Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 17
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
रूक्ष्मः शीतश् चलो वायुः पित्तमुष्णं कटुत्रयम् स्थिराम्लस्निग्धमधुरं बलाशञ्च प्रचक्षते
rūkṣmaḥ śītaś calo vāyuḥ pittamuṣṇaṃ kaṭutrayam sthirāmlasnigdhamadhuraṃ balāśañca pracakṣate
وہ وायु (وات) کو خشک، سرد اور متحرک کہتے ہیں؛ پِتّہ کو گرم اور کٹو-تریہ (تیز ذائقوں کی تثلیث) سے متصف؛ اور بَل/شلیشمن (کف) کو ثابت، ترش، چکنا اور شیریں اوصاف والا بیان کرتے ہیں۔
Lord Agni (teaching Vasiṣṭha)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Doṣa-guṇa-rasa lakṣaṇa: Vāta–Pitta–Kapha","lookup_keywords":["Vāta guṇa","Pitta uṣṇa","Kapha śleṣman","rūkṣa śīta cala","snigdha madhura"],"quick_summary":"Vāta is defined by dryness, coldness, and mobility; Pitta by heat and pungent tendency; Kapha by stability, unctuousness, sweetness (and sour association). Use these markers to identify doṣic dominance."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Guṇa-lakṣaṇa as a valid means to infer doṣa and guide right action (yukti) in diet and conduct.
Application: Observe qualities in body/mind (dryness, heat, heaviness, mobility) and choose opposite qualities to restore balance.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Doṣa–Guṇa–Rasa classification; diagnostic fundamentals)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic tableau of three labeled doṣas with their guṇas: Vāta as wind-like, Pitta as flame-like, Kapha as water/nectar-like, arranged as an Ayurvedic chart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat earthy palette, three personified doṣas: Vāta as pale wind deity with flowing scarf (rūkṣa-śīta-cala), Pitta as golden-red fire figure (uṣṇa), Kapha as cool blue-green stable figure with lotus and conch (snigdha-sthira-madhura), Sanskrit labels, traditional borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central triad panel with embossed gold halos, Vāta (airy), Pitta (fiery), Kapha (watery), each with attribute cartouches listing guṇas; rich reds and greens, ornamental frame","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional Ayurvedic chart aesthetic, delicate lines, muted colors, three columns with icons (wind/flame/water) and guṇa lists in Devanāgarī, physician-sage pointing to the chart","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court physician explaining tridoṣa qualities to students, detailed textiles and manuscripts, marginal notes showing rūkṣa-śīta-cala / uṣṇa / sthira-snigdha-madhura"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शीतश्→शीतः; पित्तमुष्णं→पित्तम् उष्णम्; स्थिराम्लस्निग्धमधुरं→स्थिरम् अम्लम् स्निग्धम् मधुरम्; बलाशञ्च→बलासम् च
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda-khaṇḍa: doṣa-guṇa-rasa sections around 279.18–279.21
FAQs
Ayurvedic diagnostic knowledge: it defines hallmark qualities of the three doṣas—Vāta (dry/cold/mobile), Pitta (hot/kaṭu-traya), and Kapha/Śleṣman (stable/sour/unctuous/sweet)—used to infer imbalance from symptoms, diet, and season.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a multi-disciplinary compendium by embedding classical Ayurvedic tridoṣa theory—normally found in medical saṃhitās—inside a Purāṇic framework alongside ritual, polity, and arts.
By enabling right diet and conduct aligned to one’s doṣic state, the teaching supports bodily steadiness for dharma and worship—health is treated as a practical foundation for sustained sādhana and purified action.