Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 40
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
मनुष्या मुनिर्शादूल वातपित्तकफात्मकाः रक्तपित्तं व्यवायाच्च गुरुकर्मप्रवर्तनैः
manuṣyā munirśādūla vātapittakaphātmakāḥ raktapittaṃ vyavāyācca gurukarmapravartanaiḥ
ఓ మునిశార్దూలా! మనుష్యులు వాత-పిత్త-కఫాత్మకులు; మరియు అతివ్యవాయము (అతిమైథునము) అలాగే గురు/కఠిన కర్మప్రవృత్తుల వలన రక్తపిత్త రోగము ఉద్భవించును।
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Restraint (saṃyama) in pleasures and labor as a protector of health; body as tridoṣic system requiring balance.
Application: Ethical-lifestyle regulation to reduce disease risk (preventive dharma as health discipline).
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-nidana / Tridoṣa pathology and bleeding disorders)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sage instructing a disciple about tridoṣa constitution; a cautionary tableau showing a person weakened by overexertion and indulgence, with symbolic red flow indicating raktapitta.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru-sage seated teaching; side vignette: laborer carrying heavy load and a couple in indulgence, with stylized red motif indicating bleeding disorder; bold outlines, traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central teaching scene with gold accents on the sage; two small narrative panels below showing 'guru-karma' (heavy work) and 'vyavāya' (indulgence) as causes; decorative borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic layout: teacher pointing to a tri-doṣa diagram and a labeled raktapitta cause-chain (vyavāya, atiśrama); soft colors, clear iconography.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly physician-sage advising; background shows a worker with heavy burden and a private chamber scene, connected by a red ribbon motif symbolizing raktapitta causation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुनिर्शादूल → मुनेः शादूल (सम्बोधन); वातपित्तकफात्मकाः → वात-पित्त-कफ-आत्मकाः; व्यवायाच्च → व्यवायात् च; गुरुकर्मप्रवर्तनैः → गुरु-कर्म-प्रवर्तनैः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279 (tridoṣa and roga-nidāna context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic roga-nidāna: it states the tridoṣa constitution of humans and identifies sexual indulgence and strenuous exertion as causative factors for raktapitta (bleeding disorder).
It demonstrates the Purana’s medical compendium aspect by embedding classical Ayurvedic pathology—tridoṣa theory and disease causation—within a Purāṇic chapter, alongside its many other domains (ritual, polity, arts).
It implicitly promotes dhārmic self-restraint and moderation: avoiding excess sensuality and overexertion supports health, steadiness of conduct, and fitness for religious duties.