a technical classification of ‘mala’ (bodily impurities)—feces, urine, sweat, nasal discharge, ear-wax, and bodily grime—used in Ayurveda/śauca discussions for hygiene and purification.
Beyond theology, it preserves practical physiological and hygienic taxonomy (mala-bheda), showing the Purana’s coverage of health-science and daily-life disciplines alongside ritual and doctrine.
By identifying what counts as impurity, it supports śauca (cleanliness) practices that uphold ritual fitness and purity, which are traditionally linked to maintaining dharma and reducing defilement in religious acts.