Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 62
Bhūmi–Vana–Auṣadhi–Ādi Vargāḥ (भूमिवनौषध्यादिवर्गाः) — Lexical Groups on Earth, Settlements, Architecture, Forests, Materia Medica, and Fauna
तुण्डिकेरी रक्तफला विम्बिका पीलुपर्ण्य् अपि चाङ्गेरी चुक्रिकाम्बष्टा स्वर्णक्षीरी हिमावती
tuṇḍikerī raktaphalā vimbikā pīluparṇy api cāṅgerī cukrikāmbaṣṭā svarṇakṣīrī himāvatī
तुण्डिकेरी रक्तफला विम्बिका पीलुपर्णी च। आङ्गेरी चुक्रिका अम्बष्टा स्वर्णक्षीरी हिमावती—एतानि औषधीनां नामानि।
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the encyclopedic teaching mode of the Agni Purāṇa)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Synonym clusters for multiple medicinal plants; supports correct procurement and interpretation of recipes where any one of these names may appear.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Paryāya-saṅgraha: Tuṇḍikerī, Raktaphalā, Vimbikā, Pīluparṇī, Āṅgerī, Cukrikā, Ambaṣṭā, Svarṇakṣīrī, Himāvatī","lookup_keywords":["Tuṇḍikerī","Raktaphalā","Pīluparṇī","Svarṇakṣīrī","Himāvatī"],"quick_summary":"Provides a compact list of medicinal plant names/synonyms; use as a lookup set when encountering variant nomenclature in regional practice."}
Concept: Nāma-bheda does not imply dravya-bheda: many names can point to one substance depending on region and tradition.
Application: In clinical reading, treat plant epithets (color, habitat, taste) as clues for identification, not as automatic new entities.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dravyaguṇa-nighaṇṭu / Medicinal herbs and synonyms)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A map-like herb-collection scene: collectors gather plants from plains and Himalayan foothills; bundles are tagged with multiple names.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, herbal collectors with baskets, stylized mountain labeled Himāvatī, plant clusters with name tags Tuṇḍikerī/Raktaphalā/Vimbikā, decorative flora patterns","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-highlighted Himalayan ridge behind, foreground herb bundles with ornate labels, temple-like framing, saturated colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional panel showing nine plant icons with captions, gentle gradients, emphasis on clarity and labeling","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed landscape with distant snowy mountains, botanically rendered plants in foreground, scribes tagging specimens with Devanagari labels"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: pīluparṇy api = pīluparṇī + api (ī + a sandhi); cāṅgerī = ca + aṅgerī.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 362 (continued synonym catalogues)
FAQs
Ayurvedic dravyaguṇa knowledge: the verse supplies synonym-names used to identify medicinal plants in materia-medica style lists.
It functions like a nighaṇṭu (Ayurvedic lexicon), embedding practical pharmacological nomenclature inside a Purāṇa—showing the text’s coverage beyond myth into technical sciences.
By preserving correct names and identifications of healing plants, the teaching supports dharmic care of health (ārogya) and enables righteous, non-harmful treatment—considered a meritorious aid to living beings.