Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 5
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
गुडूची पर्पटी मुस्तं किरातं विश्वभेषजम् वातपित्तज्वरे देयं पञ्चभद्रमिदं स्मृतम्
guḍūcī parpaṭī mustaṃ kirātaṃ viśvabheṣajam vātapittajvare deyaṃ pañcabhadramidaṃ smṛtam
ਗੁਡੂਚੀ, ਪਰਪਟੀ, ਮੁਸਤਾ, ਕਿਰਾਤ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਭੇਸ਼ਜ—ਇਹ ਪੰਜ ਦ੍ਰਵ੍ਯ ਵਾਤ-ਪਿੱਤ ਜ੍ਵਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਣ ਯੋਗ ਹਨ; ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ‘ਪੰਚਭਦ੍ਰ’ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa’s typical narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Formulate and administer the Pañcabhadra group for vāta-pitta jvara, typically as kvatha, hima, or churna depending on stage of fever and patient strength.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Pañcabhadra: Five-drug set for Vāta-Pitta Jvara","lookup_keywords":["panchabhadra","guduchi","mustaka","kirata","vishvabhaishaja"],"quick_summary":"Defines the Pañcabhadra—five medicines indicated for fever of combined vāta and pitta origin; a ready-to-use classical combination."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Doṣa-specific chikitsā: matching drug-set to vāta-pitta pathology.
Application: When symptoms show both dryness/pain (vāta) and heat/thirst/burning (pitta), prefer balancing formulations rather than single-doṣa measures.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Jvara-chikitsa / Fever therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A labeled set of five herbs—guḍūcī, parpaṭī, musta, kirāta, viśvabheṣaja—arranged as the ‘Pañcabhadra’, with a physician indicating vāta-pitta fever on a diagnostic chart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural aesthetic: vaidya pointing to a palm-leaf diagram of vāta and pitta; five herb bundles on a banana-leaf tray; warm ochres and greens, temple-clinic ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central vaidya figure with gold embellishments on vessels; five herbs placed symmetrically like a sacred set; inscription-like band reading ‘Pañcabhadra’; deep maroon background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: clean instructional composition—five herbs illustrated with fine outlines; a small bowl of decoction; patient seated with fever cloth on forehead; subtle pastel palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: apothecary scene with precise botanicals; physician mixing powders; patient attended; marginalia-like labels for each drug; intricate textile patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वातपित्तज्वरे = वात + पित्त + ज्वरे (tatpuruṣa: ‘in fever caused by vāta and pitta’).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda: Jvara-chikitsa formulations in the 284 sequence; Agni Purana dravya-samgraha style lists in nearby verses
FAQs
Ayurvedic clinical guidance: a five-drug herbal combination (Pañcabhadra) specifically indicated for Vāta–Pitta type fevers, showing dosha-based prescription.
It preserves practical Ayurvedic pharmacology—naming specific herbs and an indicated disease-condition—alongside the Purana’s broader coverage of rituals, polity, arts, and sciences.
By promoting healing and the relief of suffering through dharmic, tradition-preserved medicine, the verse aligns bodily well-being with the Purana’s ethic of sustaining life (prāṇa-rakṣaṇa) as a righteous duty.