Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 63
अध्याय २७८: सिद्धौषधानि
Siddha Medicines / Perfected Remedies
त्रिवृद्धि रेचने श्रेष्ठा वमने मदनं तथा वस्तिर्विरेको वमनं तैलं सर्पिस् तथा मधु वातपित्तबलाशानां क्रमेण परमौषधं
trivṛddhi recane śreṣṭhā vamane madanaṃ tathā vastirvireko vamanaṃ tailaṃ sarpis tathā madhu vātapittabalāśānāṃ krameṇa paramauṣadhaṃ
Trivṛt là dược phẩm tối thắng cho phép tẩy (recana); Madana cũng vậy, là tối thắng cho phép gây nôn (vamana). Đối với thụt (vasti), tẩy (vireka) và gây nôn (vamana), các chất dẫn/xe thuốc (anupāna) tối thượng, theo thứ tự ứng với vāta, pitta và śleṣman (kapha), là: dầu, bơ sữa (ghee) và mật ong.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, traditional frame)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Doṣa-wise tailoring: the same procedure gains efficacy and safety when matched with appropriate dravya and anupāna.
Application: Use doṣa assessment to choose both the main śodhana drug and its vehicle, improving outcomes and reducing complications.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Kaya-chikitsa: Panchakarma and Dravya-guna)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching scene showing trivṛt root and madana fruit displayed, alongside three vessels labeled oil, ghee, and honey, with arrows mapping them to vāta, pitta, and kapha therapies.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, bold botanical forms of trivṛt and madana, three shining pots (taila/ghṛta/madhu), a teacher-vaidya instructing students, traditional clinic veranda","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-leaf emphasis on three vessels, central herb garland framing trivṛt and madana, inscription-like labels, devotional medical iconography","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, neat pedagogic diagram: doṣa triad on one side, anupāna vessels on the other, trivṛt and madana illustrated with fine botanical accuracy","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court physician presenting herbs to a patron, assistants holding oil, ghee, honey containers, meticulous rendering of madana fruit and trivṛt vine"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वस्तिर्विरेको = वस्तिः + विरेकः (विसर्ग-सन्धि). परमौषधम् = परम-औषधम् (स्वर-सन्धि). वातपित्तबलाशानाम् कोटिः पाठानुसारं अस्पष्टा; समासरूपेण वात-पित्त-बल-आशानाम् इति ग्रहणम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 278.62 (snehana/svedana/stambhana essentials); Agni Purana 280 (sarvarogahara aushadhi—disease/remedy catalog)
FAQs
It gives Ayurvedic Panchakarma guidance: the preferred drugs for virecana (Trivṛt) and vamana (Madanaphala), and the correct vehicles/adjuncts—oil, ghee, honey—matched to vāta, pitta, and kapha respectively.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves applied medical science: named materia medica (Trivṛt, Madana) and procedural principles (doṣa-wise anupāna selection) typical of classical Ayurveda.
Panchakarma-based purification is framed as bodily and subtle cleansing; correct elimination therapies support sāttvika health and readiness for dharma, worship, and disciplined living by reducing doṣa-driven imbalance.