Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 38
Adhyaya 223 — Rājadharmāḥ
Royal Duties: Inner Palace Governance, Trivarga Protection, Courtly Conduct, and Aromatic/Hygienic Sciences
सहकाररसेनास्मात् कर्तव्या गुटिकाः शुभाः मुख न्यस्ताः सुगन्धास्ता मुखरोगविनाशनाः
sahakārarasenāsmāt kartavyā guṭikāḥ śubhāḥ mukha nyastāḥ sugandhāstā mukharogavināśanāḥ
यातून आंब्याच्या रसाने शुभ गुटिका कराव्यात. तोंडात ठेवल्यावर त्या सुगंधी होतात आणि मुखरोगांचा नाश करतात.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic medicinal lore)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Preparation of oral pills (guṭikā) using mango juice as a binding/infusing medium for treating mouth disorders and improving breath.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Sahakāra-rasa guṭikā for mukharoga","lookup_keywords":["sahakāra-rasa (mango juice)","guṭikā","mukharoga","mukha-gandha","oral pills"],"quick_summary":"Make pills using mango juice; when kept in the mouth they become fragrant and alleviate mouth diseases. A simple mukharoga formulation principle: medicated, aromatic lozenges."}
Concept: Sthānika-prayoga (local application): medicines held in the mouth act by direct contact and sustained release.
Application: Prefer lozenges/guṭikā for mouth conditions to prolong drug contact time and improve compliance via pleasant fragrance/taste.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Mukharoga-chikitsa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Mango juice being mixed into a medicinal paste, rolled into small pills; a patient placing a fragrant pill in the mouth for oral therapy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, mango tree and bowl of sahakāra-rasa, vaidya rolling guṭikās on a stone slab, patient seated calmly using a lozenge.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold highlights, auspicious mango motif, ornate bowl of mango juice, neatly arranged guṭikās on a tray, devotional-medical ambience.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, step-by-step depiction: extracting mango juice, mixing, rolling uniform pills, administering as mouth lozenges; clean didactic framing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court physician preparing mango-based pills, delicate rendering of mangoes and vessels, patient discreetly holding a lozenge to lips."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kapi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सहकाररसेनास्मात्→सहकार-रसेन+अस्मात्; मुख न्यस्ताः→मुखे+न्यस्ताः (सप्तमी अपेक्षा); सुगन्धास्ता→सुगन्धाः+ताः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 223 (mukha-śodhana, guṭikā, vāsana)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pharmaceutics for oral care: preparing guṭikā (medicinal pastilles) from mango juice to be kept in the mouth as a deodorizing and disease-removing remedy.
It shows the text’s practical, cross-disciplinary scope by including applied medical formulations (Ayurveda) alongside theology and ritual—specifically a concrete recipe-like instruction for treating mukharoga.
By promoting cleanliness, fragrance, and health of speech-organs (mouth), the remedy supports purity in daily conduct and enables clearer recitation, prayer, and truthful speech—traditional supports for sattva and merit.