Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 6
Vishahṛn Mantrauṣadham (Poison-Removing Mantra and Medicinal Remedy) — Colophon and Transition
मुनिपत्रैः कृतस्वेदं दष्टं काञ्चिकपाचितैः मूषिकाः षोडश प्रोक्ता रसङ्कार्पासजम्पिवेत्
munipatraiḥ kṛtasvedaṃ daṣṭaṃ kāñcikapācitaiḥ mūṣikāḥ ṣoḍaśa proktā rasaṅkārpāsajampivet
ମୁନିପତ୍ର ଦ୍ୱାରା ସ୍ୱେଦନ କରି ଦଂଶିତ ସ୍ଥାନର ଚିକିତ୍ସା କରିବା ଉଚିତ, ଏବଂ କାଞ୍ଚିକା (ଟକ ମାଣ୍ଡ/କିଣ୍ୱିତ ଦ୍ରବ)ରେ ପାଚିତ ଯୋଗ ଦେବା ଉଚିତ। ମୂଷିକାର ଷୋଳ ପ୍ରକାର କୁହାଯାଇଛି; ତଥା କାର୍ପାସ ଓ ଜାମ୍ବୁ-ଯୁକ୍ତ ରସ ପାନ କରାଯାଉ।
Lord Agni (narrating encyclopedic disciplines to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Manage rodent-bite/toxic bite with sveda (fomentation), sour-gruel cooked preparation, and internal rasa-drink with specified botanicals.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Mūṣikā-daṣṭa cikitsā: sveda with muni-patra and kāñcikā-pācita preparations","lookup_keywords":["musika-dashta","munipatra","sveda","kanjika","jambu"],"quick_summary":"For a bite, apply fomentation using muni-leaves and use a preparation cooked in kāñcikā; additionally, drink a medicated juice/extract with kārpāsa and jambu."}
Concept: Cikitsā as kriyā-yoga: external sveda plus internal pāna using specific dravya and medium (kāñcikā)
Application: Shows multi-modal treatment (bahir + antar) and the role of anupāna/medium in formulation efficacy.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / toxicology and therapeutic formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patient with a bite wound receives warm fomentation with leafy compresses; a pot simmers a kāñcikā-based decoction; another vessel holds a dark medicinal juice with jambu fruits and cotton-seed/parts.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, healer applying leaf-bundle fomentation to a bitten limb, steaming pot of kāñcikā on a hearth, jambu fruits and herbal bundles arranged, strong contour lines, muted greens and ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central scene of vaidya treating a bite with sveda, ornate cooking pot with gold accents, jambu fruits rendered jewel-like, decorative border and halo-like emphasis on the healing act.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic layout: (1) muni-leaf fomentation, (2) cooking in kāñcikā, (3) rasa-drink with kārpāsa and jambu; fine linework and soft colors for clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate clinic courtyard with attendants preparing sour gruel medicine, physician applying fomentation, detailed textiles, realistic jambu fruits, careful depiction of steam and vessels."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: munipatraiḥ = muni+patraiḥ; kṛtasvedaṃ = kṛta+svedaṃ; kāñcikapācitaiḥ = kāñcika+pācitaiḥ; final cluster 'rasaṅkārpāsajampivet' treated as a dvandva list of names.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 297 (mūṣikā/daṣṭa and viṣa-yogas)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic procedure: using sveda (fomentation) with specific leaves, preparing medicine in kāñcikā (sour fermented liquid), and drinking a rasa-based formulation with kārpāsa and jambu for treating a bite associated with mūṣikā.
It preserves practical medical guidance—classification (sixteen mūṣikā types) and applied treatment steps—showing the text’s wide scope beyond theology into Ayurveda and applied toxicology-style remedies.
By prescribing a disciplined, dharmic response to harm (healing rather than retaliation), the verse aligns bodily purification and preservation of life with righteous conduct, supporting wellbeing as a foundation for religious practice.