Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 29
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
विदारीकुशकाशेक्षुक्वाथजं पाययेत् पयः द्रोणे सयष्टिकुष्माण्डरसे सर्पिश् च संस्कृतौ
vidārīkuśakāśekṣukvāthajaṃ pāyayet payaḥ droṇe sayaṣṭikuṣmāṇḍarase sarpiś ca saṃskṛtau
Следует давать пить молоко, приготовленное на отваре (кватха) из видари, куши, каши и сахарного тростника. Также, в мере дрона (большая партия), следует приготовить лекарственное гхи, обработанное соком кушмандa (восковой/пепельной тыквы) вместе с яшти (яштимадху/солодкой).
Lord Agni (teaching in the Agni Purana’s medical/therapeutic section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Prepare kṣīra-pāka (medicated milk) using a decoction of vidārī, kuśa, kāśa, and ikṣu; and prepare ghṛta processed with kuṣmāṇḍa-rasa and yaṣṭimadhu in bulk (droṇa) for tonic/nourishing use.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vidārī–kuśa–kāśa–ikṣu kṣīra-pāka and Kuṣmāṇḍa–yaṣṭi ghṛta (droṇa-saṃskāra)","lookup_keywords":["vidārī","kṣīra-pāka","kuṣmāṇḍa-ghṛta","yaṣṭimadhu","droṇa"],"quick_summary":"Use nourishing, cooling dravyas to prepare medicated milk and medicated ghee; suitable as strengthening, restorative formulations when prepared and dosed appropriately."}
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Anupāna and saṃskāra: milk and ghee as carriers; bulk preparation (droṇa) indicates household/āśrama-scale pharmaceutics.
Application: Choose vehicle (kṣīra/ghṛta) to match desired brṃhaṇa and pitta-śamana effects; standardize batch size and processing for consistent potency.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Rasayana-Vajikarana: medicinal formulations and tonics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A large-scale Ayurvedic kitchen-lab: herbs and grasses simmering into a decoction, milk being medicated, and ghee being processed with ash gourd juice and licorice in a big vessel marked for droṇa measure.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: wide bronze cauldron on hearth, kuśa and kāśa grasses bundled, sugarcane stalks, vidārī tubers; another vessel where kuṣmāṇḍa juice is poured into ghee; attendants fanning the fire.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold: central gleaming pot of ghṛta, ash gourd and licorice displayed like offerings; milk vessel beside; ornate borders and halo-like emphasis on the medicated ghee jar.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clean instructional tableau—measuring droṇa, straining kvātha, adding milk, slow cooking; separate panel-like composition showing ghṛta saṃskāra with kuṣmāṇḍa-rasa and yaṣṭi.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: apothecary courtyard with copper vessels, sugarcane bundles, ash gourd cut open; physician supervising scribes noting quantities; fine textile patterns and architectural arches."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विदारीकुशकाशेक्षुक्वाथजम् = विदारी + कुश + काश + इक्षु + क्वाथ + जम्; सयष्टिकुष्माण्डरसे = स + यष्टि + कुष्माण्ड + रसे.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 299 (rasāyana/vājīkaraṇa-adjacent formulations; ghṛta-kalpa passages)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic formulation method: administering milk medicated by a herbal decoction (vidārī–kuśa–kāśa–ikṣu), and preparing medicated ghee processed with kuṣmāṇḍa juice and yaṣṭimadhu.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical health-knowledge—specific recipes, dosage measures (droṇa), and processing methods (saṃskṛta) typical of classical Ayurvedic compendia.
By framing bodily care through dharmic scripture, the text treats health-preserving regimens as supportive of disciplined life (dharma, study, worship), where maintaining vitality is part of sustaining righteous practice.