Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 29
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
विदारीकुशकाशेक्षुक्वाथजं पाययेत् पयः द्रोणे सयष्टिकुष्माण्डरसे सर्पिश् च संस्कृतौ
vidārīkuśakāśekṣukvāthajaṃ pāyayet payaḥ droṇe sayaṣṭikuṣmāṇḍarase sarpiś ca saṃskṛtau
ವಿದಾರಿ, ಕುಶ, ಕಾಶ ಮತ್ತು ಇಕ್ಷು ಕ್ವಾಥದಿಂದ ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಹಾಲನ್ನು ಕುಡಿಸಬೇಕು। ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ದ್ರೋಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಷ್ಟಿ (ಯಷ್ಟಿಮಧು) ಸಹಿತ ಕುಷ್ಮಾಂಡ ರಸದಿಂದ ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ತುಪ್ಪವನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು।
Lord Agni (teaching in the Agni Purana’s medical/therapeutic section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Prepare kṣīra-pāka (medicated milk) using a decoction of vidārī, kuśa, kāśa, and ikṣu; and prepare ghṛta processed with kuṣmāṇḍa-rasa and yaṣṭimadhu in bulk (droṇa) for tonic/nourishing use.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vidārī–kuśa–kāśa–ikṣu kṣīra-pāka and Kuṣmāṇḍa–yaṣṭi ghṛta (droṇa-saṃskāra)","lookup_keywords":["vidārī","kṣīra-pāka","kuṣmāṇḍa-ghṛta","yaṣṭimadhu","droṇa"],"quick_summary":"Use nourishing, cooling dravyas to prepare medicated milk and medicated ghee; suitable as strengthening, restorative formulations when prepared and dosed appropriately."}
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Anupāna and saṃskāra: milk and ghee as carriers; bulk preparation (droṇa) indicates household/āśrama-scale pharmaceutics.
Application: Choose vehicle (kṣīra/ghṛta) to match desired brṃhaṇa and pitta-śamana effects; standardize batch size and processing for consistent potency.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Rasayana-Vajikarana: medicinal formulations and tonics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A large-scale Ayurvedic kitchen-lab: herbs and grasses simmering into a decoction, milk being medicated, and ghee being processed with ash gourd juice and licorice in a big vessel marked for droṇa measure.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: wide bronze cauldron on hearth, kuśa and kāśa grasses bundled, sugarcane stalks, vidārī tubers; another vessel where kuṣmāṇḍa juice is poured into ghee; attendants fanning the fire.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold: central gleaming pot of ghṛta, ash gourd and licorice displayed like offerings; milk vessel beside; ornate borders and halo-like emphasis on the medicated ghee jar.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clean instructional tableau—measuring droṇa, straining kvātha, adding milk, slow cooking; separate panel-like composition showing ghṛta saṃskāra with kuṣmāṇḍa-rasa and yaṣṭi.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: apothecary courtyard with copper vessels, sugarcane bundles, ash gourd cut open; physician supervising scribes noting quantities; fine textile patterns and architectural arches."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विदारीकुशकाशेक्षुक्वाथजम् = विदारी + कुश + काश + इक्षु + क्वाथ + जम्; सयष्टिकुष्माण्डरसे = स + यष्टि + कुष्माण्ड + रसे.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 299 (rasāyana/vājīkaraṇa-adjacent formulations; ghṛta-kalpa passages)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic formulation method: administering milk medicated by a herbal decoction (vidārī–kuśa–kāśa–ikṣu), and preparing medicated ghee processed with kuṣmāṇḍa juice and yaṣṭimadhu.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical health-knowledge—specific recipes, dosage measures (droṇa), and processing methods (saṃskṛta) typical of classical Ayurvedic compendia.
By framing bodily care through dharmic scripture, the text treats health-preserving regimens as supportive of disciplined life (dharma, study, worship), where maintaining vitality is part of sustaining righteous practice.