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Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 8

Vishahṛn Mantrauṣadham (Poison-Removing Mantra and Medicinal Remedy) — Colophon and Transition

चिकित्सा विंषतिर्भूता लूताविषहरो गणः पद्मकं पाटली कुष्ठं नतमूशीरचन्दनं

cikitsā viṃṣatirbhūtā lūtāviṣaharo gaṇaḥ padmakaṃ pāṭalī kuṣṭhaṃ natamūśīracandanaṃ

ഇത് ഇരുപതു വിധത്തിലുള്ള ചികിത്സാക്രമമാണ്. ലൂതാവിഷം ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഔഷധഗണം—പദ്മകം, പാടലീ, കുഷ്ഠം, നതം, ഉശീരം, ചന്ദനം—എന്നിവയാണ്.

cikitsātreatment
cikitsā:
Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeśya (topic)
TypeNoun
Rootcikitsā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
viṃśatiḥtwenty
viṃśatiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) / Saṅkhyā (संख्या)
TypeNoun
Rootviṃśati (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular (number-word used as count)
bhūtāhas become / amounts to
bhūtā:
Kriyā (verbal predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū धातु, क्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular; predicative PPP = 'has become/amounts to'
lūtā-viṣa-haraḥremover of spider-venom
lūtā-viṣa-haraḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of gaṇaḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootlūtā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: lūtāyāḥ viṣaṃ harati = 'removing spider-poison'
gaṇaḥgroup / set (of remedies)
gaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition to cikitsā
TypeNoun
Rootgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
padmakampadmaka (a medicinal plant)
padmakam:
Karma (कर्म) (item in list)
TypeNoun
Rootpadmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
pāṭalīpāṭalī
pāṭalī:
Karma (कर्म) (item in list)
TypeNoun
Rootpāṭalī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular (listed item; form identical)
kuṣṭhamkuṣṭha (costus)
kuṣṭham:
Karma (कर्म) (item in list)
TypeNoun
Rootkuṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
nata-mūśīra-candanamnata, mūśīra (vetiver), and sandalwood
nata-mūśīra-candanam:
Karma (कर्म) (item in list)
TypeNoun
Rootnata (प्रातिपदिक) + mūśīra (प्रातिपदिक) + candana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; samāhāra-dvandva listing: nata, mūśīra, candana (three drugs)

Lord Agni (teaching to Vasiṣṭha)

Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Formulate a viṣahara gaṇa (drug-group) for lūtā-viṣa (spider poison) using listed botanicals as a compound for external/internal use per tradition.","sutra_style":true}

Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Lūtā-viṣahara gaṇa (drug group) within the twentyfold regimen","lookup_keywords":["luta-visha","vishahara-gana","padmaka","kushtha","chandana"],"quick_summary":"A structured regimen enumerates a spider-poison–neutralizing drug group including padmaka, pāṭalī, kuṣṭha, nata, uśīra, and candana, implying compound use in standard dosage forms."}

Concept: Gaṇa-vyavasthā (grouping of dravyas) as a mnemonic and clinical standardization tool

Application: Enables practitioners to recall and substitute within a class of viṣaghna/cooling drugs when treating lūtā-viṣa.

Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Vishahara-yoga: anti-poison formulations)

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A neatly arranged set of medicinal woods/roots and fragrant powders—padmaka, uśīra, candana—laid out as a ‘gaṇa’, with a small spider motif indicating the target poison.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, flat yet elegant arrangement of herbs and aromatic woods on a mat, small depiction of a spider near a bitten limb, healer pointing to the gaṇa list, earthy reds/greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, symmetrical display of sandalwood and vetiver with gold highlights, central label-like cartouche naming the gaṇa, devotional-encyclopedic aesthetic.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional plate showing each drug with fine botanical detailing, grouped under ‘lūtā-viṣahara’, with a small vignette of preparing a paste/decoction.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, botanically detailed still-life of roots, barks, and powders, physician’s notebook open with the list, subtle spider-bite scene in background."}

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}

Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṃṣatir = viṃśatiḥ (visarga before bh- often written without ḥ in some editions); lūtāviṣaharo = lūtā+viṣa+haraḥ; natamūśīracandanaṃ treated as samāhāra-dvandva list.

Related Themes: Agni Purana 297 (lūtā-viṣa: multiple yogas within 'viṃśati' regimen)

A
Agni
V
Vasiṣṭha
L
Lūtā (spider)
P
Padmaka
P
Pāṭalī
K
Kuṣṭha
U
Uśīra
C
Candana

FAQs

Ayurvedic toxicology (viṣa-cikitsā): it lists a specific lūtā-viṣa-hara gaṇa—cooling, aromatic herbs used as an antidotal drug-group for spider/insect envenomation.

It preserves practical medical materia medica inside a Purāṇic text—naming drug-groups and their indication—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage beyond theology into applied sciences like Ayurveda and viṣa-vidyā.

By promoting the preservation of life through dharmic healing knowledge, the teaching supports compassion (dayā) and protection of beings, which Purāṇas treat as meritorious conduct aligned with dharma.