Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 3
Vishahṛn Mantrauṣadham (Poison-Removing Mantra and Medicinal Remedy) — Colophon and Transition
अथ राजिलदष्टे च पेया कृष्णा समैन्धवा आज्यक्षौद्रशकृत्तोयं पुरीतत्या विषापहं
atha rājiladaṣṭe ca peyā kṛṣṇā samaindhavā ājyakṣaudraśakṛttoyaṃ purītatyā viṣāpahaṃ
आता राजिला सर्पदंशात कृष्णा (मिरी) व सैन्धव मीठ घालून पातळ पेया द्यावी. तसेच तूप, मध, गोमयजल आणि पुरीतत्या यांचे मिश्रणही विषहर आहे.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic teachings)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":null,"practical_application":"Specific rājilā-snakebite management using dietary/vehicle-based antidotes: thin gruel with black pepper and rock salt; additional mixture of ghee, honey, cow-dung-water, and purītatyā as vishaghna.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Rājilā-Daṣṭa Viṣahara: Peyā with Kṛṣṇā–Saindhava and Ghṛta–Madhu Mixture","lookup_keywords":["rājilā daṣṭa","peyā","kṛṣṇā","saindhava","viṣāpaha"],"quick_summary":"For rājilā snakebite, administer a light gruel with black pepper and rock salt, and a second antidotal mixture including ghee and honey with cow-dung-water and purītatyā, stated to remove poison."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Āhāra-kalpanā as medicine: peyā and carrier-substances (ghṛta, madhu) function as therapeutic technologies in crisis care.
Application: Design antidotes that are quickly prepared, ingestible, and supportive to agni/digestion while delivering vishaghna agents.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / toxicology and treatments)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patient bitten by a striped rājilā snake is given a bowl of thin gruel; beside it, a second bowl contains a ghee-honey mixture prepared with cow-dung-water and purītatyā, ready for administration.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dramatic snakebite under a tree, healer offering peyā in a clay bowl, black pepper and rock salt shown as small heaps, second brass bowl with ghee-honey mixture, earthy tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central patient and healer, gold-highlighted bowls of peyā and ghṛta-madhu, stylized rājilā serpent with decorative patterning, auspicious border motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional composition with ingredients arranged: kṛṣṇā, saindhava, ghṛta, madhu, śakṛt-toya, purītatyā; arrows indicating mixing and administration.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate medical scene with attendants, detailed food textures of gruel, physician mixing ghee and honey, snake depicted at margin, fine architectural backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समैन्धवा = सम + ऐन्धवा. आज्यक्षौद्रशकृत्तोयम् = आज्य + क्षौद्र + शकृत् + तोयम् (collective compound).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: gonasādi-cikitsā sequence (297–298 range); Agni Purana: viṣa-cikitsā yogas in adjacent verses
FAQs
It gives a viṣa-cikitsā (toxicology) prescription for rājilā-snakebite: administer peppered gruel with rock-salt and an antidotal mixture including ghee, honey, cow-dung-water, and purītatyā to counteract venom.
Beyond mythology and ritual, it preserves practical medical guidance—specifically antidotal therapy for snake envenomation—showing the Agni Purana’s wide coverage of applied sciences like Ayurveda and toxicology.
By protecting life through dharmic healing knowledge and compassionate intervention, the instruction aligns with punya-generating conduct (life-preservation and service), while also emphasizing purification and removal of harmful influences symbolized by poison.