Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 20
Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं
The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling
नेत्रदुःखं शिरोदुःखं दुःखञ्चोदरसम्भवम् अन्तःश्वासमतिश्वासं परितापं सवेपथुम्
netraduḥkhaṃ śiroduḥkhaṃ duḥkhañcodarasambhavam antaḥśvāsamatiśvāsaṃ paritāpaṃ savepathum
Dor nos olhos, dor na cabeça e dor que surge no abdômen; inspiração laboriosa, respiração excessiva, calor ardente febril e tremor—estes são os sintomas declarados.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Lakṣaṇa-jñāna (knowledge of signs) as a means to right action (timely treatment).
Application: Cultivate careful observation and classification before intervention—an epistemic discipline central to Ayurveda.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana: symptoms and disease-classification)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: दुःखञ्चोदरसम्भवम् = दुःखम् + च + उदरसम्भवम्; अन्तःश्वासमतिश्वासं = अन्तःश्वासम् + अतिश्वासम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 31 (Ayurveda: roga-nidāna and cikitsā context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic roga-nidāna (diagnostics): it enumerates clinical symptoms—eye/head pain, abdominal-origin pain, disordered respiration, feverish burning, and tremors—used to recognize and classify illness.
By embedding practical medical diagnostics within a Purāṇic text, it demonstrates the Agni Purana’s coverage of applied sciences (Ayurveda) alongside theology, ritual, and governance—hence its encyclopedic scope.
Accurate diagnosis supports proper treatment and preservation of life (ārogya), which is traditionally valued as a basis for dharma, worship, and disciplined living; thus the instruction indirectly upholds righteous conduct through health.