Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 8
Chapter 156 — द्रव्यशुद्धिः (Dravya-śuddhi) / Purification of Substances
गोबालैः पलपात्राणामस्थ्नां स्याच्छृङ्गवत्तथा निर्यासानां गुडानाञ्च लवणानां च शोषणात्
gobālaiḥ palapātrāṇāmasthnāṃ syācchṛṅgavattathā niryāsānāṃ guḍānāñca lavaṇānāṃ ca śoṣaṇāt
နွားမွေးကို ကြိုးချည်အဖြစ် အသုံးပြု၍ ပလာ (pala) အလေးချိန်အတိုင်း တိုင်းတာသော ပစ္စည်းထည့်အိုးများကို အရိုးဖြင့် ပြုလုပ်နိုင်သည်။ ထိုနည်းတူ ချိုကဲ့သို့ ပုံသဏ္ဍာန်ဖြစ်အောင်လည်း ပြုလုပ်နိုင်သည်။ နိရျာသ (resin) များ၊ ဂုဍ (jaggery) နှင့် ဆားတို့ကို ခြောက်သွေ့စေခြင်းဖြင့် ရုပ်ထုရုပ်ခဲအဖြစ် ရရှိသည်။
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Materia-medica and practical processing: making bone/horn-like containers with cow-hair binding; drying exudates, jaggery, and salts for storage and use.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (practical reasoning) in processing dravya: binding, shaping, and drying transform raw materials into usable, storable forms.
Application: Pharmacy/household preparation: standardize measures (pala), choose suitable bindings, and apply śoṣaṇa (drying) for shelf-stable ingredients.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Rasayana & Dravya-guna (Materia Medica and practical preparations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An apothecary-craftsman ties cow-hair cords around shaped bone to form a measured vessel; nearby, trays hold resin lumps, jaggery pieces, and crystalline salts drying in the sun.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, apothecary scene with drying trays, earthy palette, bold outlines; artisan binding bone vessel with cow-hair cord, labeled jars of niryāsa, guḍa, lavaṇa.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central still-life of dried resins, jaggery, salts with gold accents on containers; artisan forming bone/horn-like vessel with cow-hair binding, ornate border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical illustration feel: stepwise depiction of bone vessel formation (pala-measure) and sun-drying of niryāsa/guḍa/lavaṇa, fine lines and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature pharmacy workshop, detailed textures of resin and salt crystals, artisan tying cord, sunlight courtyard drying racks, naturalistic rendering."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पलपात्राणामस्थ्नाम् = पलपात्राणाम् + अस्थ्नाम्; स्याच्छृङ्गवत् = स्यात् + शृङ्गवत् (त् + श् → च्छ्); गुडानाञ्च = गुडानाम् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 156 (dravya-grahaṇa and processing notes in the Ayurveda/Rasāyana vicinity)
FAQs
It gives practical processing/standardization guidance: making measured containers (pala-based) from bone/horn-like material using cow-hair binding, and preserving/solidifying resins, jaggery, and salts through drying.
It shows the text’s applied-knowledge range—moving beyond theology into technical pharmacy, preservation, and measurement practices used in Ayurvedic and household/industrial preparations.
By promoting purity, correct measures, and proper preparation of substances used in healing and offerings, it supports dharmic conduct through careful, non-wasteful, and orderly practice.