Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 14
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
रसायनमिवर्षीणां देवानाममृतं यथा सुधेवोत्तमनागानां भैषज्यमिदमस्तु ते
rasāyanamivarṣīṇāṃ devānāmamṛtaṃ yathā sudhevottamanāgānāṃ bhaiṣajyamidamastu te
愿此药于你，如同诸仙之罗娑耶那（返老还童之灵剂）；如同诸天之甘露（amṛta）；又如同上首龙族之苏陀（sudhā，天界琼浆）：成为你真正的良药。
Lord Agni (instructing Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s medical sections)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Use a blessing formula to affirm the medicine’s efficacy—framing it as rasāyana-like rejuvenation and life-giving nectar—supporting patient confidence and therapeutic intent.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Bhaiṣajya-stuti: Medicine likened to Rasāyana, Amṛta, Sudhā","lookup_keywords":["rasāyana","amṛta","sudhā","bhaiṣajya-stuti","rejuvenation"],"quick_summary":"The remedy is blessed by analogy: as rasāyana for sages, amṛta for gods, and sudhā for nāgas—expressing the ideal of restorative, life-supporting medicine."}
Alamkara Type: Upamā (simile) and Atiśayokti (hyperbolic praise)
Concept: Bhaiṣajya is not merely material; it is to be approached as life-sustaining ‘amṛta’—a sacred support for prāṇa and longevity.
Application: In rasāyana-like regimens, emphasize discipline (niyama), faith (śraddhā), and consistent intake; use benedictions to reinforce commitment.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Rasayana & Bhaiṣajya—medicinal formulations and rejuvenatives)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A medicine vessel is sanctified as ‘nectar’: sages receiving rasāyana, gods with amṛta, and nāgas with sudhā—three parallel scenes converging into one blessing over the remedy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural triptych: left ṛṣis in forest āśrama receiving rasāyana, center devas with amṛta pot, right nāgas in jeweled underworld with sudhā, foreground healer blessing a medicine bowl; bold outlines, flat iconic figures","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central golden amṛta-kalaśa with ornate halo, flanked by sages and devas, nāga figures below, medicine bowl in front with gold embossing, rich reds and greens, devotional grandeur","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, refined narrative panels showing three analogies (ṛṣi/deva/nāga) with a clear central medicine container; soft colors, delicate ornament, didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, elegant allegory: physician presenting a vial, background divided into celestial court (devas), hermitage (ṛṣis), and subterranean garden (nāgas), intricate botanical borders and fine shading"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रसायनमिवर्षीणां = रसायनम्+इव+ऋषीणाम्; देवानाममृतं = देवानाम्+अमृतम्; सुधेवोत्तमनागानां = सुधेव+उत्तम+नागानाम्; भैषज्यमिदमस्तु = भैषज्यम्+इदम्+अस्तु
Related Themes: Agni Purana 279.12 (commencement rite); Agni Purana 279.13 (protective invocation)
FAQs
It frames a bhaiṣajya (therapeutic remedy) as a rasāyana-like rejuvenator—an Ayurvedic concept emphasizing restoration, vitality, and life-supporting efficacy, often used to praise or empower a treatment’s intended effect.
By embedding Ayurveda’s technical vocabulary (rasāyana, bhaiṣajya) within a Purāṇic discourse, it shows the text’s multi-disciplinary scope—preserving medical theory and therapeutic intent alongside ritual and theological material.
The verse functions as a benedictive assurance: the remedy is invoked to work with the potency of divine nectars, implying purification, protection of life (āyuḥ), and merit through sustaining health in a dharmic life.