Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 14
Chapter 264 — Dikpālādi-snāna
Bathing rites for the Dikpālas and associated deities
ओषधीर् निक्षिपेत् कुम्भे जयन्तीं विजयां जयां शतावरीं शतपुष्पां विष्णुक्रान्तापराजिताम्
oṣadhīr nikṣipet kumbhe jayantīṃ vijayāṃ jayāṃ śatāvarīṃ śatapuṣpāṃ viṣṇukrāntāparājitām
Devem-se colocar ervas medicinais num kumbha (vaso): jayantī, vijayā, jayā, śatāvarī, śatapuṣpā e viṣṇukrāntā (também chamada aparājitā).
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Prepare a kalasha/kumbha infusion or ritual-medical pot by placing specified herbs (jayantī, vijayā, jayā, śatāvarī, śatapuṣpā, viṣṇukrāntā/aparājitā) for protective, auspicious, and therapeutic use in abhiṣeka/snāna or internal/external formulations depending on the larger recipe.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Dravya-saṅgraha (right selection of substances) is foundational to effective prayoga—both ritual and medicinal.
Application: Maintain herb-identification, purity, and proportion discipline; efficacy depends on correct dravya and proper vessel/handling.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bheshaja-kalpa / Aushadhi-yoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer-priest places named herbs into a kumbha on a ritual platform, with bundles of roots, leaves, and flowers arranged neatly; the pot is sanctified for later bathing or preparation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, large kumbha with sacred markings, priest adding herbs labeled in palm-leaf tags, lush botanical motifs (shatavari vines, aparajita flowers), warm earthy palette, temple setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central ornate kumbha with gold highlights, herbs displayed as stylized offerings, priest in silk garments, decorative arch, heavy gilding around the pot and floral borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional still-life: kumbha, measured herb portions in small bowls, clear linework, soft shading, minimal background, emphasis on identification of each herb.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary-court scene with a physician preparing a pot, detailed botanical rendering of each herb, fine textiles, shelves of jars, delicate perspective."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: oṣadhīr → oṣadhīḥ (final r for visarga in some recensions). viṣṇukrāntāparājitām treated as dvandva: viṣṇukrāntā + aparājitām.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Bheshaja-kalpa and dravya-sangraha passages around this khanda; Agni Purana: kalasha/abhisheka procedures where herbal water is prescribed
FAQs
It gives a precise procedural step: specific named medicinal herbs are to be deposited into a kumbha (pot/ritual vessel) as part of an Ayurvedic-style preparation or sanctified herbal infusion.
By listing concrete materia medica (named herbs) and a preparation step, it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a practical compendium that preserves applied health-knowledge alongside ritual technique.
Using a kumbha and auspiciously named herbs (e.g., jaya/vijaya/aparājitā) frames healing as both therapeutic and purificatory—linking bodily well-being with ritual cleanliness and protective merit.