Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 2
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
शृङ्गीं सकृष्णातिविषां चूर्णितां मधुना लिहेत् एका चातिविशा काशच्छर्दिज्वरहरी शिशोः
śṛṅgīṃ sakṛṣṇātiviṣāṃ cūrṇitāṃ madhunā lihet ekā cātiviśā kāśacchardijvaraharī śiśoḥ
శృంగీని కృష్ణా, అతివిషాతో కలిసి పొడి చేసి తేనెతో లేహనం చేయించాలి. అతివిషా ఒక్కటే కూడా శిశువులో దగ్గు, వాంతి, జ్వరాన్ని హరిస్తుంది।
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) instructing sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Pediatric powdered medicine (cūrṇa) licked with honey for infant cough, vomiting, and fever; also single-drug use of ativīṣā.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śṛṅgī-Kṛṣṇā-Ativīṣā cūrṇa with madhu; Ativīṣā ekā for kāsa-chardi-jvara in infants","lookup_keywords":["śṛṅgī","kṛṣṇā (pippalī)","ativīṣā","madhu","kāsa-chardi-jvara"],"quick_summary":"Powder śṛṅgī with kṛṣṇā and ativīṣā and give with honey; ativīṣā alone is also stated to relieve infant cough, vomiting, and fever."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Simplicity in therapeutics: a single well-chosen drug can be efficacious; vehicles (anupāna) like honey aid delivery.
Application: Use age-appropriate dosage forms (lickable honey-based) for infants who cannot take strong decoctions.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaisajya-kalpa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician grinds śṛṅgī, kṛṣṇā, and ativīṣā into a fine powder; honey is mixed to make a lickable paste, then given carefully to an infant to relieve cough, vomiting, and fever.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, healer with mortar and pestle, small bowl of honey, mother holding infant, stylized herb forms, calm healing palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-highlighted medicine bowl and spoon, richly colored garments, serene infant-care scene with auspicious medicinal herbs arranged like offerings","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, procedural clarity: grinding, sieving powder, mixing with honey, administering tiny dose; labeled ingredients śṛṅgī, kṛṣṇā, ativīṣā","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary table with jars, fine depiction of honey pot and powdered drugs, caregiver feeding infant, intimate indoor scene with delicate ornamentation"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सकृष्णातिविषां = स-कृष्णा-अतिविषाम् (सहितार्थ ‘स’ + समास); काशच्छर्दि… = काश-छर्दि… (श् + छ → च्छ); चातिविशा = च अतिविशा.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Nānā-roga-harāṇy auṣadhāni)
FAQs
Ayurvedic bāla-cikitsā: a pediatric lehya (lickable electuary) using powdered śṛṅgī with kṛṣṇā and ativīṣā mixed in honey, and a note that ativīṣā alone can relieve cough, vomiting, and fever in infants.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond theology—preserving practical medical therapeutics (drug selection, dosage-form like cūrṇa/lehya, and disease indications) alongside its ritual and cosmological materials.
While primarily therapeutic, such instructions reflect the dhārmic duty of protecting life (especially children) through right knowledge; preserving health supports sāttvika living and the ability to perform daily duties, worship, and vows without obstruction.