Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 13
Chapter 301 — सूर्यार्चनं
Sūryārcana) / Sun-worship (closing colophon only
भृङ्गहेमरसन्दोषातावती चुञ्चुकं मधु घृतैः पक्वा निशा छाया शुष्का लिप्या तु रञ्जनी
bhṛṅgahemarasandoṣātāvatī cuñcukaṃ madhu ghṛtaiḥ pakvā niśā chāyā śuṣkā lipyā tu rañjanī
பிருங்க, ஹேம-ரஸம், ஸந்தோஷா ஆகியவற்றுடன் தாவதீ, சுஞ்சுகம் சேர்த்து தேன் மற்றும் நெய்யில் சமைத்து ஒரு தயாரிப்பு செய்யப்படுகிறது. மேலும் நிஷா, சாயா ஆகியவற்றை உலர்த்தி லேபமாக செய்து ரஞ்சனம் (நிறமூட்டல்) हेतु பூச வேண்டும்।
Lord Agni (in discourse to the sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the usual Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Preparation of medicated ghee/honey cooked formulation and external paste used as a dye/tinging unguent (rañjanī/lepa), relevant to dermatological/cosmetic applications.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Madhu–Ghṛta Pāka and Rañjanī Lepa (Niśā–Chāyā)","lookup_keywords":["bhringa","madhu-ghrita-paka","nisha","lepa","ranjani"],"quick_summary":"Cook specified herbs in honey and ghee to make a preparation; additionally apply dried niśā and chāyā as a paste for colouring/tinging, indicating a cosmetic/dermal use of bhaiṣajya."}
Concept: Transformation of substances through saṃskāra (cooking/pāka, drying) to achieve targeted external effects.
Application: Highlights pharmaceutical processing (pāka, śoṣaṇa) and route of administration (external lepa) as determinants of outcome.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Bheshaja/Dravya-guna: medicated ghee, honey-based preparations, dyes/unguents)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Herbs are cooked in a pan with honey and ghee; separately, dried powders are ground with liquid to form a paste applied as a dye/tinging unguent.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, warm ochres and greens, kitchen-pharmacy scene with bubbling ghṛta-madhu pāka, mortar and pestle grinding dried niśā and chāyā, calm instructional mood, decorative floral borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf accents on the cooking vessel and ladle, vivid depiction of honey and ghee, bowls of powdered herbs, figure applying a small amount of paste to skin/hair as rañjanī, ornate background","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, stepwise instructional composition: ingredients arrayed, cooking stage, drying stage, paste application; fine linework and soft colors, emphasis on technique","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed atelier-like apothecary with labeled jars, attendant stirring ghee-honey mixture, another preparing a paste, delicate patterns and realistic utensils"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भृङ्ग+हेम+रस+अन्दोषात्→भृङ्गहेमरसन्दोषात्; (पाठे ‘...दोषातावती’ इति संधिः: दोषात्+आवती→दोषातावती)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 301 (bhaiṣajya/dravya-yoga continuum)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic recipe-format: specific named drugs are processed by cooking with honey and ghee (a ghṛta-style preparation) and separately instructs a dried-herb paste application used for ‘rañjanī’ (tinging/colouring), indicating practical pharmaceutics and topical use.
Beyond myth and ritual, it preserves technical, list-like medical and cosmetic knowledge—drug names, processing media (madhu, ghṛta), and method (pakvā, lipyā)—showing the Purana functioning as a compendium of applied sciences (Ayurveda/dravya-guṇa and preparations).
While primarily practical, such Ayurvedic instructions are traditionally framed as dharmic self-care: maintaining health and purity supports ritual capability (śauca) and sustained performance of duties (dharma), thereby indirectly aiding merit through a well-maintained body.