Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 41
Mantra-paribhāṣā (मन्त्रपरिभाषा) — Colophon/Closure
विषरोगाश् च सप्त स्युर्धातोर्धात्वन्तराप्तितः विषदंशो ललाटं यात्यतोनेत्रं ततौ सुखम् आस्याच्च वचनीनाड्यौ धातून प्राप्नोति हि क्रमात्
viṣarogāś ca sapta syurdhātordhātvantarāptitaḥ viṣadaṃśo lalāṭaṃ yātyatonetraṃ tatau sukham āsyācca vacanīnāḍyau dhātūna prāpnoti hi kramāt
ਵਿਸ਼-ਰੋਗ ਸੱਤ ਕਹੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ, ਜੋ ਵਿਸ਼ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਧਾਤੂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਧਾਤੂ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਨਾਲ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਡੰਸ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੱਥੇ ਤੱਕ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਫਿਰ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਤੱਕ, ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਕੁਝ ਰਾਹਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਫਿਰ ਮੂੰਹ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਕ-ਨਾਡੀਆਂ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ, ਕ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਧਾਤੂਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੈਲਦਾ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (in dialogue, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Viṣa-cikitsā triage: recognizing staged progression of poisoning across dhātus and noting symptom-migration (from bite-site toward forehead/eyes/mouth/speech channels) to time interventions and prognosis.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Roga-gati-jñāna: disease is understood dynamically (kramāt), moving through bodily substrates; prognosis depends on tracking stages rather than isolated symptoms.
Application: Use stage-thinking in emergencies: document symptom migration and functional losses (vision, speech) to communicate severity and decide escalation of care.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Viṣa-cikitsā / Toxicology and clinical progression of poisoning)
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patient with a bite mark is examined by a physician; a schematic sense of poison moving upward—forehead, eyes, mouth, then speech channels—shown as sequential zones, indicating dhātu-wise progression.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, physician (vaidya) examining a bitten patient; stylized red pathway rising from limb to forehead and eyes; attendants holding water and herbs; strong outlines, traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central patient and healer under an ornate arch; gold-highlighted anatomical zones (forehead, eyes, mouth) as symbolic markers; ritual-medical ambience with rich ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic medical illustration: patient profile with highlighted regions (lalāṭa, netra, āsya, vāk-nāḍī) in sequence; physician pointing with a stylus; clean, instructional layout.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court physician scene: patient seated, physician palpating and observing eyes and mouth; a subtle translucent overlay indicating progression; fine textiles, detailed faces, calm yet urgent atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṣarogāś ca → viṣa-rogāḥ + ca; syur dhātoḥ → syuḥ + dhātoḥ; dhātordhātvantarāptitaḥ → dhātoḥ + dhātu-antara-āpti-taḥ; yāty ato → yāti + ataḥ; āsyāc ca → āsyāt + ca; vacanīnāḍyau → vacanī + nāḍyau.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 293 (viṣa-cikitsā continuation); Agni Purana (Ayurveda sections on dhātu and roga-lakṣaṇa elsewhere)
FAQs
It gives a toxicology-style diagnostic model: poison produces seven stages of disease as it spreads sequentially from one dhātu to another, with noted symptom-migration (forehead → eyes → temporary ease) and involvement of mouth/speech channels.
Beyond theology, the text preserves applied clinical knowledge—here, a structured medical account of venom/poison progression using Ayurvedic concepts (dhātu, nāḍī), showing the Purana’s role as a compendium of practical sciences.
By enabling timely recognition and treatment of poisoning, the instruction supports dharma through protection of life (prāṇa-rakṣaṇa), a core duty that sustains one’s capacity for righteous action and worship.