Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 14
Chapter 280 — रसादिलक्षणम् / सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि
Characteristics of Taste and Related Factors; Medicines that Remove All Diseases
मध्यमैषा स्मृता मात्रा नास्ति मात्राविकल्पना वयः कालं बलं वह्निं देशं द्रव्यं रुजं तथा
madhyamaiṣā smṛtā mātrā nāsti mātrāvikalpanā vayaḥ kālaṃ balaṃ vahniṃ deśaṃ dravyaṃ rujaṃ tathā
ഇത് ‘മധ്യമ’ മാത്രയായി ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; മാത്രയ്ക്ക് ഒരൊറ്റ സ്ഥിരനിയമമില്ല. വയസ്, കാലം/ഋതു, ബലം, ജഠരാഗ്നി, ദേശം, ദ്രവ്യം (ഔഷധം), കൂടാതെ രോഗം/പീഡ എന്നിവ അനുസരിച്ച് മാത്ര ക്രമീകരിക്കണം।
Lord Agni (instructing Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Individualize drug dosage by assessing patient factors (age, season, strength, agni), geography, drug potency, and disease severity before prescribing.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (reasoned individualization) over rigid rule in therapeutics.
Application: Use contextual judgment rather than fixed formulas; treat ‘dose’ as a variable derived from multiple parameters.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and dosage principles)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician assessing a patient—checking pulse, observing strength and age—while noting season, region, and preparing a measured dose on a balance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, vaidya seated with palm-leaf manuscript, patient before him, background showing seasonal cues (monsoon clouds), herbal jars, warm earthy pigments, flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, physician and patient in frontal pose, ornate arch frame, gold-leaf highlights on medicine vessels and weighing scale, rich reds and greens, devotional-clinical ambience.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, detailed instructional scene: labeled factors (vayaḥ, kāla, bala, vahni, deśa, dravya, ruja) on a palm-leaf chart beside the physician, soft shading and fine linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly hakim-like vaidya in a garden pavilion, assistants holding jars and a scale, marginal notes indicating age/season/agni, delicate brushwork and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मध्यमैषा → मध्यम + एषा; नास्ति → न + अस्ति; मात्राविकल्पना → मात्रा + विकल्पना (समास); अन्य पदानि स्पष्टानि।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 280 (Ayurveda: mātrā, dravya, roga-parīkṣā context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic mātrā-nirṇaya: medicine dosage is individualized by assessing age, time/season, strength, digestive fire (agni), region, the drug’s nature, and the specific disease.
It shows the Agni Purana teaching applied clinical Ayurveda—practical rules for prescribing and adjusting doses—alongside its many other disciplines, reflecting its encyclopedic scope.
By prescribing according to proper measure and circumstance, one avoids harm and supports dharmic healing—upholding non-injury (ahiṃsā) and responsible, merit-bearing care.