Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 23
Chapter 280 — रसादिलक्षणम् / सर्वरोगहराण्यौषधानि
Characteristics of Taste and Related Factors; Medicines that Remove All Diseases
सद्योभिशृतपूतं यत् तत् फाण्टमभिधीयते करणानां शतञ्चैव षष्टिश् चैवाधिका स्मृता
sadyobhiśṛtapūtaṃ yat tat phāṇṭamabhidhīyate karaṇānāṃ śatañcaiva ṣaṣṭiś caivādhikā smṛtā
สิ่งที่ต้มอย่างรวดเร็วแล้วกรองให้บริสุทธิ์ เรียกว่า ‘ผาณฏะ/ผาณฏ’ (phāṇṭa). ส่วน ‘กรณะ’ นั้นจดจำกันว่ามีจำนวนหนึ่งร้อยหกสิบ (160) ประการ.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Pramāṇa (right measure) and śuddhi (purification/filtration) as safeguards of efficacy and safety.
Application: Adopt filtration and measurement discipline in any medicinal preparation to ensure clarity, palatability, and reproducible therapeutic effect.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dravya-guna & Kalpana: medicinal preparations and measures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quick hot-infusion being made: herbs briefly boiled, then poured through a cloth filter into a clean cup; beside it, a measuring board or tally indicating standardized karaṇa counts.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, steaming pot with herbs, immediate cloth filtration into a vessel, stylized measurement marks and palm-leaf tally for karaṇa, flat iconic forms, warm palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-highlighted copper pot and filtered stream into a cup, ornate measuring weights displayed, decorative floral borders, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, technical clarity: show brief boiling, filtration, and a small inset of measurement units/marks labeled karaṇa, fine linework and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary preparing a warm infusion, delicate depiction of cloth strainer and steam, a scribe noting measures (karaṇa) on a scroll, detailed utensils."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: फाण्टमभिधीयते = फाण्टम् + अभिधीयते. शतञ्चैव = शतम् + च + एव. षष्टिश् चैवाधिका = षष्टिः + च + एव + अधिकाः (visarga sandhi: षष्टिः + च → षष्टिश् च).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 280.21 (five preparations); Agni Purana 280.22 (definitions of preparations)
FAQs
It defines the Ayurvedic dosage-form phāṇṭa as a quickly boiled-and-filtered preparation, and it records a traditional enumeration of karaṇas (a standardized count used for measures/operations in this section).
By giving precise technical definitions and numerical standards for medicinal preparation and measurement, it shows the text functioning as a compendium that includes practical Ayurveda alongside religious and mythic content.
Though primarily medical, the emphasis on purification (pūta—strained/clean) aligns with the broader Purāṇic ethic that correct, purified preparation supports health and sattvic order, indirectly aiding dharma through bodily well-being.