Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 18
Chapter 301 — सूर्यार्चनं
Sūryārcana) / Sun-worship (closing colophon only
श्रीवडाङ्कुरदेवीनां रसं नस्ये विपेच्च सा श्रीपद्ममूलमुत्क्षीरमश्वत्थोत्तरमूलयुक्
śrīvaḍāṅkuradevīnāṃ rasaṃ nasye vipecca sā śrīpadmamūlamutkṣīramaśvatthottaramūlayuk
ਉਹ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵਡਾਂਕੁਰ-ਦੇਵੀ ਬੂਟਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਨਿਚੋੜਿਆ ਰਸ ਨੱਸਿਆ ਵਜੋਂ ਨੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਏ। ਇਹ ਰਸ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਪਦਮ (ਕਮਲ) ਦੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ, ਦੁੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਅਸ਼ਵੱਥ (ਪੀਪਲ) ਦੀ ਉੱਪਰੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਾ ਕੇ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੋਵੇ।
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic therapeutic lore)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Nasya (nasal instillation) formulation using expressed plant juice and milk-based processing for reproductive/gynecologic objectives within putra-prāpti/garbha-sambhava protocols.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Putra-prāpti nasya: śrīvaḍāṅkura-devī rasa with śrīpadma-mūla, kṣīra, and aśvattha-uttara-mūla","lookup_keywords":["nasya","shri-vadankura-devi","shripadma-mula","ashvattha-uttara-mula","kshira-sadhana"],"quick_summary":"Prepare an expressed juice (rasa) of the specified plants, combined with lotus-root and milk, and administer as nasya; aśvattha upper-root is included as an adjunct."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Aushadha can be delivered through specialized routes (nasya) beyond oral intake, integrating dravya and mārga (route).
Application: Choose administration route according to intended systemic effect; follow procedural discipline for nasya.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa—Nasya/Karna treatments and herbal formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician prepares a small vial of herbal juice mixed with milk and roots; the woman reclines with head tilted back as nasal drops are administered; lotus root and aśvattha root are shown as ingredients.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized vaidya holding a small dropper-like spoon, woman reclining on a low wooden cot, lotus and aśvattha tree motifs in the background, flat iconic forms, auspicious calm palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central figure of a vaidya with ornate halo-like arch, gold-highlighted vessel for nasya, lotus and sacred fig depicted symbolically, rich reds and greens, devotional-clinical fusion.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, step-by-step instructional layout: ingredient panel (lotus root, aśvattha root, plant juice, milk) and administration panel (nasya posture), fine detailing and labels in Devanagari.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, realistic botanical rendering of lotus root and fig root, physician administering nasal drops with a small spoon, interior scene with patterned carpets, delicate shading and perspective."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vipecca → vipecet (विधिलिङ्); śrīpadmamūlamutkṣīram → śrī-padmamūlam ut-kṣīram; aśvatthottaramūlayuk → aśvattha-uttara-mūla-yuk.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 301 (nasya/karṇa and putra-prāpti formulations cluster)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic nasya formulation: expressed herbal juice administered through the nose, prepared with lotus root, milk, and aśvattha root as adjuvants.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical protocols (Ayurveda), including drug ingredients and routes of administration like nasya, showing its multi-disciplinary scope.
In Puranic framing, healing therapies are part of dharma as bodily purification and restoration of health, supporting one’s capacity for worship, vows, and disciplined living.