Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 12
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
वाट्यं क्षीरेण चाश्नीयाद्वास्तूकं घृतसाधितं गोधूमशालयस्तिक्ता हिता जठरिणामथ
vāṭyaṃ kṣīreṇa cāśnīyādvāstūkaṃ ghṛtasādhitaṃ godhūmaśālayastiktā hitā jaṭhariṇāmatha
जठर (पोटाच्या) रुग्णांनी दुधासोबत वाट्य (जवाचे लापशी) आणि तुपात शिजवलेली चाकवत भाजी खावी. गहू, साळीचे तांदूळ आणि कडू पदार्थ त्यांच्यासाठी हितकारक आहेत.
Lord Agni (traditionally instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic teachings)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Dietetic regimen for jaṭhara-roga (abdominal/digestive disorder): consume vāṭya with milk, vāstūka cooked in ghee; prefer wheat, śāli, barley, and bitter items as beneficial.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Jaṭhara-roga pathya: vāṭya with milk, vāstūka in ghee; grains and tikta","lookup_keywords":["Jathara-roga","Vastuka","Ghrita-sadhita","Yava (barley)","Tikta"],"quick_summary":"For abdominal/digestive disorders, use nourishing yet digestible preparations (milk with vāṭya; ghee-cooked vāstūka) and rely on supportive grains and bitter-tasting items to improve digestion."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Āhāra as medicine: specific preparations and tastes (rasa) modulate digestion
Application: Design meals by preparation method (ghṛta-sādhita, kṣīra-yukta) and taste profile (tikta) to manage chronic digestive complaints.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / dietetics for digestive disorders)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Preparation of vāstūka greens sautéed in ghee, served with wheat/barley flatbread and a milk accompaniment, presented as a therapeutic meal for a patient with abdominal disorder.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized cooking scene with bronze pan of ghee and vāstūka greens, bowls of barley and śāli, patient seated with calm expression, simple interior with herbal motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented serving platter with ghee-cooked greens and grains, gold highlights on vessels, physician blessing the meal, vibrant colors and decorative border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional still-life: labeled ingredients (vāṭya, milk, vāstūka, ghṛta, yava, godhūma, śāli, tikta dravya) arranged neatly, fine shading and clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, kitchen garden and cooking courtyard, detailed depiction of greens and grains, physician and patient in conversation, delicate botanical margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चाश्नीयात् = च + अश्नीयात्. अश्नीयाद्वास्तूकम् = अश्नीयात् + वास्तूकम्. घृतसाधितम् = घृत-साधितम्. गोधूमशालयः = गोधूम-शालयः (द्वन्द्व). जठरिणामथ = जठरिणाम् + अथ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278 (udara/jaṭhara dietetics cluster)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pathya (wholesome dietetics): it prescribes specific foods—milk with a light preparation (vāṭya), ghee-cooked vāstūka greens, and staples like wheat, śāli rice, barley, plus bitter items—as beneficial for abdominal/digestive disorders (jaṭhara-roga).
It shows the Agni Purana functioning beyond mythology by preserving practical Ayurveda—dietary prescriptions and therapeutic food categories—alongside its many other domains (ritual, polity, arts), making it a compendium of applied knowledge.
By maintaining the body through prescribed wholesome foods (pathya), one supports purity, steadiness of practice, and fitness for dharma and worship—health is treated as a foundation for sustained religious duty and disciplined life.