Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 61
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
घृतयुक्क्वाथितं पेयं गुदंभ्रसे रुजापहम् विडङ्गातिविषामुस्तं दारुपाथाकलिङ्गकम्
ghṛtayukkvāthitaṃ peyaṃ gudaṃbhrase rujāpaham viḍaṅgātiviṣāmustaṃ dārupāthākaliṅgakam
Nước sắc uống được (peya) nấu chung các vị thuốc này với bơ ghee có tác dụng giảm đau trong trường hợp sa trực tràng. Bài gồm: viḍaṅga, ativīṣā, mustā, dāru, pāṭhā và kaliṅgaka.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic Ayurvedic sections)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Decoction-with-ghee (peya) protocol for relieving pain in rectal prolapse using specified herbs.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Ghṛta-yukta kvātha-peya for guda-bhraṃśa (rectal prolapse) pain","lookup_keywords":["guda bhraṃśa","ghṛta-yukta kvātha","viḍaṅga","ativīṣā","mustā"],"quick_summary":"Boil viḍaṅga, ativīṣā, mustā, dāru, pāṭhā, and kaliṅgaka into a drinkable decoction and take it with ghee to relieve pain associated with rectal prolapse."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Snehana (unctuous therapy) combined with kvātha delivery to pacify vāta-driven pain and instability.
Application: In painful prolapse presentations, combine warming decoction with ghṛta to improve tolerance, lubrication, and vāta control.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-kalpa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Herbs are boiled into a decoction; ghee is added to make a drinkable peya, offered as a pain-relieving remedy for rectal prolapse.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, steaming decoction pot, herbs laid on banana leaf, golden ghṛta poured in a thin stream, vaidya presenting a cup, serene healing mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold on the ghee vessel and cup, central pot of kvātha, neatly arranged herbs, dignified physician, rich maroons and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional scene, labeled herbs (viḍaṅga, ativīṣā, mustā, dāru, pāṭhā, kaliṅgaka), boiling step, then ghee-mixing step, clean composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed kitchen-pharmacy interior, assistant tending fire under pot, physician measuring ghee, patient seated on a low cot, intricate border motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ghṛtayuk(k)vāthitam = ghṛta-yuk + kvāthitam (gemination in text); gudaṃbhrase = gudam + phrase (locative); rujāpaham = rujā + apaham; viḍaṅgātiviṣāmustam = viḍaṅga + ativīṣā + mustam; dārupāṭhākaliṅgakam = dāru + pāṭhā + kaliṅgakam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (Guda-roga / atīsāra adjunct remedies)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic prescription: a ghee-infused decoction (peya) made from specific herbs to relieve pain in guda-bhraṃśa (rectal prolapse).
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied medical knowledge—naming a concrete disease condition and a precise multi-herb formulation with a defined preparation method (kvātha + ghṛta).
By teaching compassionate healing and bodily preservation through dharmic knowledge, the text frames medical care as a supportive duty (upakāra) that sustains a person’s ability to pursue dharma and religious practice.