Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 5
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
गुडूची पर्पटी मुस्तं किरातं विश्वभेषजम् वातपित्तज्वरे देयं पञ्चभद्रमिदं स्मृतम्
guḍūcī parpaṭī mustaṃ kirātaṃ viśvabheṣajam vātapittajvare deyaṃ pañcabhadramidaṃ smṛtam
Ang Guḍūcī, Parpaṭī, Musta, Kirāta, at Viśvabheṣaja—ang limang ito ay iniuutos na ibigay sa lagnat na mula sa Vāta at Pitta; ito’y kilala bilang «Pañcabhadra».
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa’s typical narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Formulate and administer the Pañcabhadra group for vāta-pitta jvara, typically as kvatha, hima, or churna depending on stage of fever and patient strength.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Doṣa-specific chikitsā: matching drug-set to vāta-pitta pathology.
Application: When symptoms show both dryness/pain (vāta) and heat/thirst/burning (pitta), prefer balancing formulations rather than single-doṣa measures.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Jvara-chikitsa / Fever therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A labeled set of five herbs—guḍūcī, parpaṭī, musta, kirāta, viśvabheṣaja—arranged as the ‘Pañcabhadra’, with a physician indicating vāta-pitta fever on a diagnostic chart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural aesthetic: vaidya pointing to a palm-leaf diagram of vāta and pitta; five herb bundles on a banana-leaf tray; warm ochres and greens, temple-clinic ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central vaidya figure with gold embellishments on vessels; five herbs placed symmetrically like a sacred set; inscription-like band reading ‘Pañcabhadra’; deep maroon background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: clean instructional composition—five herbs illustrated with fine outlines; a small bowl of decoction; patient seated with fever cloth on forehead; subtle pastel palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: apothecary scene with precise botanicals; physician mixing powders; patient attended; marginalia-like labels for each drug; intricate textile patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वातपित्तज्वरे = वात + पित्त + ज्वरे (tatpuruṣa: ‘in fever caused by vāta and pitta’).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda: Jvara-chikitsa formulations in the 284 sequence; Agni Purana dravya-samgraha style lists in nearby verses
FAQs
Ayurvedic clinical guidance: a five-drug herbal combination (Pañcabhadra) specifically indicated for Vāta–Pitta type fevers, showing dosha-based prescription.
It preserves practical Ayurvedic pharmacology—naming specific herbs and an indicated disease-condition—alongside the Purana’s broader coverage of rituals, polity, arts, and sciences.
By promoting healing and the relief of suffering through dharmic, tradition-preserved medicine, the verse aligns bodily well-being with the Purana’s ethic of sustaining life (prāṇa-rakṣaṇa) as a righteous duty.