Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 48
Liṅga-māna-ādi-kathana
Measurements and Related Particulars of the Liṅga
विस्तारस्य षडंशेन मुखैर् निर्गमनं हितं सर्वेषां मुखलिङ्गानां त्रपुषं वाथ कुक्कुटं
vistārasya ṣaḍaṃśena mukhair nirgamanaṃ hitaṃ sarveṣāṃ mukhaliṅgānāṃ trapuṣaṃ vātha kukkuṭaṃ
เมื่ออาการบวม/การคั่งสะสมแผ่กว้าง การขับออกทางปากหรือช่องเปิดต่าง ๆ เป็นผลดี โดยกำหนดตามหนึ่งในหกของขนาดที่แผ่ไป สำหรับโรคที่มีลักษณะเป็น ‘ช่องปาก/ช่องเปิด’ ทั้งปวง ให้ใช้ ตรปุษะ (แตงกวา) หรือ กุกกุฏะ (ไก่ตัวผู้)
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vashistha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Shilpa","practical_application":"Guidance for shalya/shalakya management of swellings/collections by controlled evacuation through natural or created openings, and simple dravya-upayoga for mukhalinga-type lesions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Visravaṇa (evacuation) for vistṛta-śopha and mukhaliṅga-lakṣaṇa upacāra","lookup_keywords":["śopha","visravaṇa","mukhalinga","trapūṣa","kukkuṭa"],"quick_summary":"For a spreading swelling/collection, therapeutic expulsion via openings is advised in a measured proportion (one-sixth). For lesions showing ‘orifice/mouth’ signs, trapūṣa (cucumber) or kukkuṭa is indicated as a practical dravya."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Yukti (rational, measured intervention) in chikitsā—controlled evacuation and appropriate dravya selection.
Application: Apply proportionate, non-excessive intervention; choose dravya by lakṣaṇa (sign-based) reasoning.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Shalya/Shalakya—surgical and para-surgical measures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic surgeon-physician assessing a spreading swelling and performing controlled drainage through an opening, with cucumber and a rooster depicted as indicated dravya.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, traditional vaidya in white dhoti with surgical instruments, patient seated, depiction of controlled visravaṇa from a swelling, trapūṣa (cucumber) and kukkuṭa nearby, earthy reds and greens, temple-mural flat shading","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style, central vaidya figure with ornate halo-like arch motif, gold leaf accents on instruments and vessels, patient with bandaged area, cucumber and rooster as symbolic dravya, rich maroons and greens","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework instructional medical scene, labeled instruments and measured proportion gesture (one-sixth), calm palette, detailed depiction of drainage opening and dressing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-physician in a clinic chamber, attendants holding tray with cucumber and rooster symbol, precise depiction of procedure, delicate borders and botanical marginalia"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुखैर् → मुखैः (visarga sandhi before n-); वाथ → वा + अथ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda-khaṇḍa: śopha/vidradhi/pramāṇa-nirṇaya contexts (adjacent ślokas); Agni Purana: śalya-vidhi sections on chedana-bhedana-lekhana/visravaṇa
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic clinical rule: when a condition has ‘spread,’ controlled evacuation/expulsion (nirgamana) through an orifice is advised in a measured proportion (one-sixth), and it notes supportive dietary/therapeutic items such as trapuṣa (cucumber) or kukkuṭa.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical guidance—quantified therapeutic measures and materia medica/dietetics—showing its wide-ranging, handbook-like coverage of applied sciences.
By promoting measured, non-excessive therapy aimed at restoring bodily balance, the instruction supports dharmic living—health as a basis for performing duties, purity, and disciplined conduct without harm from over-treatment.