Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 16
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
विडङ्गं मरिचं मुस्तं कुष्ठं लोध्रं सुवर्चिका मनःशिला च वालेयः कुष्ठहा मूत्रपेषितः
viḍaṅgaṃ maricaṃ mustaṃ kuṣṭhaṃ lodhraṃ suvarcikā manaḥśilā ca vāleyaḥ kuṣṭhahā mūtrapeṣitaḥ
വിഡംഗം, മുളക്, മുഷ്ട, കുഷ്ഠം, ലോധ്രം, സുവർച്ചികാ, മനഃശിലാ—ഇവയോടൊപ്പം വാലേയ മൂത്രത്തിൽ അരച്ച് തയ്യാറാക്കിയാൽ അത് കുഷ്ഠം (ദീർഘകാല ചർമ്മരോഗം) നശിപ്പിക്കുന്ന യോഗമാകുന്നു.
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Compounding a lepa/medicine for kuṣṭha (chronic skin disorders) using specified dravyas triturated with urine as a processing medium.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Kuṣṭhaghna Yoga: Vidanga–Marica–Musta–Kuṣṭha–Lodhra–Suvarcikā with Manaḥśilā and Vāleya (Mūtra-peṣita)","lookup_keywords":["kuṣṭha","vidanga","manaḥśilā","mūtra-peṣita","lodhra"],"quick_summary":"A multi-drug formulation including realgar, when ground with urine, is stated to destroy kuṣṭha; it reflects classical bhaiṣajya practice of specific dravya-samyoga and bhāvanā (trituration medium)."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (rational compounding) and saṃskāra (processing) enhance therapeutic action; specific media (mūtra) are used for targeted effects.
Application: Recognize that classical formulations depend on correct identification, purification, dose, and processing—especially when minerals are involved.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pharmacy scene: a vaidya grinding herbs and red realgar in a stone mortar, adding a measured liquid medium, preparing a paste for skin disease treatment.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, bold flat colors, physician with mortar-pestle, vivid red manaḥśilā highlighted, arranged herbs (vidanga, marica, musta), ritual cleanliness cues.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on vessels and mortar, central vaidya compounding medicine, red mineral gleaming, ornate border, devotional-medical ambience.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, precise depiction of each ingredient in small labeled bowls, step-by-step trituration scene, soft gradients and fine outlines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of an apothecary room, physician grinding drugs, assistants holding trays of spices and roots, detailed textures of powders and stone mortar."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुष्ठहा = कुष्ठ + हा (< हन्-धातु से उपपद-समास); मूत्रपेषितः = मूत्रेण पेषितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278 (Kuṣṭha/roga-cikitsā formulations)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: a kuṣṭha (chronic skin disorder) remedy listing specific dravyas and the method of preparation—levigation/trituration in urine (mūtrapeṣaṇa) to make a potent application/compound.
It demonstrates the Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurveda—materia medica (herbs/minerals) and preparation techniques—alongside theology and ritual, reflecting a compendium of applied sciences within a Purāṇic framework.
By preserving health and removing disfiguring disease (kuṣṭha), the instruction supports dharma through bodily fitness for worship and duty; in Purāṇic thought, healing is also a form of purification that restores capability for righteous living.