Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 31
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पटोलामृतभूनिम्बवासारिष्टकपर्पटैः खदिरान्तयुतैः क्वाथो विस्फोटज्वरशान्तिकृत्
paṭolāmṛtabhūnimbavāsāriṣṭakaparpaṭaiḥ khadirāntayutaiḥ kvātho visphoṭajvaraśāntikṛt
ນ້ຳຕົ້ມຢາ (kvātha) ທີ່ຕົ້ມຈາກ paṭolā, amṛtā (guḍūcī), bhūnimba, vāsā, ariṣṭaka ແລະ parpaṭa ພ້ອມກັບ khadira ແລະຢາຝາດອື່ນໆ ຊ່ວຍສະງົບອາການຜື່ນຕຸ່ມແຕກ (visphoṭa) ແລະໄຂ້ (jvara).
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Decoction (kvātha) recipe for pacifying visphoṭa (eruptive disorders) and jvara (fever), emphasizing tikta-kaṣāya and astringent adjuncts like khadira.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Paṭolā–Amṛtā–Bhūnimba Kvātha with Vāsā–Ariṣṭaka–Parpaṭa (Khadirādi)","lookup_keywords":["kvātha","paṭolā","vāsā","khadira","visphoṭa"],"quick_summary":"Prepare a decoction from paṭolā, guḍūcī, bhūnimba, vāsā, ariṣṭaka and parpaṭa, supported by khadira-like astringents; it calms eruptive disorders and fever."}
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Kvātha as a primary extraction method for tikta/kaṣāya dravyas to address pitta-rakta disorders manifesting as fever with eruptions.
Application: Use decoction-based delivery when rapid systemic effect is desired for jvara with skin involvement; add kaṣāya dravyas (khadirādi) for lekhana/śodhana support.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-vidyā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pot of simmering decoction with bundles of paṭolā vine, guḍūcī stems, neem, vāsā leaves, ariṣṭaka fruits, parpaṭa; khadira bark pieces set aside as adjunct; physician strains the kvātha.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, large earthen pot simmering kvātha, stylized vines and leaves, vaidya straining liquid through cloth, muted greens and browns, ritual-clean workspace","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold-highlighted pot and ladle, neatly arranged botanicals, physician demonstrating straining, decorative border, rich jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, stepwise instructional scene: ingredients → boiling → straining → serving, fine outlines, soft palette, labels near herbs","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intricate rendering of bark textures and leaves, physician at a low stove, assistant holding cloth filter, refined domestic clinic interior"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: paṭola+amṛta+bhūnimba+vāsā+ariṣṭaka+kaparpaṭaiḥ resolved as a list; khadira+anta+yutaiḥ → खदिरान्तयुतैः; visphoṭa+jvara+śānti+kṛt → विस्फोटज्वरशान्तिकृत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (kvātha and visphoṭa-jvara remedies)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: it prescribes a specific kvātha (decoction) using bitter-cooling and astringent drugs to reduce jvara (fever) and visphoṭa (eruptive skin disease).
It shows the Purana functioning as a practical handbook by embedding clinical Ayurvedic formulations (drug lists and dosage-form: kvātha) alongside its religious and cosmological material.
While primarily therapeutic, such prescriptions reflect dharmic care of the body as a support for sādhana and duty—restoring health helps sustain purity of conduct and continuity of religious practice.