Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 10
Vishahṛn Mantrauṣadham (Poison-Removing Mantra and Medicinal Remedy) — Colophon and Transition
करञ्जास्थि च तत्पङ्कैः वृश्चिकार्तिहरं शृणु मञ्जिष्ठा चन्दनं व्योषपुष्पं शिरीषकौमुदं
karañjāsthi ca tatpaṅkaiḥ vṛścikārtiharaṃ śṛṇu mañjiṣṭhā candanaṃ vyoṣapuṣpaṃ śirīṣakaumudaṃ
ಈಗ ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕದಂಶದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ವೇದನೆಯನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವ ಉಪಾಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳು—ಕರಂಜ ಬೀಜ/ಅಸ್ಥಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ಲೇಪ; ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಮಂಜಿಷ್ಠಾ, ಚಂದನ, ವ್ಯೋಷಪುಷ್ಪ, ಶಿರೀಷ ಮತ್ತು ಕೌಮುದ।
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Scorpion-sting first-aid: prepare a topical paste/lepana using specified herbs/minerals to reduce pain, swelling, and venom effects.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vṛścika-daṃśa (Scorpion sting) Lepya-dravya-saṅgraha","lookup_keywords":["vṛścika","daṃśa","karañja","mañjiṣṭhā","śirīṣa"],"quick_summary":"A short materia-medica list for scorpion-sting relief, centered on karañja paste with cooling and anti-viṣa adjuncts like candana and śirīṣa."}
Concept: Viṣa-cikitsā as pragmatic knowledge: specific dravyas counter specific envenomations.
Application: Rapid selection of locally available anti-viṣa herbs for emergency care.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / toxicology and bite-remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A village healer prepares a dark karañja paste and applies it to a swollen scorpion sting, with bowls of manjiṣṭhā, sandalwood, and śirīṣa flowers nearby.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, flat vivid colors, traditional healer grinding karañja on stone slab, scorpion shown near foot, bowls labeled candana-mañjiṣṭhā-śirīṣa, calm medicinal setting, ornate borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf accents on medicine vessels, healer applying lepana to sting, stylized herbs (candana, śirīṣa blossoms), rich reds and greens, devotional-medical ambience","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, instructional layout: ingredients arranged neatly with captions, healer demonstrating paste application on ankle sting, soft palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene, mortar and pestle, karañja paste being applied, naturalistic herbs and flowers, precise textiles and architecture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: करञ्जास्थि = करञ्ज + अस्थि; तत्पङ्कैः = तत् + पङ्कैः; वृश्चिकार्तिहरम् = वृश्चिक + आर्ति + हरम्; व्योषपुष्पम् = व्योष + पुष्पम्; शिरीषकौमुदम् interpreted as द्वन्द्व (śirīṣa + kaumuda).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda: Ayurveda—Viṣa-cikitsā (scorpion/animal-bite remedies) around 297.xx
FAQs
It transmits Ayurvedic viṣa/daṃśa-cikitsā: a practical herbal formulation/poultice using karañja and cooling/anti-inflammatory drugs (mañjiṣṭhā, candana, śirīṣa, kaumuda) to relieve scorpion-sting distress.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied medical knowledge—here, toxicology and emergency care for stings—showing its wide scope as a compendium of practical sciences.
While primarily medical, preserving and applying such life-protecting knowledge is treated in Dharma-informed texts as a meritorious act (hita/ānukampā), supporting the duty to relieve suffering.