Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 7
Prātyahika-Rāja-Karma
Daily Duties of a King
औषधं भिषजोक्तं च मङ्गलालम्भनञ्चरेत् पश्चेद् गुरुं तेन दत्ताशीर्वदो ऽथ व्रजेत्सभां
auṣadhaṃ bhiṣajoktaṃ ca maṅgalālambhanañcaret paśced guruṃ tena dattāśīrvado 'tha vrajetsabhāṃ
Следует принять лекарство, назначенное врачом, и совершить благой предварительный обряд; затем, приблизившись к учителю и получив его благословение, надлежит отправиться в собрание.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Clinical protocol: take physician-prescribed medicine with auspicious preliminaries, then seek guru’s blessing before entering public/courtly space—integrating treatment, ritual hygiene, and social propriety.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Chikitsa-purvamangala and Guru-ashirvada before Sabha","lookup_keywords":["auṣadha-sevana","maṅgala-ālambhana","guru-āśīrvāda","sabhā-praveśa","cikitsā-vidhi"],"quick_summary":"Follow the physician’s prescription, perform an auspicious preliminary act, then receive the teacher’s blessing before proceeding to the assembly—framing therapy within auspicious and ethical conduct."}
Concept: Aushadha (therapy) is strengthened by śubha-kriyā (auspicious discipline) and guru-prasāda (ethical-spiritual authorization).
Application: Combine correct medical compliance with regulated conduct, humility, and blessings/mentorship before public duties.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa-vidhi / Medical and auspicious preliminaries)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: mangala
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patient or royal figure takes medicine offered by a physician, performs a small auspicious rite, bows to a seated guru who gives a blessing, then walks toward a grand assembly hall.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat vibrant colors, physician offering a small bowl of medicine, patient performing maṅgala rite with lamp and flowers, guru seated on a wooden āsana giving āśīrvāda mudrā, palace sabhā in background, ornate borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf, central guru figure with halo giving blessing, devotee/patient holding medicine vessel, small lamp and kalasha for maṅgala, richly decorated sabhā doorway with gold embellishment","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework, instructional sequence in one frame: medicine intake, maṅgala rite, guru blessing, approach to sabhā; soft pastel palette, detailed textiles","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly realism: hakim-like physician presenting medicine, scholar-guru bestowing blessing, attendants and antechamber leading to durbar hall, fine architectural detail and patterned carpets"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भिषजोक्तं = भिषज् + उक्तम्; मङ्गलालम्भनञ्चरेत् = मङ्गल-आलम्भनम् + चरेत्; पश्चेद् = पश्चात्; दत्ताशीर्वदोऽथ = दत्त-आशीर्वादः + अथ; व्रजेत्सभां = व्रजेत् + सभाम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda sections on chikitsa-vidhi and auspicious preliminaries (maṅgala); Agni Purana rajadharma passages on sabhā-praveśa and court protocol
FAQs
It prescribes a practical sequence: follow the physician’s medical prescription, perform an auspicious preliminary observance (maṅgala-ālambhana), then seek the guru’s blessing before undertaking a public/civic act (entering the sabhā).
In a single instruction it blends Ayurveda (obedience to medical prescription), ritual culture (mangala-acarana), and social governance/etiquette (approaching the guru and entering an assembly), exemplifying the Agni Purana’s multi-disciplinary scope.
It frames healing and public action within auspiciousness and reverence: the mangala observance and the guru’s blessing are presented as purifying supports that align one’s action with dharma and favorable outcomes.