Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 28
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
वृश्चिकालीफलीकुष्ठं लवणानि च शार्ङ्गकम् अपस्मारविनाशाय तज्जलं त्वभिभोजयेत्
vṛścikālīphalīkuṣṭhaṃ lavaṇāni ca śārṅgakam apasmāravināśāya tajjalaṃ tvabhibhojayet
அபஸ்மார (வலிப்பு/மயக்கம்) நிவாரணத்திற்காக வ்ருஷ்சிகாளீ பழம், குஷ்டம், உப்புகள், சார்ங்ககம் சேர்த்து தயாரித்த நீரை நோயாளிக்கு குடிக்கச் செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Lord Agni (teaching medicinal procedures in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Formulate an aqueous infusion/decoction with specified dravyas and administer orally for apasmara (seizure disorder) as a bhaiṣajya-kalpa.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Apasmāra-nāśaka jala (vṛścikālī-phala–kuṣṭha–lavaṇa–śārṅgaka)","lookup_keywords":["apasmāra","vṛścikālī-phala","kuṣṭha","lavaṇa","śārṅgaka"],"quick_summary":"Prepare medicated water using vṛścikālī fruit, kuṣṭha, salts, and śārṅgaka; administer orally as a remedy aimed at reducing apasmāra episodes."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Bhaiṣajya-kalpa as applied knowledge: specific dravya-yoga for a named roga.
Application: Use disease-specific formulations rather than generic tonics; match preparation form (jala) to intended delivery and patient tolerance.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-kalpa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares a medicated water infusion with fruits, aromatic roots, and salts, then offers it to a seated patient afflicted with seizures, in a calm clinic-like setting.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat earthy palette with bold outlines; an āyurveda vaidya grinding kuṣṭha and mixing salts into a bronze vessel of water, offering a cup to a patient; traditional lamps and palm-leaf manuscripts in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold work; central seated vaidya holding a golden cup of medicated water, ingredients arranged symmetrically (fruit, root, salt bowls); ornate arch motif behind, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate lines and soft shading; stepwise depiction of preparing jala-kalpa—measuring ingredients, boiling/infusing, straining, administering—annotated feel without text.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene: physician in white robe, copper pot, small labeled bowls, patient attended by family; fine floral border and architectural interior."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तज्जलम् = तत् + जलम्; त्वभिभोजयेत् = तु + अभिभोजयेत् (u+a sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 299 (Bhaiṣajya-kalpa / roga-pratikāra sections)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic therapeutic instruction: prepare a medicated water/infusion using specified drugs (vṛścikālī fruit, kuṣṭha, salts, and śārṅgaka) and administer it orally to counter apasmāra (epilepsy/seizures).
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical applied knowledge—here, a concise pharmacological recipe—showing its role as a compendium that includes Ayurvedic materia medica and disease-specific treatments.
While framed as medical therapy, such prescriptions in Purāṇic literature are part of dharmic welfare (lokahita): relieving suffering is treated as a meritorious act, and restoring health supports right conduct and ritual capability.