Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 13
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
वाकुची सतिला भुक्ता वत्सरात् कुष्ठनाशनी पथ्या भल्लातकी तैलगुडपिण्डी तु कुष्ठजित्
vākucī satilā bhuktā vatsarāt kuṣṭhanāśanī pathyā bhallātakī tailaguḍapiṇḍī tu kuṣṭhajit
वाकुची तिळांसह आहाररूपाने घेतल्यास कुष्ठ (दीर्घकालीन त्वचारोग) नष्ट होतो; वर्षभर सातत्याने सेवन केल्यास ती सिद्ध औषधी ठरते. तसेच पथ्या (हरितकी) भल्लातकासह तेल व गूळ घालून पिंडी करून घेतल्यास कुष्ठावर विजय मिळतो.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic medicinal lore)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Kushta (chronic skin disease) management using specific dravyas as dietary/bolus preparations over a sustained regimen.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kushta-pratikara: Bakuchi-satila sevana and Haritaki–Bhallataka guda-taila pindi","lookup_keywords":["kuṣṭha","bakūcī","bhallātaka","harītakī/abhayā","guda-taila piṇḍī"],"quick_summary":"Bakūcī taken with sesame as a sustained dietary regimen is stated to destroy kuṣṭha, with a one-year course emphasized. A bolus of harītakī and bhallātaka bound with oil and jaggery is also taught as a kuṣṭha-conquering formulation."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Roga-nivṛtti through dravya-sevana and kāla (time) as a therapeutic factor.
Application: Emphasizes sustained regimen (vat-sara) and appropriate anupāna/vehicle (tila, guda, taila) to deliver drug action.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Cikitsa / Kushta-roga-pratikara: medicinal remedies in the Agni Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares two remedies: bakūcī mixed with sesame for daily intake, and a bolus of harītakī and bhallātaka bound with oil and jaggery, with a patient receiving guidance for a year-long regimen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, traditional vaidya in a tiled-roof āyurveda śālā, grinding herbs on a stone slab, bowls of bakūcī seeds and sesame, jaggery and oil pot, patient seated calmly, earthy reds and greens, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated vaidya with ornate halo-like arch motif, gold-leaf highlights on brass vessels of tila, guda, taila, small vignette of bolus preparation, rich maroons and greens, temple-like framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework showing step-by-step preparation: mixing bakūcī with sesame; forming guda-taila piṇḍī with harītakī and bhallātaka; labeled containers, soft pastel palette, instructional layout","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly dispensary scene with physician measuring bakūcī and sesame, assistant shaping bolus with jaggery and oil, detailed textiles and vessels, fine botanical rendering of ingredients, delicate borders"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi; compounds: सतिला (s+tilā), कुष्ठनाशनी, तैलगुडपिण्डी, कुष्ठजित्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Cikitsā: kuṣṭha-pratikāra context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics: it prescribes two anti-kuṣṭha regimens—(1) ingestion of bakūcī with sesame over a sustained period, and (2) a harītakī–bhallātaka preparation made into a bolus with oil and jaggery as a targeted remedy for chronic skin disorders.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied sciences; here it records practical Ayurveda—specific materia medica (bakūcī, harītakī, bhallātaka) and dosage-forms (bolus with oil and jaggery), showing the text’s wide scope as a compendium of ritual, ethics, and medicine.
While framed as medical guidance, Purāṇic Ayurveda is often treated as dharmic care of the body (śarīra-dhāraṇa) to sustain righteous living; restoring health supports purity, disciplined practice, and continued performance of duties and worship.