Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 76
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
अन्यथा योजितं कुर्यात् मन्दाग्निं गौरवारुचिं पथ्यासैन्धवकृष्णानां चूर्णमुष्णाम्बुना पिवेत्
anyathā yojitaṃ kuryāt mandāgniṃ gauravāruciṃ pathyāsaindhavakṛṣṇānāṃ cūrṇamuṣṇāmbunā pivet
Nếu không, hãy gia giảm cho thích hợp để trị hỏa tiêu hóa yếu, nặng nề và chán ăn; nên uống bột harītakī (pathyā), muối đá (saindhava) và tiêu đen (kṛṣṇā) với nước ấm.
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instruction)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Dietetic and digestive correction using a simple powder (cūrṇa) taken with warm water for mandāgni, heaviness, and anorexia.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Pathyā–Saindhava–Kṛṣṇā Cūrṇa for Mandāgni, Gaurava, Aruci","lookup_keywords":["mandāgni","gaurava","aruci","pathyā","saindhava"],"quick_summary":"For weak digestion with heaviness and loss of appetite, drink a powder of harītakī, rock-salt, and black pepper with warm water, adjusting administration appropriately."}
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Agni (digestive fire) is central; simple formulations can restore function when properly ‘yukta’ (rationally combined and administered).
Application: Encourages individualized adjustment (yukti) rather than rigid dosing.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and dietetics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A small preparation scene: harītakī fruits, rock-salt crystals, and black pepper being ground into powder; a patient drinks it with warm water to relieve heaviness and stimulate appetite.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, flat yet vivid: grinding stone with three ingredients clearly depicted, warm water pot, patient seated calmly; palm-leaf manuscript with formula beside the vaidya.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents on the water vessel and spice box; stylized harītakī fruits and peppercorns; patient receiving a small golden cup of warm water mixed with cūrṇa.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional composition: labeled ingredients, mortar and pestle, and the act of sipping warm water; emphasis on clarity and proportion.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed still-life of spices and salt, physician measuring powder, patient in domestic interior drinking from a porcelain cup; fine shading and realism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मन्दाग्निम् = मन्द + अग्निम्; गौरवारुचिम् = गौरव + अरुचिम्; चूर्णमुष्णाम्बुना = चूर्णम् + उष्णाम्बुना.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (digestive and śodhana adjuncts); Agni Purana 285 (kalpa entries for powders and lehyas)
FAQs
Ayurvedic practical therapy: a chūrṇa (powder) of harītakī, rock-salt, and black pepper taken with warm water to treat mandāgni (weak digestion), gaurava (heaviness), and aruci (loss of appetite).
It shows the Agni Purana functioning beyond mythology by preserving applied medical knowledge—specific materia medica (pathyā, saindhava, kṛṣṇā), dosage-form (cūrṇa), and anupāna (vehicle: warm water)—typical of Ayurveda sections embedded within a Purana.
By restoring digestion and appetite (supporting health and sattvic functioning), the instruction indirectly supports steadiness in dharma-practice—enabling clean living, disciplined diet, and sustained capacity for ritual, study, and vows.