Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 45
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
पक्वं पीत्वा जयत्याशु सदाहं वातशोणितं कफवातविनाशिनीमिति ज त्रिकटुत्रिफलाकुष्ठमिति ञ पटोलत्रिफलाभिरुकटुकामृतसाधितमिति ख , छ , ञ च गुग्गुलं कोष्णशीते तु गुडुची त्रिफलाम्भसा
pakvaṃ pītvā jayatyāśu sadāhaṃ vātaśoṇitaṃ kaphavātavināśinīmiti ja trikaṭutriphalākuṣṭhamiti ña paṭolatriphalābhirukaṭukāmṛtasādhitamiti kha , cha , ña ca guggulaṃ koṣṇaśīte tu guḍucī triphalāmbhasā
Khi chế phẩm này được nấu chín đúng phép (pakva) rồi dùng, nó nhanh chóng thắng được cảm giác nóng rát mạn tính và chứng vāta-śoṇita (rối loạn huyết do Vāta, gần với gout), đồng thời tiêu trừ các bệnh thuộc kapha-vāta—vì thế gọi là phương «ja». Hợp phương «trikaṭu–triphalā–kuṣṭha» được gọi là «ña». Chế phẩm nấu với paṭola, triphalā, abhiru, kaṭukā và amṛtā (guḍūcī) được gọi là «kha/cha/ña». Guggulu có thể dùng với chất dẫn ấm hoặc mát, bằng nước đã được chế với guḍūcī và triphalā.
Lord Agni (instructing Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic medical section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Identification and administration of specific guggulu-based formulations (with named labels) for burning sensations, vāta-śoṇita (gout-like blood disorder), and kapha-vāta conditions, including guidance on anupāna (vehicle).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Labeled Guggulu Yogas and Anupāna (Guḍūcī–Triphala Water)","lookup_keywords":["guggulu yoga","vāta-śoṇita","sadāha burning","trikaṭu triphalā kuṣṭha","guḍūcī triphalā anupāna"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates multiple named formulations (ja/ña/kha/cha/ña) and states indications (burning, vāta-śoṇita, kapha-vāta) plus administration with warm/cool vehicles using guḍūcī–triphala water."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Nāma-bheda (labeling) and prayoga-bheda (variant formulations) within a single therapeutic class; anupāna selection as part of treatment logic.
Application: Maintain formulation identity (ingredients/processing) and match vehicle temperature to symptom-complex (burning vs. heaviness/coldness).
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Rasayana & Guggulu preparations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pharmacy scene showing guggulu being cooked to proper pāka, jars labeled with formula names (ja, ña, kha/cha), and a vessel of guḍūcī–triphala water prepared as anupāna, with warm and cool serving options.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style apothecary tableau, stylized flames under a cauldron of guggulu, guḍūcī vine and triphalā fruits depicted clearly, attendants holding warm and cool water pots, flat ornamental background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, ornate borders, gold highlights on labeled medicine jars and brass vessels, central guggulu cauldron, rich saturated colors, devotional-clinical ambiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional panel: sequential vignettes—pāka of guggulu, mixing trikaṭu-triphala-kuṣṭha, preparing guḍūcī-triphala water, administering with warm/cool anupāna; fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature dispensary with meticulous labeling, physician consulting a patient with inflamed foot (vāta-śoṇita), assistants preparing decoction water, detailed botanical margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: jayatyāśu = जयति + आशु. kaphavātavināśinīmiti = कफवातविनाशिनीम् + इति. koṣṇaśīte treated as locative dual dvandva (कोष्णे शीते). Label letters (ज/ख/छ/ञ) are textual markers.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (guggulu and bhaiṣajya-kalpa cluster); Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda passages on anupāna and pāka-siddhi
FAQs
It gives practical Ayurvedic pharmaceutics: named compound formulations (with trikaṭu, triphalā, kuṣṭha, paṭola, kaṭukā, guḍūcī) and the recommended anupāna/vehicle for guggulu—warm or cool water processed with guḍūcī and triphalā—aimed at vāta-śoṇita and kapha-vāta disorders.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana catalogs applied sciences; here it preserves clinical-style Ayurvedic recipes, ingredient lists, and administration guidance (anupāna), demonstrating the text’s wide coverage of health, pharmacology, and therapeutics.
While primarily medical, the Purāṇic framing treats health-preserving knowledge as dharmic support for sādhana: restoring balance of doṣas (vāta/kapha) and purifying afflicted blood helps sustain ritual duty, study, and disciplined living.