Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 20
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
कौलत्थमौद्गको रास्नाशुष्कमूलकजाङ्गलैः पूपैर् वा विस्करैः सिद्धैर् दधिदाडिमसाधितैः
kaulatthamaudgako rāsnāśuṣkamūlakajāṅgalaiḥ pūpair vā viskaraiḥ siddhair dadhidāḍimasādhitaiḥ
В качестве лечебного питания рекомендуется блюдо из кулаттхи (конского гороха) и мудги (маш), сваренное вместе с расной (rāsnā), сушёной редькой и мясом животных сухой пустынной местности; либо лепёшки (pūpa) и лёгкая дичь — птицы (viskara), должным образом приготовленные и затем приправленные простоквашей и гранатом.
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, within the encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Therapeutic diet-planning (pathya) using pulses, specific herbs, and selected meats, finished with curd and pomegranate to support digestion and respiratory strength.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kulattha–Mudga Pathya with Rāsnā, Śuṣka-mūlaka, Jāṅgala-māṃsa; finished with Dadhi–Dāḍima","lookup_keywords":["kulattha","mudga","rāsnā","jāṅgala-māṃsa","dadhi-dāḍima"],"quick_summary":"A prescribed pathya preparation combining horse-gram and green gram with rāsnā, dried radish, and arid-wild meat, then finished with curd and pomegranate; alternatively, cakes and light game-birds similarly prepared. Used as a strengthening, digestible therapeutic food in indicated conditions (context: respiratory/digestive support)."}
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Pathya as medicine: food itself functions as a regulated therapeutic formulation when combined with appropriate dravya and saṃskāra (processing).
Application: Treat diet as a dosha-targeted prescription—select ingredients by guṇa (light/heavy), vīrya (warming/cooling), and digestibility, not taste alone.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Ahara–Pathya: dietary formulations and therapeutic foods)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic kitchen-physician scene: pulses simmering with herbs, dried radish, and jāṅgala meat-essence; final tempering/finishing with curd and pomegranate; alternative preparation of pūpa cakes and small game-birds.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural palette; a vaidya supervising preparation of kulattha-mudga gruel with rāsnā and dried radish, earthen pots on a hearth, assistants holding pomegranate and curd; stylized flora, warm ochres and greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: central seated vaidya with palm-leaf manuscript, gold-embossed vessels of curd and pomegranate, ornate kitchen hearth, labeled ingredients (kulattha, mudga, rāsnā) in decorative cartouches.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional tableau: sequential panels showing boiling pulses with herbs, adding jāṅgala meat-essence, then finishing with dadhi and dāḍima; fine linework, soft shading, clear ingredient depiction.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: courtly dispensary-kitchen with copper pots, attendants preparing pulse stew and bird-meat dish; pomegranate arils and curd bowls in foreground; meticulous naturalism of herbs and grains."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कौलत्थमौद्गको → कौलत्थ-मौद्गकः; पूपैर् → पूपैः; सिद्धैर् → सिद्धैः; दधिदाडिमसाधितैः → दधि-दाडिम-साधितैः; रास्नाशुष्कमूलकजाङ्गलैः treated as a multi-member compound in instrumental plural.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278 (Ahāra–Pathya and Śvāsa–Kāsa cikitsā context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic āhāra-kalpanā (therapeutic dietetics): it prescribes specific food combinations—horse-gram/green-gram preparations with rāsnā, dried radish, jāṅgala meat or light birds, finished with curd and pomegranate—as a medically purposeful diet.
It shows the text functioning beyond mythology by transmitting practical Ayurvedic diet-therapy (ingredients, food categories like jāṅgala/viskara, and finishing agents like dadhi–dāḍima), illustrating Agni Purana’s wide coverage of healthcare and applied sciences.
By promoting health through disciplined, suitable diet (pathya), the verse supports purity of the body and steadiness of mind—conditions traditionally viewed as conducive to dharma, worship, and meritorious living.