Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 26
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
व्रणप्रक्षालनङ्कुर्यादुपदंशप्रशान्तये पटीलदलचूर्णेन दाडिमत्वग्रजो ऽथ वा
vraṇaprakṣālanaṅkuryādupadaṃśapraśāntaye paṭīladalacūrṇena dāḍimatvagrajo 'tha vā
उपदंशप्रशान्तये व्रणप्रक्षालनं कुर्यात्; पटीलदलचूर्णेन, अथवा दाडिमत्वग्रजसा।
Lord Agni (in discourse to the sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Gives a topical cleansing protocol for upadaṃśa-associated ulcers: wound-wash using specific plant powders.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Upadaṃśa-vraṇa prakṣālana with Paṭīla-patra-cūrṇa or Dāḍima-tvag-rajas","lookup_keywords":["upadaṃśa","vraṇa-prakṣālana","paṭīla-patra","dāḍima-tvag","cūrṇa"],"quick_summary":"For ulcerative/venereal-type lesions (upadaṃśa), cleanse the wound using paṭīla leaf powder or pomegranate bark powder as a washing/cleansing agent."}
Concept: External therapy (bahir-parimarjana) as a direct means to pacify localized pathology.
Application: Treat local lesions with local measures (cleansing, topical powders) alongside systemic care when needed.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wound-care scene: a practitioner prepares a fine greenish leaf powder and a reddish-brown pomegranate bark powder, mixing with water to wash an ulcer, emphasizing cleanliness and careful application.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, vaidya washing a wound with herbal water, bowls labeled paṭīla and dāḍima bark, restrained palette, clear gesture of cleansing, temple-mural framing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central figure holding a conch-like pouring vessel for washing, gold-leaf accents on bowls and vessels, pomegranate tree motif in background, ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic medical illustration: two alternative powders shown side-by-side, stepwise wound washing, precise linework and soft shading, labels in Devanagari.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate clinic interior, assistant grinding bark, physician washing lesion with herbal infusion, detailed textures of powders and bark, naturalistic pomegranate depiction."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: vraṇaprakṣālanaṅkuryāt → vraṇa-prakṣālanam + kuryāt; kuryādupadaṃśa- → kuryāt + upadaṃśa-; rajo 'tha → rajaḥ + atha.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (vraṇa and topical measures in the same remedy sequence)
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsā: cleansing (prakṣālana) of an ulcer/wound to relieve upadaṁśa, using paṭīla-leaf powder or pomegranate-bark powder as topical cleansing agents.
It shows the text’s practical medical compendium aspect—preserving concise Ayurvedic therapeutics (drug substances, preparation form: cūrṇa, and procedure: wound-washing) alongside its ritual and doctrinal materials.
By prescribing treatment that restores bodily purity and health, it supports dharmic living; in Purāṇic framing, caring for the body as an instrument of duty reduces suffering and helps maintain ritual and ethical discipline.