Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 31
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पटोलामृतभूनिम्बवासारिष्टकपर्पटैः खदिरान्तयुतैः क्वाथो विस्फोटज्वरशान्तिकृत्
paṭolāmṛtabhūnimbavāsāriṣṭakaparpaṭaiḥ khadirāntayutaiḥ kvātho visphoṭajvaraśāntikṛt
Uma decocção (kvātha) preparada com paṭolā, amṛtā (guḍūcī), bhūnimba, vāsā, ariṣṭaka e parpaṭa—juntamente com khadira e outros fármacos de efeito adstringente—atua para apaziguar erupções vesiculosas (visphoṭa) e febre (jvara).
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Decoction (kvātha) recipe for pacifying visphoṭa (eruptive disorders) and jvara (fever), emphasizing tikta-kaṣāya and astringent adjuncts like khadira.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Paṭolā–Amṛtā–Bhūnimba Kvātha with Vāsā–Ariṣṭaka–Parpaṭa (Khadirādi)","lookup_keywords":["kvātha","paṭolā","vāsā","khadira","visphoṭa"],"quick_summary":"Prepare a decoction from paṭolā, guḍūcī, bhūnimba, vāsā, ariṣṭaka and parpaṭa, supported by khadira-like astringents; it calms eruptive disorders and fever."}
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Kvātha as a primary extraction method for tikta/kaṣāya dravyas to address pitta-rakta disorders manifesting as fever with eruptions.
Application: Use decoction-based delivery when rapid systemic effect is desired for jvara with skin involvement; add kaṣāya dravyas (khadirādi) for lekhana/śodhana support.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-vidyā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pot of simmering decoction with bundles of paṭolā vine, guḍūcī stems, neem, vāsā leaves, ariṣṭaka fruits, parpaṭa; khadira bark pieces set aside as adjunct; physician strains the kvātha.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, large earthen pot simmering kvātha, stylized vines and leaves, vaidya straining liquid through cloth, muted greens and browns, ritual-clean workspace","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold-highlighted pot and ladle, neatly arranged botanicals, physician demonstrating straining, decorative border, rich jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, stepwise instructional scene: ingredients → boiling → straining → serving, fine outlines, soft palette, labels near herbs","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intricate rendering of bark textures and leaves, physician at a low stove, assistant holding cloth filter, refined domestic clinic interior"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: paṭola+amṛta+bhūnimba+vāsā+ariṣṭaka+kaparpaṭaiḥ resolved as a list; khadira+anta+yutaiḥ → खदिरान्तयुतैः; visphoṭa+jvara+śānti+kṛt → विस्फोटज्वरशान्तिकृत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (kvātha and visphoṭa-jvara remedies)
FAQs
Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: it prescribes a specific kvātha (decoction) using bitter-cooling and astringent drugs to reduce jvara (fever) and visphoṭa (eruptive skin disease).
It shows the Purana functioning as a practical handbook by embedding clinical Ayurvedic formulations (drug lists and dosage-form: kvātha) alongside its religious and cosmological material.
While primarily therapeutic, such prescriptions reflect dharmic care of the body as a support for sādhana and duty—restoring health helps sustain purity of conduct and continuity of religious practice.