Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 27
Chapter 31 — मार्जनविधानं
The Procedure of Mārjana / Purificatory Sprinkling
स्थावरं जङ्गमं वापि कृत्रिमं चापि यद्विषम् दन्तोद्भवं नखभवमाकाशप्रभवं विषम्
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ vāpi kṛtrimaṃ cāpi yadviṣam dantodbhavaṃ nakhabhavamākāśaprabhavaṃ viṣam
విషం మూడు విధాలుగా చెప్పబడింది—స్థావరమూలం, జంగమజీవమూలం, మరియు కృత్రిమంగా తయారైనది. అలాగే దంతోద్భవం, నఖోద్భవం, మరియు ‘ఆకాశప్రభవ’ (వాయుమూల) విషమని కూడా పేర్కొంటారు।
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Systematization of practical knowledge (taxonomy) as the first step of effective intervention.
Application: Use classification as a decision-tree: origin + route → likely symptom pattern → appropriate countermeasure and isolation.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Vishavidya (Toxicology and classification of poisons)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic depiction of poison categories: plants/minerals (sthāvara), animals (jaṅgama), prepared toxins (kṛtrima), and delivery via teeth, claws, and airborne miasma.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, segmented panels showing serpent bite (teeth), clawed animal scratch (nails), poisonous plants, and dark airborne haze, with traditional bold outlines and symbolic labeling","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, icon-like panels with gold borders: plant poison, animal poison, alchemical vial (artificial), bite and scratch motifs, decorative but didactic","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional chart aesthetic, labeled vignettes for each poison type, muted colors, clarity of categories","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, naturalistic flora and fauna, a small apothecary preparing kṛtrima poison, a scene of bite and scratch, atmospheric haze for airborne poison"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vāpi = vā + api; cāpi = ca + api; nakhabhavamākāśaprabhavam = nakha-bhavam + ākāśa-prabhavam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 31 (Viṣavidyā segment); Agni Purana medical/ayurvedic compendial passages (general)
FAQs
It imparts Viṣavidyā (Ayurvedic toxicology) by classifying poisons by source: plant/mineral (sthāvara), animal (jaṅgama), artificial compounds (kṛtrima), and by mode/origin such as bite (dantodbhava), claw/scratch (nakhabhava), and atmospheric/environmental (ākāśaprabhava).
By preserving a technical medical taxonomy used for diagnosis and treatment planning, it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium that includes applied sciences like Ayurveda alongside theology and ritual.
Though primarily medical, the instruction supports dharma by enabling protection of life (prāṇa-rakṣaṇa); safeguarding beings from poisoning is treated in Purāṇic ethics as a meritorious, life-preserving duty.