Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 59
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पीताः क्षीरेण मध्वक्ताः पृथक्शीणितवारणाः विल्वाम्रघातकीपाठाशुण्ठीमोचरसाः समाः
pītāḥ kṣīreṇa madhvaktāḥ pṛthakśīṇitavāraṇāḥ vilvāmraghātakīpāṭhāśuṇṭhīmocarasāḥ samāḥ
ਦੁੱਧ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਮਿਲਾ ਕੇ, ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਤਿਆਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਘਟਾਏ ਹੋਏ ਬਿਲਵ, ਆਮ੍ਰ, ਘਾਤਕੀ, ਪਾਠਾ, ਸੁੰਠ ਅਤੇ ਮੋਚਰਸ ਦੇ ਰਸ ਸਮਾਨ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੰਦਰੋਂ ਪੀਣੇ ਵਿਹਿਤ ਹਨ।
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Preparation and administration (anupāna) of a multi-juice herbal formulation taken with milk and honey for gastrointestinal regulation and convalescent support.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Bilvādi-svarasa-yoga with kṣīra-madhu anupāna (equal parts)","lookup_keywords":["bilva svarasa","āmra rasa","pāṭhā","śuṇṭhī","mocarasa"],"quick_summary":"Express equal juices of bilva, āmra, ghātakī, pāṭhā, śuṇṭhī, and mocarasa; reduce each separately, then administer orally with milk and honey as anupāna."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (rational compounding) and anupāna (vehicle) determine therapeutic direction and tolerability.
Application: Select carriers like milk/honey to modulate strength, nourish, and support digestion while administering concentrated plant extracts.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bhaiṣajya/Herbal Formulations and Anupāna)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician measures equal portions of expressed plant juices, reduces them separately over a small fire, then mixes and administers with milk and honey.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya in traditional attire preparing herbal svarasa reductions in bronze vessels, milk and honey offered in a small bowl, palm-leaf manuscript nearby, calm clinical setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate frame and gold leaf accents, central vaidya holding a ladle over a simmering decoction pot, bowls labeled bilva/āmra/pāṭhā/śuṇṭhī, milk and honey vessels gleaming, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional tableau of equal-measure ingredients, sequential steps (pressing juice, reducing, mixing, dosing with milk-honey), clean background, soft pastel tones.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene with labeled jars, physician and assistant pressing fruits and roots, small stove with reduction pans, patient receiving dose with milk and honey, intricate textiles and borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: madhvaktāḥ = madhu + aktāḥ; pṛthakśīṇitavāraṇāḥ parsed as pṛthak + śīṇita-vāraṇāḥ; vilvāmra...rasāḥ is a multi-member compound enumerating ingredients.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Bhaiṣajya-kalpa / anupāna sections)
FAQs
It imparts Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: an herbal formulation using expressed plant juices/extracts in equal parts, administered with milk and honey as the anupāna (delivery vehicle) after separate reduction/concentration.
By preserving practical Ayurvedic recipe-style instructions (ingredients, proportions, processing method, and vehicle of administration), it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium that includes medical science alongside theology and ritual.
While primarily medical, such prescriptions are traditionally framed as dharmic self-care—supporting bodily steadiness for ritual practice and daily duties—thus indirectly aiding purity, discipline, and sustained sādhana.