Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 25
Bala-graha-hara Bāla-tantram (बालग्रहहर बालतन्त्रम्) — Pediatric protection and graha-affliction management
क्षीरं पूर्वे ददेन्मध्ये ऽहनि धूपश् च सर्पिषा पञ्चभङ्गेन तत् स्नानं चतुर्थे पिङ्गलार्तिहृत्
kṣīraṃ pūrve dadenmadhye 'hani dhūpaś ca sarpiṣā pañcabhaṅgena tat snānaṃ caturthe piṅgalārtihṛt
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦੁੱਧ ਦੇਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ; ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਘੀ ਨਾਲ ਧੂਪ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ; ਫਿਰ ਪੰਚਭੰਗ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਨਾਲ ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਵਿਧੀ ਹੈ; ਚੌਥੇ ਦਿਨ/ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਪਿੰਗਲਾ ਦੀ ਪੀੜ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Therapeutic sequence: administer milk, perform midday ghee-fumigation, bathe with a pañcabhaṅga mixture; used as a staged remedy for a condition termed piṅgalā/associated distress.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Piṅgalā-ārti-hara cikitsā: kṣīra, ghṛta-dhūpa, pañcabhaṅga-snāna","lookup_keywords":["kṣīra-sevana","ghṛta-dhūpa","pañcabhaṅga","snāna","piṅgalā"],"quick_summary":"Gives a stepwise therapy: milk first, ghee fumigation at midday, then bathing with a fivefold mixture; stated to relieve piṅgalā distress by the fourth application/day."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Cikitsā is sequential and time-sensitive (kāla): different measures at different times yield relief.
Application: Design treatments as ordered steps (āhāra, dhūpa, snāna) rather than a single intervention.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Chikitsa (Therapeutic regimen and remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vaidya supervising a patient: first giving milk, later performing ghee fumigation with a small brazier, then preparing a five-ingredient bath mixture and bathing the patient; a day-cycle indicated (morning–midday–later).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, warm earthy palette, vaidya with palm-leaf notes, patient seated, dhūpa smoke curling from ghṛta-fed lamp/brazier at midday sun motif, large vessel labeled pañcabhaṅga for snāna, ritual-medical ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on vessels and flame, three-scene narrative panel: milk offering, ghee fumigation, pañcabhaṅga bath; ornate borders, auspicious medicinal setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional triptych with captions: kṣīra, ghṛta-dhūpa, pañcabhaṅga-snāna; precise depiction of tools (brazier, ladle, bath pot), gentle colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly infirmary scene, physician in white, attendants holding milk bowl and incense brazier with ghee, large bath basin with mixed ingredients, detailed textiles and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ददेन्+मध्ये → ददेत् मध्ये (emendation to optative form); मध्ये 'हनि = मध्ये अहनि (avagraha). धूपश् च → धूपः च (visarga sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 298 (cikitsā-krama and omens)
FAQs
It prescribes a timed therapeutic regimen: give milk initially, perform midday fumigation using ghee, and administer a medicinal bath with a fivefold compound (pañcabhaṅga), said to cure the piṅgalā-affliction by the fourth application.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied medical instructions—dosage sequencing, time-of-day procedure (midday), and combined external therapies (dhūpa and snāna)—showing its coverage of practical Ayurveda within a Purāṇic compendium.
By framing treatment as a regulated, purity-oriented regimen (fumigation and bathing), it links bodily healing with śauca (purificatory discipline), implying that disciplined therapeutic practice supports both health and ritual cleanliness.