Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 28
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
विष्वाजमोदसिन्धूत्थचिञ्चात्वग्भिः समाभया तक्रेणोष्णाम्बुना वाथ पीतातीसारनाशनी
viṣvājamodasindhūtthaciñcātvagbhiḥ samābhayā takreṇoṣṇāmbunā vātha pītātīsāranāśanī
विष्वाजमोदसिन्धूत्थचिञ्चात्वग्भिः समाभया तक्रेणोष्णाम्बुना वाथ पीता अतीसारं नाशयति।
Lord Agni (teaching medicinal formulations to the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Formulation for treating acute diarrhea using readily available spices, salt, and haritaki, administered with buttermilk or warm water.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Atisara-nashini yoga (Viśvā–Ajamodā–Saindhava–Ciñcātvak–Abhayā)","lookup_keywords":["atīsāra","viśvā (śuṇṭhī)","ajamodā","saindhava","abhayā (harītakī)"],"quick_summary":"Equal harītakī combined with dry ginger, ajamodā, rock salt, and tamarind bark, taken with buttermilk or warm water, is taught as a practical anti-diarrheal."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Yukti (rational compounding) and anupāna (vehicle) selection in therapy.
Application: Choose a warming, digestive formulation and match the vehicle (takra/uṣṇāmbu) to tolerance and digestive state.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaishajya-vidya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician measures dry ginger, ajamodā, rock salt, tamarind bark, and harītakī, then offers the powder with buttermilk or warm water to a patient with diarrhea.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya in traditional attire grinding herbs on a stone slab, brass vessel of takra and a pot of warm water, patient seated calmly, minimal background with palm-leaf manuscript motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated vaidya presenting a small bowl of medicine, ornate borders with gold leaf accents, stylized vessels labeled takra and uṣṇāmbu, rich reds and greens, devotional-clinical ambience.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional layout showing ingredients arranged in equal measures, small inset of administration with buttermilk vs warm water, soft shading and clean composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene with labeled jars (śuṇṭhī, ajamodā, saindhava, harītakī), physician preparing a powder, patient receiving it with a cup of buttermilk, intricate textiles and margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: takreṇoṣṇāmbunā = takreṇa uṣṇāmbunā; vाथ = vā atha. Long ingredient string treated as a dvandva list in instrumental plural.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Atīsāra-grahāṇī/udara cikitsā context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic bhaishajya-vidyā: a specific anti-diarrhoeal formulation using ajamodā, saindhava, tamarind bark, and harītakī, with takra (buttermilk) or warm water as the anupāna (vehicle).
It shows the Agni Purana preserving practical medical therapeutics (Ayurveda) alongside theology and ritual—giving concrete drug-combinations, dosage principle (equal parts), and mode of intake.
By restoring bodily balance and digestive fire (agni) through dharmic, traditional therapy, the practitioner is better able to maintain purity, discipline, and fitness for daily rites and duties.