Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 21
Kalpasāgara (Ocean of Formulations) — Mṛtyuñjaya Preparations and Rasāyana Regimens
चित्रकेन तथा पुर्वस् तथा शुण्ठीविडङ्गतः लोहेन भृङ्गराजेन बलया निम्बपञ्चकैः
citrakena tathā purvas tathā śuṇṭhīviḍaṅgataḥ lohena bhṛṅgarājena balayā nimbapañcakaiḥ
ထို့အတူ citraka နှင့် pūrva တို့နှင့်လည်းကောင်း၊ သုဏ္ဍီ (ခြောက်ဂျင်း) နှင့် viḍaṅga တို့နှင့်လည်းကောင်း ပေါင်းစပ်ရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် သံ (iron) ပြင်ဆင်မှုနှင့်အတူ၊ bhṛṅgarāja နှင့်အတူ၊ balā နှင့်အတူ၊ နိမ် (neem) ၏ အစိတ်အပိုင်းငါးမျိုး (pañcaka) နှင့်အတူလည်း ပေါင်းစပ်ရမည်ဟု ဆိုသည်။
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana framing)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Rasashastra","practical_application":"Ingredient expansion for a rasāyana/therapeutic compound: adding citraka, pūrva, śuṇṭhī, viḍaṅga, iron preparation, bhṛṅgarāja, balā, and pañcaka of neem—suggesting a multi-herb, metabolism- and parasite-targeting, strengthening formulation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Citraka–Viḍaṅga–Loha–Bhṛṅgarāja–Balā with Nimba-pañcaka (Ingredient Additions)","lookup_keywords":["Citraka","Viḍaṅga","Loha","Nimba-pañcaka","Balā"],"quick_summary":"The verse enumerates additional dravyas—digestive stimulants, krimighna agents, iron, tonics, and neem components—indicating how a base preparation may be fortified for broader therapeutic and rasāyana aims."}
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Yukti (rational compounding): combining dravyas by function—dīpana, krimighna, balya, and dhātu-vardhana—to widen therapeutic scope.
Application: Formulate by roles (digestion, cleansing, strengthening, hematinic) rather than by single-ingredient reliance.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and herbal formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A compounding table with multiple herbs and an iron preparation: citraka root, dried ginger, viḍaṅga berries, neem leaves/bark/flowers/fruits (pañcaka concept), bhṛṅgarāja plant, balā plant; a practitioner blending them into a unified medicine.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized herb assemblage with neem tree prominent, iron vessel representing loha-yoga, vaidya mixing powders, warm earthy palette, clear botanical motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold work on iron container and medicine bowls, neem branch arching overhead, central compounding scene, rich greens and reds, ornate border","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional botanical chart composition: each ingredient drawn and labeled, arrows converging into a single formulation bowl, emphasis on clarity and proportion","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary still-life with herbs and metallic loha container, physician compounding medicine, fine brushwork on neem leaves and viḍaṅga berries"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुर्वस् normalized to पूर्वः (likely scribal/orthographic). शुण्ठीविडङ्गतः analyzed as avyaya ending in -तः (ablatival adverbial), functioning as अपादान.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 285 (continuation of rasayana/bheṣaja compounding instructions around this ingredient list)
FAQs
Ayurvedic materia medica: it enumerates specific herbs and an iron preparation to be combined as ingredients in a therapeutic formulation.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond myth—preserving practical medical knowledge by listing drug-ingredients (herbs and mineral/metal preparations) used in classical Ayurveda.
By framing healthcare as dharmic upkeep of the body, such prescriptions support purity and capacity for religious duties; healing is treated as a meritorious, life-sustaining application of sacred knowledge.