Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 21
Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि
Medicines that Remove Various Diseases
वरी विदारी पथ्या बलात्रयं सवासकं श्वदंष्ट्रामधुसर्पिर्भ्यामालिहेत् क्षयरोगवान्
varī vidārī pathyā balātrayaṃ savāsakaṃ śvadaṃṣṭrāmadhusarpirbhyāmālihet kṣayarogavān
క్షయరోగి వరీ, విదారీ, పథ్యా, బలాత్రయం మరియు వాసకాన్ని శ్వదంష్ట్రాతో కలిసి తేనె, నెయ్యితో కలిపి లేహ్యంగా నాకాలి।
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Preparation of a lehyam (linctus) for kṣaya/consumption using strengthening and restorative herbs with honey and ghee.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Bṛṃhaṇa and ojas-building as a disciplined regimen in chronic depletion; medicine as sustained practice (sevana) rather than single-dose cure.
Application: Adopt regular, measured intake of strengthening preparations and supportive diet/rest as part of long-term convalescence.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Rasayana & disease-therapy prescriptions)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A weak, emaciated patient takes a spoonful of herbal linctus made with ghee and honey; the physician prepares a thick paste with vidārī and balā, with vāsaka leaves and śva-daṁṣṭrā shown nearby.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, compassionate vaidya offering lehya on a small spoon, ghṛta and madhu vessels prominent, herbs stylized, subdued palette emphasizing healing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central medicine bowl with gold highlights, physician and patient in profile, ornate borders, ingredients arranged like auspicious items (ghee lamp-like sheen).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional close-up of lehya consistency, measured spoon, labeled herbs (vidārī, balā, vāsaka), clean composition for teaching.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, convalescent chamber scene, physician mixing paste in mortar, honey jar and ghee pot, patient wrapped in shawl, fine botanical detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्वदंष्ट्रामधुसर्पिर्भ्यामालिहेत् → श्वदंष्ट्रा-मधु-सर्पिर्भ्याम् + आलिहेत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Kṣaya/rasāyana-oriented formulations)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic knowledge: a specific lehya/avaleha-style lickable formulation using tonic and respiratory-support herbs (vāsaka, balā-traya, vidārī) combined with honey and ghee for kṣaya-roga (wasting/consumption).
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond theology—preserving practical medical recipes, materia medica, and dosage-form guidance (lickable electuary), alongside its ritual, cosmological, and dharma materials.
While primarily medical, such prescriptions are traditionally framed as dharmic self-care—preserving the body as an instrument for duties (dharma), worship, and disciplined living, thereby supporting spiritual practice through health.