Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 10
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
त्र्यहमुष्णं पिवेन्मूत्रं त्र्यहमुष्णं घृतं पिवेत् त्र्यहमुष्णं पयः पीत्वा वायुभक्षः परं त्र्यहम्
tryahamuṣṇaṃ pivenmūtraṃ tryahamuṣṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ pivet tryahamuṣṇaṃ payaḥ pītvā vāyubhakṣaḥ paraṃ tryaham
3 ມື້ໃຫ້ດື່ມນ້ໍາປັດສະວະອຸ່ນ; 3 ມື້ໃຫ້ດື່ມ ghee (ghṛta) ອຸ່ນ. ຫຼັງຈາກດື່ມນົມອຸ່ນ 3 ມື້ ແລ້ວ 3 ມື້ຕໍ່ໄປໃຫ້ດໍາລົງຊີວິດໂດຍອາໄສແຕ່ອາກາດ (ອົດອາຫານສິ້ນເຊີງ).
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s primary dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"A graded purificatory dietary regimen (tapas-like) using warm gomūtra, warm ghṛta, warm milk, followed by complete fasting, employed as expiation/cleansing discipline.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Purification is pursued through progressively subtler supports—liquid regimen to complete renunciation of intake—training mastery over appetite and senses.
Application: Use the principle of graded reduction (saṅkoca) of indulgence to cultivate discipline; adapt intensity to capacity and dharmic guidance.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Purificatory regimen / Tapas-like dietary observances)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequential instructional scene showing four phases: drinking warm gomūtra, then warm ghee, then warm milk, then sitting in meditation during complete fast; vessels labeled and days counted.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural with four-register composition, ritual vessels (bronze pot, ghee bowl, milk cup), ascetic figure, day-count symbols, subdued sacred ambiance","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with four panels, gold accents on vessels and halo, clear depiction of warm liquids (steam lines), final panel with meditating fasting figure, ornate borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, highly instructional: labeled sequence ‘3+3+3+3’, clean linework, minimal background, emphasis on regimen steps and utensils","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, physician-sage instructing a penitent, attendants holding small cups, a scroll showing the 12-day schedule, delicate architectural interior"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tryahamuṣṇaṃ = tryaham uṣṇam; pivenmūtraṃ = pivet mūtram; tryahamuṣṇaṃ (repeated) similarly resolved; payaḥ pītvā (no sandhi); vāyubhakṣaḥ = vāyu-bhakṣaḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Kṛcchra/Sāntapana and dietary prāyaścitta rules; śuddhi-vidhi
FAQs
It prescribes a staged purificatory regimen used in prāyaścitta/śauca contexts: three-day cycles of warm urine, warm ghee, warm milk, followed by a three-day complete fast (vāyubhakṣa).
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana catalogs practical disciplines—here, a structured dietary/fasting protocol blending ritual expiation with Ayurveda-like regimen planning.
Such graded austerity is presented as a means of purification (inner and outer), supporting expiation of faults and restoration of ritual fitness through controlled intake and fasting.