Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 1
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे सिद्धौषधानि नामाष्ट्सप्तत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः अथैकोनाशीत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि धन्वन्तरिर् उवाच शारीरमानमागन्तुसहजा व्याधयो मताः शारीरा ज्वरकुष्ठाद्या क्रोधाद्या मानसा मताः
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe siddhauṣadhāni nāmāṣṭsaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ athaikonāśītyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ sarvarogaharāṇyauṣadhāni dhanvantarir uvāca śārīramānamāgantusahajā vyādhayo matāḥ śārīrā jvarakuṣṭhādyā krodhādyā mānasā matāḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Agni Mahāpurāṇa berakhir bab ke-279 yang bernama “Siddhauṣadhāni” (Ubat-ubatan yang Disempurnakan). Kini bermula bab ke-280: “Ubat-ubatan yang Menghapuskan Segala Penyakit.” Dhanvantari bersabda: “Penyakit dianggap berkaitan dengan tubuh dan ada dua jenis—yang datang dari luar (āgantuka) dan yang lahir bersama (sahaja). Penyakit tubuh termasuk demam, kuṣṭha (kusta/penyakit kulit) dan seumpamanya; penyakit mental pula dianggap timbul daripada kemarahan dan keadaan-kedukaan batin yang sejenis.”
Dhanvantari
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Mind and body are jointly implicated in disease; mental afflictions (krodha etc.) are etiological factors requiring ethical/self-regulatory correction.
Application: Integrate sāttvika conduct, anger management, and mental discipline with physical treatment; use classification to choose śamana vs śodhana and counseling-like measures.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medical compendium: diseases and remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्य् = इति + (य्-आदेशः) before vowel. सिद्धौषधानि = सिद्ध-औषधानि (स्वर-सन्धि). द्विशततमोऽध्यायः = द्विशततमः + अध्यायः (अवग्रह; स्वर-सन्धि). अथैकोनाशीत्यधिक... = अथ + एक-ऊन-अशीति-अधिक... (स्वर-सन्धि). धन्वन्तरिरुवाच = धन्वन्तरिः + उवाच (विसर्ग-सन्धि). शारीरमानमागन्तुसहजा = शारीर-मानम् + आगन्तु-सहजाः (स्वर-सन्धि; पदच्छेदानुसारं शीर्षक/वाक्य-सीमा अस्पष्टा). सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि = सर्व-रोग-हराणि + औषधानि (स्वर-सन्धि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279 (chapter colophon: Siddhauṣadhāni); Agni Purana 280 (Sarvarogahara aushadhi begins)
FAQs
Ayurvedic vidyā: it introduces a clinical classification of diseases—bodily vs. mental, and within bodily, congenital (sahaja) vs. adventitious/exogenous (āgantu)—as the framework for prescribing “sarvarogaharāṇi auṣadhāni” (broad-spectrum remedies).
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a multi-discipline handbook: alongside ritual and dharma topics, it preserves Ayurvedic theory (nosology and etiology) attributed to Dhanvantari, presenting systematic medical categories before listing therapies.
By identifying anger and related passions as causes of mental disease, the text links health to ethical-spiritual self-regulation (control of krodha etc.), implying that inner purification supports bodily well-being and the efficacy of remedies.