Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 5
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
स्नेहयेत्तक्तदोषन्तु ततस्तञ्च विरेचयेत् जीर्णाः षष्टिकनीवाररक्तशालिप्रमोदकाः
snehayettaktadoṣantu tatastañca virecayet jīrṇāḥ ṣaṣṭikanīvāraraktaśālipramodakāḥ
Hendaklah terlebih dahulu diberikan snehana (pelinciran/oleasi) kepada pesakit yang mengalami gangguan akibat takta (buttermilk); kemudian hendaklah dilakukan pula virecana (pencahar). Sebagai diet selepas terapi, disarankan sajian beras ṣaṣṭika yang telah diperam/berusia, beras nīvāra, beras śāli merah, serta kuih ringan pramodaka.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Panchakarma sequencing (snehana then virechana) and post-therapy diet (saṃsarjana/pathyāhāra) for patients with takra-related doṣa disturbance.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Snehana–Virechana Krama and Saṃsarjana Diet (Śaṣṭika–Nīvāra–Raktaśāli)","lookup_keywords":["snehana","virechana","saṃsarjana-krama","śaṣṭika-rice","takra-doṣa"],"quick_summary":"Begin with oleation to loosen/prepare doṣas, then perform purgation; after cleansing, use light, aged rice preparations and mild cakes as restorative diet."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Śodhana must be preceded by proper pūrva-karma and followed by regulated diet to restore agni.
Application: Therapeutic discipline: sequencing and dietary restraint as integral parts of cure.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa—Panchakarma: Snehana & Virechana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician administers snehana, then prepares for virechana; afterwards the patient is served bowls of aged rice gruel and light cakes.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya with palm-leaf manuscript, patient seated on low wooden cot, oil vessel and purgation setup, bowls labeled śaṣṭika/nīvāra/raktaśāli, calm clinical ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vaidya figure with ornate halo-like arch motif, gold-leaf highlights on vessels of oil and rice offerings, patient in simple white cloth, neatly arranged grains and pramodaka on brass plates","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework instructional tableau: step 1 snehana with oil pot, step 2 virechana with purgative cup, step 3 saṃsarjana diet bowls; annotated look, soft pastel background","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly dispensary scene with physician and attendants, detailed textiles, small bowls of different rice varieties, sequential narrative panels showing oleation, purgation, and post-therapy feeding"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: snehayet+taktadoṣam+tu → स्नेहयेत्तक्तदोषन्तु; tataḥ+tat+ca → ततस्तञ्च; compound list treated as dvandva: षष्टिक-नीवार-रक्तशालि-प्रमोदकाः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda: pañcakarma/pūrva-karma sections; Agni Purana pathya-apathya and saṃsarjana guidance nearby
FAQs
Ayurvedic Panchakarma sequencing is taught: perform snehana (oleation) first, then virechana (therapeutic purgation), followed by a specific convalescent diet using easily digestible rice preparations.
It demonstrates the Agni Purana’s inclusion of clinical Ayurveda—detailing therapy order and post-treatment dietetics—alongside its better-known ritual, dharma, and cosmological materials.
Purificatory therapy (śodhana) is framed as restoring bodily balance and cleanliness; such purification supports clarity for dharmic living and religious practice by removing impediments caused by illness and impurity.