Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 25
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
हन्त्यन्यान् योगरजो ऽयं यथार्कस्तिमिरं खलु त्रिफलायाः कषायेन भृङ्नराजरसेन च
hantyanyān yogarajo 'yaṃ yathārkastimiraṃ khalu triphalāyāḥ kaṣāyena bhṛṅnarājarasena ca
हे औषध-चूर्ण इतर रोगही नष्ट करते, जसे सूर्य निश्चयच अंधार दूर करतो; याचा प्रयोग त्रिफळेच्या कषायासह आणि भृंगराजाच्या रसासह करावा.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic teachings)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Alamkara Type: Upamā (simile)
Concept: Upamā-based pedagogy: therapeutic efficacy is taught through a light/darkness analogy; also the principle of anupāna (vehicle) shaping outcome.
Application: Use appropriate carriers (decoctions/juices) to direct and amplify a medicine’s action; teach complex pharmacology through memorable analogies.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Rasayana & herbal formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A bright sunbeam falls into a clinic scene: a vaidya prepares Triphalā decoction and squeezes Bhṛṅgarāja juice, offering it as the vehicle for a powdered medicine; darkness recedes symbolically behind the patient.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized sun disc above, vaidya boiling Triphalā in a bronze pot, green Bhṛṅgarāja leaves being crushed, patient seated, darkness motif fading at the edges, earthy reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, radiant sun with gold-leaf halo, central medicine bowl and decoction pot with gold accents, Triphalā fruits and Bhṛṅgarāja sprigs rendered ornamentally, devotional-medical fusion aesthetic.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional composition: labeled vessels ‘kaṣāya’ and ‘rasa’, stepwise depiction of decoction and juice extraction, soft pastel palette, precise botanical detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, physician in a garden pavilion, assistants preparing decoction and fresh juice, sunlit atmosphere, fine botanical studies of Triphalā and Bhṛṅgarāja, delicate calligraphy of the simile."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: hantyanyān → hanti + anyān; yogarajo 'yaṃ → yoga-rajaḥ + ayam; yathārkaḥ → yathā + arkaḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284.24 (scope/indications of the yoga); Agni Purana 284.27-28 (further formulations and processing)
FAQs
Ayurvedic practical instruction: a specific medicinal powder (“yogarajaḥ”) is to be administered with Triphalā decoction and Bhṛṅgarāja juice to counter multiple ailments.
It shows the Agni Purana’s inclusion of applied Ayurveda—naming concrete herbs, dosage-vehicles (anupāna), and therapeutic claims—alongside its ritual, cosmological, and dharma materials.
By promoting healing and removal of affliction (modeled as darkness dispelled by the sun), it aligns bodily well-being with purification—supporting dharmic living and the capacity to perform righteous duties.