Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 13
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
वाकुची सतिला भुक्ता वत्सरात् कुष्ठनाशनी पथ्या भल्लातकी तैलगुडपिण्डी तु कुष्ठजित्
vākucī satilā bhuktā vatsarāt kuṣṭhanāśanī pathyā bhallātakī tailaguḍapiṇḍī tu kuṣṭhajit
वाकुची तिलसहितं भुक्ता कुष्ठनाशिनी; वत्सरपर्यन्तसेवनात् सिद्धौषधिर् भवति। तथा पथ्या भल्लातकिसंयुक्ता तैलगुडपिण्डीरूपा कुष्ठजित्।
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic medicinal lore)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Kushta (chronic skin disease) management using specific dravyas as dietary/bolus preparations over a sustained regimen.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kushta-pratikara: Bakuchi-satila sevana and Haritaki–Bhallataka guda-taila pindi","lookup_keywords":["kuṣṭha","bakūcī","bhallātaka","harītakī/abhayā","guda-taila piṇḍī"],"quick_summary":"Bakūcī taken with sesame as a sustained dietary regimen is stated to destroy kuṣṭha, with a one-year course emphasized. A bolus of harītakī and bhallātaka bound with oil and jaggery is also taught as a kuṣṭha-conquering formulation."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Roga-nivṛtti through dravya-sevana and kāla (time) as a therapeutic factor.
Application: Emphasizes sustained regimen (vat-sara) and appropriate anupāna/vehicle (tila, guda, taila) to deliver drug action.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Cikitsa / Kushta-roga-pratikara: medicinal remedies in the Agni Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares two remedies: bakūcī mixed with sesame for daily intake, and a bolus of harītakī and bhallātaka bound with oil and jaggery, with a patient receiving guidance for a year-long regimen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, traditional vaidya in a tiled-roof āyurveda śālā, grinding herbs on a stone slab, bowls of bakūcī seeds and sesame, jaggery and oil pot, patient seated calmly, earthy reds and greens, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated vaidya with ornate halo-like arch motif, gold-leaf highlights on brass vessels of tila, guda, taila, small vignette of bolus preparation, rich maroons and greens, temple-like framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework showing step-by-step preparation: mixing bakūcī with sesame; forming guda-taila piṇḍī with harītakī and bhallātaka; labeled containers, soft pastel palette, instructional layout","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly dispensary scene with physician measuring bakūcī and sesame, assistant shaping bolus with jaggery and oil, detailed textiles and vessels, fine botanical rendering of ingredients, delicate borders"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi; compounds: सतिला (s+tilā), कुष्ठनाशनी, तैलगुडपिण्डी, कुष्ठजित्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Cikitsā: kuṣṭha-pratikāra context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics: it prescribes two anti-kuṣṭha regimens—(1) ingestion of bakūcī with sesame over a sustained period, and (2) a harītakī–bhallātaka preparation made into a bolus with oil and jaggery as a targeted remedy for chronic skin disorders.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana preserves applied sciences; here it records practical Ayurveda—specific materia medica (bakūcī, harītakī, bhallātaka) and dosage-forms (bolus with oil and jaggery), showing the text’s wide scope as a compendium of ritual, ethics, and medicine.
While framed as medical guidance, Purāṇic Ayurveda is often treated as dharmic care of the body (śarīra-dhāraṇa) to sustain righteous living; restoring health supports purity, disciplined practice, and continued performance of duties and worship.