Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 60
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पीता रुन्धन्त्यतीसारं गुडतक्रेण दुर्जयम् चाङ्गेरीकोलदध्यम्बुनागरक्षारसंयुतम्
pītā rundhantyatīsāraṃ guḍatakreṇa durjayam cāṅgerīkoladadhyambunāgarakṣārasaṃyutam
Quando tomado internamente, um preparado de buttermilk (leitelho) misturado com jaggery—fortificado com cāṅgerī (azeda/sorrel), kola (jujuba), água misturada com coalhada, śuṇṭhī (gengibre seco) e um extrato alcalino—refreia até a diarreia obstinada e difícil de vencer.
Lord Agni (teaching in encyclopedic medicinal section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Home-usable antidiarrheal formulation using takra (buttermilk) and guḍa (jaggery) with supportive herbs and kṣāra for stubborn atīsāra.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Guḍa-takra yoga with cāṅgerī–nāgara–kṣāra for duṣjaya atīsāra","lookup_keywords":["atīsāra","takra guḍa","cāṅgerī","nāgara","kṣāra"],"quick_summary":"Buttermilk mixed with jaggery and fortified with cāṅgerī, kola, curd-water, dry ginger, and alkaline extract is said to check even obstinate diarrhoea."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Oppositional therapy (samānya-viśeṣa): grahī and dīpana substances restrain excessive flow and restore agni.
Application: In chronic loose stools, prioritize grahī carriers (takra) and dīpana adjuncts (nāgara), adjusting strength with sweetener (guḍa) and kṣāra cautiously.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and formulations)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner prepares a buttermilk-jaggery mixture, adding sorrel, jujube, curd-water, dry ginger, and a measured alkaline extract, then offers it to a patient with diarrhoea.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural aesthetic, vaidya mixing takra and guḍa in a bronze bowl, green cāṅgerī leaves and kola fruits beside, small container of kṣāra, patient seated calmly, muted temple-clinic ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold highlights on vessels, vivid depiction of takra pot, jaggery lumps, ginger, leafy cāṅgerī, ornate but clinical composition, auspicious symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, stepwise instructional layout: ingredients arranged, mixing sequence shown, dosage cup presented; delicate shading and clear labels.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature apothecary scene, fine detail of ingredients on a carpeted tray, physician stirring buttermilk mixture, patient attended, architectural interior with patterned borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: rundhantyatīsāram = rundhanti + atīsāram; dadhyambu = dadhi + ambu; compound āṅgerī...saṃyutam is a multi-member tatpuruṣa describing admixture.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Atīsāra-pratiṣedha formulations)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic knowledge: a specific anti-diarrhoeal (atisāra-stambhana) drink based on takra (buttermilk) with guḍa, cāṅgerī, kola, dadhi-ambu, nāgara (dry ginger), and kṣāra-rasa to arrest stubborn diarrhoea.
It demonstrates that the Agni Purana is not only mythic and ritualistic but also practical—preserving applied medical recipes and materia medica (diet-drug combinations like takra, guḍa, śuṇṭhī, kṣāra) within a Purāṇic framework.
By supporting health and restoring bodily balance, the instruction enables steadiness for dharma—daily duties, purity practices, and worship—reflecting the Purāṇic ideal that bodily well-being aids sustained religious observance.