Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 20
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
रक्तपित्ती पिवेद्वासासुरसं ससितं मधु वरीद्राक्षाबलाशुण्ठीसाधितं वा पयः पृथक्
raktapittī pivedvāsāsurasaṃ sasitaṃ madhu varīdrākṣābalāśuṇṭhīsādhitaṃ vā payaḥ pṛthak
रक्तपित्ती वासासुरसं सितमधुसंयुक्तं पिबेत्; अथवा वरी-द्राक्षा-बला-शुण्ठीभिः पृथक् साधितं पयः पिबेत्।
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of Agni Purana, instructing Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":null,"practical_application":"Hemostatic/cooling regimen for raktapitta using vāsā juice with sugar and honey, or medicated milk with supportive herbs.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Pitta-shamana through śīta/madhura supports and rakta-stambhana dravyas; alternate pathway via bṛṃhaṇa (nourishing) kṣīra preparations.
Application: In bleeding disorders, prioritize cooling and stabilizing measures; choose juice-based quick relief or milk-based strengthening depending on depletion.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A bleeding-disorder patient receives a cup of vāsā leaf juice sweetened with sugar and honey; beside it, a pot of milk simmering with varī, drākṣā, balā, and śuṇṭhī as an alternative preparation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, physician holding green vāsā juice in a brass cup, honey pot and sugar crystals shown, second scene of milk boiling with herbs, calm compassionate faces, flat iconic forms.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, richly ornamented vessels with gold leaf, physician offering medicine, ingredients arranged like sacred offerings (honey jar, grapes/drākṣā), warm glow.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear instructional depiction of two options: svarasa mixing and kṣīra-pāka cooking, labeled herbs, precise utensils, soft palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, indoor clinic with attendants, detailed rendering of vāsā leaves and grapes, milk pot on brazier, patient reclining, refined linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पिवेद्वासासुरसं → पिवेत् + वासा + सुरसं. (मधु ... पयः) कर्मपदानि; 'ससितं' विशेषणम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Raktapitta remedies)
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsā: a practical regimen for raktapitta—using vāsā-juice with sugar and honey, or a separately prepared medicated milk cooked with varī, drākṣā, balā, and śuṇṭhī.
It shows the text functioning beyond mythology by preserving applied medical therapeutics (materia medica and formulations), integrating classical Ayurvedic-style remedies into a Purāṇic compendium.
By prescribing non-violent, sattvic therapeutic substances (milk, honey, herbs) to preserve life and restore balance, it supports dharma through health-maintenance, enabling continued performance of duties and religious observances.