Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 7
Prātyahika-Rāja-Karma
Daily Duties of a King
औषधं भिषजोक्तं च मङ्गलालम्भनञ्चरेत् पश्चेद् गुरुं तेन दत्ताशीर्वदो ऽथ व्रजेत्सभां
auṣadhaṃ bhiṣajoktaṃ ca maṅgalālambhanañcaret paśced guruṃ tena dattāśīrvado 'tha vrajetsabhāṃ
వైద్యుడు సూచించిన ఔషధాన్ని సేవించి, మంగళారంభపు శుభక్రియను ఆచరించాలి. అనంతరం గురువును సమీపించి ఆయన ఆశీర్వాదం పొందిన తరువాత సభకు వెళ్లాలి.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Clinical protocol: take physician-prescribed medicine with auspicious preliminaries, then seek guru’s blessing before entering public/courtly space—integrating treatment, ritual hygiene, and social propriety.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Chikitsa-purvamangala and Guru-ashirvada before Sabha","lookup_keywords":["auṣadha-sevana","maṅgala-ālambhana","guru-āśīrvāda","sabhā-praveśa","cikitsā-vidhi"],"quick_summary":"Follow the physician’s prescription, perform an auspicious preliminary act, then receive the teacher’s blessing before proceeding to the assembly—framing therapy within auspicious and ethical conduct."}
Concept: Aushadha (therapy) is strengthened by śubha-kriyā (auspicious discipline) and guru-prasāda (ethical-spiritual authorization).
Application: Combine correct medical compliance with regulated conduct, humility, and blessings/mentorship before public duties.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa-vidhi / Medical and auspicious preliminaries)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: mangala
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patient or royal figure takes medicine offered by a physician, performs a small auspicious rite, bows to a seated guru who gives a blessing, then walks toward a grand assembly hall.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat vibrant colors, physician offering a small bowl of medicine, patient performing maṅgala rite with lamp and flowers, guru seated on a wooden āsana giving āśīrvāda mudrā, palace sabhā in background, ornate borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf, central guru figure with halo giving blessing, devotee/patient holding medicine vessel, small lamp and kalasha for maṅgala, richly decorated sabhā doorway with gold embellishment","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework, instructional sequence in one frame: medicine intake, maṅgala rite, guru blessing, approach to sabhā; soft pastel palette, detailed textiles","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly realism: hakim-like physician presenting medicine, scholar-guru bestowing blessing, attendants and antechamber leading to durbar hall, fine architectural detail and patterned carpets"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भिषजोक्तं = भिषज् + उक्तम्; मङ्गलालम्भनञ्चरेत् = मङ्गल-आलम्भनम् + चरेत्; पश्चेद् = पश्चात्; दत्ताशीर्वदोऽथ = दत्त-आशीर्वादः + अथ; व्रजेत्सभां = व्रजेत् + सभाम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda sections on chikitsa-vidhi and auspicious preliminaries (maṅgala); Agni Purana rajadharma passages on sabhā-praveśa and court protocol
FAQs
It prescribes a practical sequence: follow the physician’s medical prescription, perform an auspicious preliminary observance (maṅgala-ālambhana), then seek the guru’s blessing before undertaking a public/civic act (entering the sabhā).
In a single instruction it blends Ayurveda (obedience to medical prescription), ritual culture (mangala-acarana), and social governance/etiquette (approaching the guru and entering an assembly), exemplifying the Agni Purana’s multi-disciplinary scope.
It frames healing and public action within auspiciousness and reverence: the mangala observance and the guru’s blessing are presented as purifying supports that align one’s action with dharma and favorable outcomes.