Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 14
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
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गितैर् नृत्यैर् अप्सरोभिर्विमाने तत्र मोदते गावः सुरभयो नित्यं गावो गुग्गुलगन्धिकाः
gitair nṛtyair apsarobhirvimāne tatra modate gāvaḥ surabhayo nityaṃ gāvo guggulagandhikāḥ
तत्र विमानेऽप्सरोभिर्गीतैर्नृत्यैश्च सह मोदते; गावः सुरभयो नित्यं, गावो गुग्गुलगन्धिकाः।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Contemplative visualization of svarga/Goloka enjoyments used as motivation in vrata and dana contexts.","sutra_style":false}
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Alamkara Type: Rupaka
Concept: Merit (punya) is portrayed as yielding refined, harmonious experiences; sensory beauty is framed as a consequence of dharmic action.
Application: Use visualization of outcomes to sustain discipline; interpret pleasures as secondary to the ethical means that generate them.
Khanda Section: Phala-shruti & Svarga-varnana (Heavenly rewards and descriptions of celestial enjoyments)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: Cosmic realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial vimana floating in luminous skies; apsarases singing and dancing; below/around, radiant surabhi cows emanating sweet fragrance like guggulu incense.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized vimana with apsaras in rhythmic poses, swirling cloud bands, divine cows with decorative patterns, incense-like guggulu fragrance shown as curling golden lines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, heavy gold work on vimana and jewelry, apsaras in dance with veena and mridanga, divine cows with gem-studded ornaments, embossed fragrance motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, elegant dancers and musicians in a floating pavilion, careful depiction of cows and incense smoke, soft shading and refined facial expressions.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed aerial chariot with musicians and dancers, naturalistic cows with delicate halos, perfumed air suggested by fine smoke trails, ornate border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अप्सरोभिः+विमाने→अप्सरोभिर्विमाने
Related Themes: Agni Purana svarga-varnana and phala-shruti passages across dana/vrata chapters
FAQs
This verse functions as phala-shruti: it conveys the karmic ‘result-knowledge’ that meritorious acts lead to svarga-bhoga—celestial conveyances (vimāna), divine music/dance, and abundance symbolized by fragrant cows.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics, the Agni Purana also catalogs karma-phala and cosmological imagery; this verse adds a compact svarga-varnana unit describing heavenly amenities and symbolic prosperity (cows, fragrance, apsaras, vimāna).
It underscores that dharmic merit yields refined enjoyments in the afterlife—delight, beauty, and abundance—framing ethical/ritual action as producing tangible spiritual rewards.