Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 1
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे मन्त्ररूपौषधकथनं नाम त्र्यशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः अथ चतुरशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः धन्वन्तरिर् उवाच सिद्धयोगान् पुनर्वक्षे मृतसञ्जीवनीकरान् आत्रेयभाषितान् दिव्यान् सर्वव्याधिविमर्दनान्
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe mantrarūpauṣadhakathanaṃ nāma tryaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ atha caturaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ mṛtasañjīvanīkarasiddhayogaḥ dhanvantarir uvāca siddhayogān punarvakṣe mṛtasañjīvanīkarān ātreyabhāṣitān divyān sarvavyādhivimardanān
ಇಂತೆ ಅಗ್ನಿ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಮಂತ್ರರೂಪ ಔಷಧಕಥನ’ ಎಂಬ 283ನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು. ಈಗ 284ನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ಆರಂಭ—‘ಮೃತಸಂಜೀವನೀಕರ ಸಿದ್ಧಯೋಗ’. ಧನ್ವಂತರಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು: ಆತ್ರೇಯರು ಉಪದೇಶಿಸಿದ, ದಿವ್ಯ, ಸರ್ವವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮರ್ಧಿಸುವ, ಮೃತನಿಗೂ ಜೀವ ನೀಡುವ ಸಿದ್ಧಯೋಗಗಳನ್ನು ನಾನು ಪುನಃ ವಿವರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
Dhanvantari
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्य्→इति; tryaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ→त्र्यशीति-अधिक-द्विशततमः अध्यायः; caturaśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ→चतुरशीति-अधिक-द्विशततमः अध्यायः; धन्वन्तरिर्→धन्वन्तरिः; पुनर्वक्षे→पुनः वक्षे
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Ayurvedic vidyā: it introduces a set of “siddha-yoga” (proven compound formulations), specifically the mṛtasañjīvanī-type remedies attributed to Ātreya and taught by Dhanvantari, aimed at disease-destruction and life-restoration.
It functions as a medical chapter transition and framing statement, showing the Agni Purana’s compilation style: it moves from mantra-based therapeutics to classical Ayurvedic pharmacology (siddha-yoga), embedding authoritative lineages (Ātreya, Dhanvantari) within a Purāṇic encyclopedia.
By presenting healing knowledge as “divine” and lineage-sanctioned, the text sacralizes medical practice: preserving life and relieving disease is treated as a dharmic act, aligning therapeutic skill with merit (puṇya) through service and protection of beings.