Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 12
Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्
Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures
आदित्यादियुतं प्रार्च्य उदितेर्के ऽर्घ्यकं ददेत् श्वासविषाग्निविप्रकुण्डीहृल्लेखासकलो भृगुः
ādityādiyutaṃ prārcya uditerke 'rghyakaṃ dadet śvāsaviṣāgniviprakuṇḍīhṛllekhāsakalo bhṛguḥ
既如法礼敬太阳，并与阿底提耶（Āditya）及随从诸神同受供养，当太阳升起时，应献供阿尔伽水（arghya）。由此，婆利古（Bhṛgu）得以脱离气促、毒害、病热之灼火、形变或紊乱、库ṇḍī类肿胀、如刮心之痛，以及一切此类诸疾。
Lord Agni (teaching to the sage Vasiṣṭha, in the standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Sunrise Sūrya-upāsanā with arghya-pradāna for wellbeing and relief from specific ailments; integrates daily ritual discipline with health-oriented outcomes.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Daily alignment with solar order (ṛta) through worship and offering; bodily afflictions are framed as mitigable through disciplined sacred routine and divine grace.
Application: Adopt a consistent sunrise practice (snāna, ācamana, arghya, short stotra/japa) as a stabilizing life-rhythm supporting health and clarity.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Surya-upasana and Arghya-pradana rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Ritual-Temporal
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee at dawn offering arghya-water to the rising Sun, with Āditya and attendant deities subtly present; the scene implies healing—breath easing, poison/fire afflictions pacified—through solar radiance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dawn gradient sky, devotee in traditional posture holding arghya vessel; large radiant Sūrya with attendant deities in halo; stylized water stream arcing upward; calm sacred atmosphere.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: rising Sun with gold-leaf halo; devotee offering arghya in foreground; ornate lotuses and temple parapet; gold accents emphasizing solar tejas and auspiciousness.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: clear step-by-step depiction—worship then arghya at sunrise; neat composition with subtle labels for ailments being dispelled (śvāsa, viṣa, etc.) as symbolic dark clouds dissolving.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: riverside terrace at dawn, devotee offering water to the sun; delicate architecture and landscape; sun rendered as luminous disc with faint divine entourage; refined naturalism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: उदितेर्के = उदिते + अर्के (e+a → er); 'र्घ्यकं = अर्घ्यकम् (avagraha indicates initial a after vowel); long bahuvrīhi treated as name/epithet compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Sūrya-upāsanā and arghya-vidhi passages near ch. 299; related phala-śruti sections
FAQs
It prescribes the sunrise arghya (water oblation) to Sūrya after proper worship with attendant deities, presenting it as a remedial rite with specific therapeutic outcomes.
It blends pūjā-vidhi (ritual procedure) with a catalog of disease/toxin-related effects, showing how the text integrates liturgy, practical health concerns, and merit-producing observances.
Offering arghya at sunrise is presented as a purificatory act that removes afflictions and negative conditions, implying both religious merit and cleansing of bodily/psychic impurities through Sūrya-upāsanā.