Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 43
Chapter 369 — शरीरावयवाः
The Limbs/Organs and Constituents of the Body
रजसस्तु तथा स्त्रीणाञ्चतस्रः कथिता बुधैः शरीरं मलदोषादि पिण्डं ज्ञात्वात्मनि त्यजेत्
rajasastu tathā strīṇāñcatasraḥ kathitā budhaiḥ śarīraṃ maladoṣādi piṇḍaṃ jñātvātmani tyajet
Так же мудрецы описали четыре состояния менструального истечения у женщин. Зная, что тело — лишь совокупность, составленная из нечистот и доша (пороков телесных соков) и прочего, следует в Атмане оставить отождествление с ним.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Sandhi Resolution Notes: rajasas+tu→rajasastu; strīṇām+catasraḥ→strīṇāñcatasraḥ (anusvāra sandhi); jñātvā+ātmani→jñātvātmani.
FAQs
Ayurvedic-physiological classification of rajas (menstrual states) is referenced, alongside a śārīra teaching that the body is an aggregate of mala and doṣas—encouraging clinical discernment and personal detachment.
It combines medical/śārīra knowledge (women’s physiology and doṣa-mala framework) with a philosophical instruction (disidentification from the body), illustrating how the Agni Purana blends Ayurveda with spiritual soteriology.
By recognizing bodily processes as impure and doṣa-bound, one reduces attachment and ego-identification, supporting vairāgya (dispassion) and clearer self-knowledge oriented toward the Ātman.