Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 41
Chapter 369 — शरीरावयवाः
The Limbs/Organs and Constituents of the Body
मूत्रस्य चैव पित्तस्य श्लेष्मणः शकृतस् तथा पञ्चपेशीशतान्यत्रेति ख , ञ च रक्तस्य सरसस्यात्र क्रमशो ऽञ्जलयो मताः
mūtrasya caiva pittasya śleṣmaṇaḥ śakṛtas tathā pañcapeśīśatānyatreti kha , ña ca raktasya sarasasyātra kramaśo 'ñjalayo matāḥ
Tại đây, các lượng (đo bằng añjali—vốc tay chắp) được xem là lần lượt dành cho nước tiểu, mật (pitta), đờm (śleṣman) và phân. Trong ngữ cảnh này, một số dị bản (kha, ña) cũng nói rằng số cơ là năm trăm. Cũng vậy, lượng của máu và của rasa (dịch dưỡng lưu hành) được nêu theo thứ tự bằng (bấy nhiêu) añjali.
Lord Agni (teaching in an encyclopedic/śāstra style to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Provides physiological quantity measures (añjali-pramāṇa) for key bodily excretions/fluids and notes variant reading on muscle count; used for śārīra teaching and clinical estimation of depletion/excess.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Añjali-pramāṇa of bodily fluids; muscle count variant","lookup_keywords":["añjali-pramāṇa","mūtra","pitta","śleṣman","śakṛt"],"quick_summary":"Gives traditional handful-based measures for urine, bile, phlegm, feces, and also indicates measures for blood and rasa; some recensions add that muscles are five hundred."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: The body is knowable through pramāṇa (measures) and saṅkhyā (counts); disciplined observation underlies applied healing.
Application: Cultivate measurement-minded observation (even if approximate) to detect imbalance early and to communicate findings consistently.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Śārīra / Anatomy and physiological measures)
Primary Rasa: jijnasa
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching scene where a physician demonstrates añjali measurement with cupped hands beside labeled vessels representing urine, bile, phlegm, feces, blood, and rasa; a side note panel shows '500 muscles' as a manuscript variant.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural of an āyurvedic teacher with students, hands cupped in añjali; beside him stylized pots labeled mūtra/pitta/śleṣman/śakṛt/rakta/rasa; manuscript palm-leaf motif indicating variant reading.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of a seated physician-sage with gold-embossed vessels arranged in order; prominent cupped-hands gesture; ornate script cartouches naming each fluid; rich gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional painting: clear diagram of cupped hands (añjali) and a row of labeled containers; inset anatomical figure with muscle groups and note 'pañca-peśī-śatāni' variant.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature in a clinic-court setting: physician measuring with hands, assistant holding a ledger; labeled jars; marginalia showing alternate recension note; fine detail and realism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; शकृतस् = शकृतः (visarga before त); शतान्यत्र = शतानि + अत्र; क्रमशोऽञ्जलयः = क्रमशः + अञ्जलयः (अः+अ→ओऽ). ‘ख, ञ’ are treated as textual/recensional markers.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 369.42 (incremental measures; śukra and ojas); Agni Purana Ayurveda khanda on dhātu and mala
FAQs
Ayurvedic śārīra-vidyā: it gives traditional quantitative measures (in añjali) for bodily excretions and fluids (urine, pitta, kapha, feces, blood, rasa) and notes a textual tradition stating the muscles are counted as 500.
It shows the text functioning like a compendium by preserving technical physiological data (body-fluid measures and anatomical counts) alongside variant recensional notes—material typical of medical/anatomical treatises embedded within a Purāṇa.
Indirectly, it supports dharma by promoting right knowledge of the body used in purification, health, and disciplined living; accurate bodily understanding is treated as a foundation for regulated conduct (niyama) and ritual purity.