Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 19
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
मुद्गाः सयवगोधूमा धान्यं वर्षस्थतञ्च यत् जाङ्गलस्य रसः शस्तो भोजने राजयक्ष्मिणां
mudgāḥ sayavagodhūmā dhānyaṃ varṣasthatañca yat jāṅgalasya rasaḥ śasto bhojane rājayakṣmiṇāṃ
Bagi mereka yang menderita rājayakṣmā (penyakit susut/consumption), disyorkan kacang hijau (mudga), bijirin seperti barli (yava) dan gandum (godhūma), serta apa jua bijirin yang disimpan merentasi musim hujan. Demikian juga, air daging/kuah haiwan jenis jāṅgala dari kawasan kering adalah baik sebagai makanan.
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: In dhātu-kṣaya disorders, pathya aims at brimhaṇa without overburdening agni—strength through digestibility.
Application: Choose foods that rebuild gradually (mudga, stored grains, light broths) and avoid heavy, clogging items that worsen weakness and appetite loss.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rogacikitsa / Pathya-Apathya for specific diseases)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A convalescent patient being served mung preparation, bowls of barley and wheat, jars of stored grain, and a pot of clear jāṅgala meat broth in a calm healing setting.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style sickroom with vaidya and attendants, offering light broth and grains, subdued earthy palette, stylized vessels and textiles.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold-worked vessels of broth and grains, compassionate physician figure, ornate frame, warm restorative colors.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting showing a regimen chart-like arrangement of mudga, yava, godhūma, stored grain, and broth pot, fine detailing and soft tones.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a noble patient in bed, physician advising, attendants bringing trays of grains and a steaming broth pot, intricate interior details."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सयवगोधूमा → स + यव + गोधूमाः (द्वन्द्व-समाहार/सूची); वर्षस्थतञ्च → वर्षस्थतम् + च; केचित् पाठे ‘वर्षस्थतं’ = वर्षे स्थितं (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278 (Rogacikitsā; rājayakṣmā pathya)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pathya (dietary prescription) for rājayakṣmā: recommending light, nourishing grains/legumes (mudga, barley, wheat, aged grain) and jāṅgala meat-broth as suitable food.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium that includes practical Ayurvedic therapeutics—specific disease-wise dietary guidance—alongside its ritual, cosmological, and dharma materials.
By preserving the body through prescribed wholesome diet (pathya) during illness, one sustains dharma-practice (daily duties, japa, worship); caring for health is treated as supportive to righteous living rather than mere indulgence.