Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 39
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पप्पलीपिप्पलीमूलवचाचित्रकनागरैः क्वाथितं वा पिवेत्पेयमामवातविनाशनं
pappalīpippalīmūlavacācitrakanāgaraiḥ kvāthitaṃ vā pivetpeyamāmavātavināśanaṃ
பப்பலீ, பிப்பலீ-வேர், வசா, சித்ரகம், உலர்ந்த இஞ்சி (நாகரம்) ஆகியவற்றை காய்ச்சி செய்த மெல்லிய பேயாவை அருந்த வேண்டும்; அது ஆமவாதத்தை அழிக்கும்.
Lord Agni (narrating the Ayurvedic section to the sages, traditionally Vasiṣṭha as principal listener)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Preparation and intake of a medicated thin gruel (peyā) as a digestant and anti-rheumatic regimen for āma-associated vāta disorders.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Peyā-kvātha for Āmavāta (Pippalī–Vacā–Citraka–Śuṇṭhī)","lookup_keywords":["āmavāta","peyā","pippalī-mūla","vacā","citraka"],"quick_summary":"Boil pungent, āma-digesting drugs into a thin gruel and drink as a therapeutic diet. Intended to reduce āma and pacify vāta in rheumatic presentations."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Āhāra as auṣadha; āma-pācana and vāta-śamana through light, warming formulations.
Application: Treat chronic pain conditions by first correcting digestion/metabolic toxins (āma) with appropriate diet-form medicines.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaishajya-prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares a steaming herbal peyā in a bronze pot; bundles of pippalī, vacā, citraka, and dry ginger lie on a wooden board; a patient drinks from a small bowl while joints are gently massaged.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya in traditional attire stirring a bronze cauldron of herbal peyā, labeled herbs (pippalī, vacā, citraka, śuṇṭhī), patient seated with aching joints, flat decorative background, crisp outlines","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vaidya offering a golden bowl of peyā to a patient, rich reds and greens, ornate borders, subtle gold leaf highlights on vessels and jewelry, herbs arranged symmetrically in foreground","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional composition showing ingredients and boiling process step-by-step, delicate lines, soft shading, copper pot, measured herbs, patient sipping peyā, calm clinical setting","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene with labeled jars, physician boiling herbs into thin gruel, patient with swollen joints, fine textiles, architectural interior, naturalistic plants and utensils"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पिवेत्पेयम् = पिवेत् + पेयम्; आमवातविनाशनं is a tatpuruṣa compound (आमवातस्य विनाशनम्). Initial list of drugs is in apposition to the decoction/drink.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Bhaiṣajya-prayoga/Āmavāta-vāta-cikitsā context)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic therapeutic instruction: prepare a boiled medicinal peyā (thin gruel) using pungent, āma-digesting herbs (pippalīmūla, vacā, citraka, nāgara, etc.) to alleviate āmavāta.
Beyond theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical formulations—here, a specific compound and dosage-form (peyā) aimed at a named clinical condition (āmavāta), showing its wide coverage of applied sciences like Ayurveda.
By promoting health through dharmic, tradition-sanctioned medicine, the text frames bodily well-being as supportive of sādhana and duty; alleviating disease helps maintain purity of practice and capacity for righteous action.