Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 6
Chapter 280 — रसादिलक्षणम् / सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि
Characteristics of Taste and Related Factors; Medicines that Remove All Diseases
उष्णा कषायापि तथा पथ्या भवति मानद मधुरोपि तथा मांस उष्ण एव प्रकीर्तितः
uṣṇā kaṣāyāpi tathā pathyā bhavati mānada madhuropi tathā māṃsa uṣṇa eva prakīrtitaḥ
ಹೇ ಮಾನದ, ಕಷಾಯ ದ್ರವ್ಯವೂ ಉಷ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸೇವಿಸಿದರೆ ಪಥ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಮಧುರ ಆಹಾರವೂ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಂಸವೂ ಉಷ್ಣ ಸ್ವಭಾವವೆಂದು ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತವಾಗಿದೆ।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in an Ayurvedic/dietetics context)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Dietetic guidance: temperature and preparation modify wholesomeness (pathya) and perceived potency; recognize meat and many sweet foods as heating in effect.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Uṣṇa-sevana and Pathyatā; Sweet Foods and Meat as Heating","lookup_keywords":["pathya","uṣṇa","kaṣāya","madhura","māṃsa"],"quick_summary":"Warm administration can make even astringent items wholesome; sweetness does not always imply cooling—many sweet foods and meat are functionally heating."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Context (temperature/preparation) changes functional qualities; applied knowledge must account for conditions, not labels alone.
Application: In regimen planning, evaluate food by effect on agni (digestion) and bodily response rather than by taste-name alone.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies; dietetics and food qualities)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A kitchen/dispensary scene: a physician advises serving an astringent decoction warm; nearby are sweet dishes and meat labeled as heating in effect.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, traditional hearth with warm decoction pot, vaidya instructing attendants, bowls marked kaṣāya and madhura, meat dish shown as uṣṇa, flat stylized forms.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate kitchen-dispensary with gold accents on vessels, teacher blessing/teaching, warm steam rising from kaṣāya, sweet dish and meat depicted with symbolic ‘uṣṇa’ flames.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional layout with three items: warm astringent drink, sweet food, meat; arrows indicating ‘uṣṇa’ effect; fine lines and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed culinary scene with physician advising a noble household, steaming cup, platters of sweets and meat, marginal notes on uṣṇa nature."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कषायापि→कषाया अपि; मधुरोपि→मधुरः अपि; (मांस) understood as मांसम्; clause implies 'māṃsa uṣṇa eva prakīrtitaḥ'.
Related Themes: Agni Purana āhāra-vihāra/dietetics passages near this section; Agni Purana vīrya/vipāka rules that explain ‘heating’ outcomes
FAQs
Ayurvedic dietetics (pathya): it states that warming/heating can make even astringent items suitable, and it classifies sweet foods and meat as having a heating (uṣṇa) effect in the body.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a practical knowledge compendium by preserving Ayurvedic classifications of food qualities (rasa/guṇa) and dietary rules (pathya), alongside its broader religious and cultural teachings.
By promoting disciplined, wholesome diet (pathya), the verse supports bodily balance and mental clarity, which are traditionally treated as aids to purity (śauca) and steadiness in dharma and worship.