Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 14
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
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गितैर् नृत्यैर् अप्सरोभिर्विमाने तत्र मोदते गावः सुरभयो नित्यं गावो गुग्गुलगन्धिकाः
gitair nṛtyair apsarobhirvimāne tatra modate gāvaḥ surabhayo nityaṃ gāvo guggulagandhikāḥ
ที่นั่นในวิมานทิพย์ เขารื่นรมย์ท่ามกลางบทเพลงและการร่ายรำของอัปสรา โคทั้งหลายที่นั่นหอมอยู่เสมอ—มีกลิ่นหอมหวาน และหอมด้วยกลิ่นกุคคุลุ (กุกกุลุ)۔
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Contemplative visualization of svarga/Goloka enjoyments used as motivation in vrata and dana contexts.","sutra_style":false}
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Alamkara Type: Rupaka
Concept: Merit (punya) is portrayed as yielding refined, harmonious experiences; sensory beauty is framed as a consequence of dharmic action.
Application: Use visualization of outcomes to sustain discipline; interpret pleasures as secondary to the ethical means that generate them.
Khanda Section: Phala-shruti & Svarga-varnana (Heavenly rewards and descriptions of celestial enjoyments)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: Cosmic realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial vimana floating in luminous skies; apsarases singing and dancing; below/around, radiant surabhi cows emanating sweet fragrance like guggulu incense.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized vimana with apsaras in rhythmic poses, swirling cloud bands, divine cows with decorative patterns, incense-like guggulu fragrance shown as curling golden lines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, heavy gold work on vimana and jewelry, apsaras in dance with veena and mridanga, divine cows with gem-studded ornaments, embossed fragrance motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, elegant dancers and musicians in a floating pavilion, careful depiction of cows and incense smoke, soft shading and refined facial expressions.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed aerial chariot with musicians and dancers, naturalistic cows with delicate halos, perfumed air suggested by fine smoke trails, ornate border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अप्सरोभिः+विमाने→अप्सरोभिर्विमाने
Related Themes: Agni Purana svarga-varnana and phala-shruti passages across dana/vrata chapters
FAQs
This verse functions as phala-shruti: it conveys the karmic ‘result-knowledge’ that meritorious acts lead to svarga-bhoga—celestial conveyances (vimāna), divine music/dance, and abundance symbolized by fragrant cows.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics, the Agni Purana also catalogs karma-phala and cosmological imagery; this verse adds a compact svarga-varnana unit describing heavenly amenities and symbolic prosperity (cows, fragrance, apsaras, vimāna).
It underscores that dharmic merit yields refined enjoyments in the afterlife—delight, beauty, and abundance—framing ethical/ritual action as producing tangible spiritual rewards.