Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 79
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
रसाधिक्यं भवेद्राजन्नथ वह्निः प्रशाम्यति । रसेन पीड्यमानस्तु ज्वररूपोभिजायते
rasādhikyaṃ bhavedrājannatha vahniḥ praśāmyati | rasena pīḍyamānastu jvararūpobhijāyate
اے بادشاہ! جب بدن کے رَس (سیال مادّہ) کی زیادتی ہو جائے تو جَٹھراگنی دب جاتی ہے؛ اور اسی رَس کے دباؤ سے جَور (بخار) بیماری کی صورت میں پیدا ہوتا ہے۔
Unspecified (addressing a king, 'rājan')
Concept: When nourishing fluids become excessive, digestive fire weakens; imbalance breeds fever—health depends on harmony of agni and rasa.
Application: Avoid overeating and heavy, mucus-forming foods; keep routine, exercise, and sleep balanced; treat fever as a sign of systemic imbalance rather than only a symptom.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king sits respectfully before a sage who points to a bowl of milk-like ‘rasa’ overflowing, while a nearby lamp-flame dims—an allegory of subdued digestive fire. In the air, a faint heat-haze forms the silhouette of fever, suggesting how imbalance condenses into illness.","primary_figures":["teaching sage (ṛṣi)","king (rājan)","allegorical Jvara (fever) as a subtle presence"],"setting":"Hermitage classroom with a low desk of palm-leaf texts, a small oil lamp, and vessels of herbs; symbolic props (overflowing bowl, dimming flame).","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm ochre","milk white","copper brown","indigo shadow","herbal green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sage and king in frontal composition; an overflowing silver bowl labeled ‘rasa’ by iconographic cue, and a dim oil lamp representing weakened agni; gold leaf halos, rich maroon backdrop, ornate jewelry, stylized fever as a faint red aura; traditional South Indian iconography with decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate veranda scene; delicate brushwork shows steam rising from a dim lamp; the sage’s hand gesture connects the overflowing bowl to a faint red mist of fever; cool hill tones with lyrical trees and refined facial expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; simplified symbolic objects—large bowl, small flame; Jvara as a red-yellow aura behind the patient figure; temple mural palette with strong reds, yellows, greens; didactic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical composition with lotus borders; central lamp-flame (agni) dimming as a white wave (rasa) rises; subtle Viṣṇu symbols (śaṅkha-cakra) in corners as guardians of balance; deep blue ground with gold detailing and floral filigree."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft tanpura drone","gentle bell at cadence","morning birds","quiet rustle of palm leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेद्राजन् = भवेत् + राजन्; ज्वररूपोभिजायते = ज्वररूपः + अभिजायते; पीड्यमानस्तु = पीड्यमानः + तु.
FAQs
Here 'vahni' primarily indicates the inner digestive fire (agni); when it is weakened, digestion and metabolism are impaired.
It links fever to being afflicted by an excess of 'rasa' (bodily fluid/essence), which suppresses agni and manifests as jvara.
It emphasizes maintaining bodily balance: excesses that dampen digestive/metabolic fire can lead to illness, here exemplified by fever.