Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 101
Adhivāsana-vidhi
Procedure for Preliminary Consecration in Vāstu–Pratiṣṭhā / Īśāna-kalpa
तमो मोहा क्षमी निष्ठा मृत्युर्मायाभवज्वराः पञ्च चाथ महामोहा घोरा च त्रितयज्वरा
tamo mohā kṣamī niṣṭhā mṛtyurmāyābhavajvarāḥ pañca cātha mahāmohā ghorā ca tritayajvarā
തമസ്, മോഹാ, ക്ഷമീ, നിഷ്ഠാ, മൃത്യു, മായാഭവ-ജ്വരം—ഇവ അഞ്ചു പേരുള്ള ജ്വരങ്ങൾ; കൂടാതെ മഹാമോഹാ, ഘോരാ, ത്രിതയ-ജ്വരവും ഉണ്ട്।
Lord Agni (narrating purāṇic Ayurvedic taxonomy to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Nosology: naming and classifying fever-types for diagnosis and subsequent treatment selection.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Named Jvara-bhedas (Tamaḥ, Mohā, Kṣamī, Niṣṭhā, Mṛtyu, Māyābhava; plus Mahāmohā, Ghorā, Tritaya-jvara)","lookup_keywords":["jvara","fever types","tridosha jvara","mohajvara","ghorajvara"],"quick_summary":"The verse enumerates specific named fevers and adds severe variants plus tridoṣaja fever, serving as a diagnostic taxonomy before therapeutics are applied."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Systematic naming (saṃjñā) and differentiation (bheda) as the basis of applied healing knowledge.
Application: Treat fever not as a single entity but as differentiated syndromes; tri-doṣa involvement signals complexity and higher risk.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Jvara-roga / Fevers and their classifications)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic teacher enumerates fever-types to students, with symbolic personifications of ‘tamaḥ’, ‘mohā’, ‘mṛtyu’, and a tri-doṣa diagram indicating tritaya-jvara.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru-vaidya seated with palm-leaf manuscript, students listening, behind them stylized dark cloud (tamaḥ), bewildered face (mohā), skeletal motif (mṛtyu), and a three-color doṣa wheel.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central Dhanvantari blessing a teaching scene, gold-leaf borders, side medallions labeled Tamaḥ/Mohā/Kṣamī/Niṣṭhā/Mṛtyu/Māyābhava, tri-doṣa emblem at bottom.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional chart: list of jvara names in Devanagari, tri-doṣa triangle, physician pointing with stylus, restrained colors and fine shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, hakīm/vaidya in a study with manuscripts, attendants, small vignettes personifying each fever-name, detailed textiles and margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मृत्युर्मायाभवज्वराः → मृत्युः मायाभवज्वराः; cātha → च अथ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana jvara-cikitsā passages in ch. 96 and adjacent Ayurveda sections
FAQs
Ayurvedic disease-taxonomy: it lists named fever-types (jvara-bheda) including a tri-doṣa (sannipāta) fever, serving as a diagnostic classification framework.
It shows the Agni Purana preserving a compact Ayurvedic nosology—enumerating fever varieties by characteristic states (darkness, delusion, wasting, fatality) alongside the classical tri-doṣa category.
By framing illness types within a purāṇic worldview (including ‘māyā-born’ affliction), it links bodily disease with broader forces of delusion and suffering, encouraging discernment and disciplined remedial practice.