Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 3
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
वीरकार्ये इति ख एकनामाथ सर्थकमिति ख , ञ च सर्वव्याधिविनाशकानिति ख आमलक्यभया कृष्ण वह्निः सर्वज्वरान्तकः विल्वाग्निमन्थश्योनाककाश्मर्यः पार्ला स्थिरा
vīrakārye iti kha ekanāmātha sarthakamiti kha , ña ca sarvavyādhivināśakāniti kha āmalakyabhayā kṛṣṇa vahniḥ sarvajvarāntakaḥ vilvāgnimanthaśyonākakāśmaryaḥ pārlā sthirā
‘వీరకార్యే’—ఇది ఖ ప్రతిలోని పాఠం; ‘ఏకనామ’ ‘సార్థకం’—ఇవీ ఖ ప్రతిలోని పాఠాలు; అలాగే ‘సర్వవ్యాధివినాశకాన్’—ఇదీ ఖ ప్రతిలోని పాఠం. (ఔషధాలు) ఇవి—ఆమలకీ, అభయా, కృష్ణా, వహ్ని, సర్వజ్వరాంతక, విల్వ, అగ్నిమంథ, శ్యోనాక, కాశ్మర్య, పార్లా, స్థిరా.
Lord Agni (narrating encyclopedic knowledge to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Nighaṇṭu-method: knowledge is preserved through lists, synonyms, and variant readings to ensure correct dravya identification and application.
Application: When encountering variant readings, treat them as synonym-index entries; cross-check with regional materia medica to avoid misidentification in practice.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dravyaguna / Nighantu-style materia medica and medicinal synonyms)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A herbalist’s spread of labeled botanicals: āmalakī fruits, harītakī, pippalī, bilva, agnimantha, śyonāka, kāśmarya; a manuscript margin showing variant readings and synonyms.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized medicinal plants arranged in a grid with palm-leaf manuscript beside them, vaidya pointing to names, earthy palette and bold outlines, temple-clinic ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: decorative still-life of key herbs (āmalakī, harītakī, pippalī, bilva) with gold-highlighted vessels and label cartouches, symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic botanical plate—each herb drawn with parts (fruit, root, bark) and Sanskrit labels; manuscript variants shown as side-notes; clean, precise linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: naturalistic botanical study with fine shading, physician annotating a manuscript, arranged specimens on a carpeted floor, meticulous detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ekanāmātha→एकनाम अथ; sarthakamiti→सार्थकम् इति; sarvavyādhivināśakāniti→सर्व-व्याधि-विनाशकान् इति; āmalakyabhayā→आमलकी-अभया; vilvāgnimanthaśyonākakāśmaryaḥ→विल्व + अग्निमन्थ + श्योनाक + काश्मर्यः (सूची/समाहार-लेखः)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284.2 (bilvādi pañcamūla kvātha for vātika jvara); Agni Purana 284 (subsequent siddha-yoga recipes likely using these dravyas)
FAQs
Ayurvedic dravyaguṇa knowledge: the verse functions as a nighaṇṭu-style register of medicinal plant names/epithets, including curative descriptors like “sarvavyādhivināśaka” and “sarvajvarāntaka.”
It exemplifies the Agni Purana’s cataloging approach by embedding practical medical lexicon (herb names and therapeutic titles) alongside other sciences, making the text a compendium spanning ritual, polity, and medicine.
By preserving and transmitting healing nomenclature—especially disease- and fever-destroying epithets—the verse supports dharma through protection of life and health, a key puruṣārtha-aligned aim in Purāṇic applied knowledge.