Agni Purana — Mantra-shastra, Shloka 23
Chapter 301 — सूर्यार्चनं
Sūryārcana) / Sun-worship (closing colophon only
रक्तं शुक्लं जावापुष्पं रक्तशुक्लस्त्रुतौ पिवेत् केशरं वृहतीमूलं गोपीयष्टितृणोत्पलम्
raktaṃ śuklaṃ jāvāpuṣpaṃ raktaśuklastrutau pivet keśaraṃ vṛhatīmūlaṃ gopīyaṣṭitṛṇotpalam
若有红色或白色分泌之患，当饮jāvā花（红、白二种）之浸剂/榨取液，并和以藏红花（keśara）、vṛhatī之根、gopī-yaṣṭi、tṛṇa药草及utpala（青莲/蓝莲）。
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instruction style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Strīroga therapy for abnormal genital discharge using a drinkable preparation (pāna) of specified dravyas.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Rakta-śukla-strāva pāna-yoga (jāvā-puṣpa etc.)","lookup_keywords":["rakta-strāva","śukla-strāva","jāvāpuṣpa","keśara","vṛhatīmūla"],"quick_summary":"For red/white discharge, take a drink prepared from red and white jāvā flowers with saffron, vṛhatī root, gopī-yaṣṭi, medicinal grass (tṛṇa), and utpala."}
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Dravya-guṇa based balancing: selecting cooling/stambhana-oriented substances for discharge disorders.
Application: Formulary knowledge for household physicians: ingredient list for a specific symptom-complex.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and herbal formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician measures red and white jāvā flowers with saffron and other botanicals, preparing an infusion/decoction to be drunk for red/white discharge.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized botanicals: red and white jāvā blossoms, saffron strands, blue utpala; vaidya preparing a drink in a bronze vessel, calm clinic-like setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted bowls of herbs, central composition of red/white flowers and blue lotus, physician offering a cup, ornate border, auspicious medicinal theme.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional botanical plate: each ingredient rendered clearly (jāvā red/white, keśara, vṛhatī root, utpala), with a small scene of preparation of pāna.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature with naturalistic botanical accuracy, physician in a garden pavilion, ingredients laid on a carpet, simmering infusion, delicate shading and fine detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जावापुष्पं = जावा-पुष्पम्; रक्तशुक्लस्त्रुतौ = रक्त-शुक्ल-स्त्रुतौ (स्त्रुतौ = स्त्रुतिः सप्तमी एकवचन); गोपीयष्टितृणोत्पलम् = गोपी-यष्टि-तृण-उत्पलम् (समाहारद्वन्द्व).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 301 (Strīroga formulations around pradara/strāva)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutic guidance: a drinkable herbal combination is prescribed for disorders characterized by red or white genital discharge.
It shows the text functioning as a practical compendium—moving beyond mythology into applied Ayurveda by listing specific drugs (vṛhatī, utpala, saffron, etc.) and their indicated clinical use.
While primarily medical, such prescriptions are part of dharmic life-maintenance (ārogya as support for sādhana), aiming at bodily purity and stability so religious duties and disciplines can be performed without impediment.