Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 30
Explanation of the Final Dissolution (Ātyantika Laya) and the Arising of Hiraṇyagarbha — Subtle Body, Post-Death Transit, Rebirth, and Embodied Constituents
जलात्स्वेदश् च रसनन्देहे वै संप्रजायते क्लेदो वसा रसा तक्रं शुक्रमूत्रकफादिकं
jalātsvedaś ca rasanandehe vai saṃprajāyate kledo vasā rasā takraṃ śukramūtrakaphādikaṃ
由水而生汗；而由体内之“罗娑”（rasa，滋养之液）确实产生湿润（kleda）、脂肪（vasā）、诸体液精华（rasāḥ）、如乳清/酪浆之液（takra），以及精液、尿、痰（kapha）等类。
Lord Agni (in instruction to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Understanding water and rasa-derived secretions/excretions for physiology and diagnosis—tracking sweat, kleda, fat, kapha, urine, semen as products of fluid metabolism.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Element-to-body production chain: jala and rasa as generative bases for bodily fluids and wastes.
Application: Observe secretions as downstream indicators of rasa integrity and elemental balance.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Sharira-dhatu-mala-vijnana / Physiology of bodily fluids)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physiology chart showing water (jala) feeding sweat (sveda) and rasa transforming into multiple bodily fluids—kleda, fat, kapha, urine, semen—depicted as branching streams from a central rasa vessel.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural diagram: stylized pot of water labeled jala, channel to skin pores for sveda, central rasa river branching to kapha/ mutra/ śukra icons, decorative borders, earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore gold-accented schematic: central rasa-lotus with gold veins branching to labeled droplets (sveda, kleda, vasa, kapha, mutra, śukra), rich reds/greens, ornate frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional illustration: clean branching flowchart from jala and rasa to secretions, small vignettes of skin (sweat), bladder (urine), lungs/throat (kapha), reproductive organ (semen), neat Sanskrit labels.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a hakim-like teacher with a manuscript diagram of fluid pathways, delicate watercolor streams and labeled vessels, indoor scholarly setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जलात्स्वेदः = जलात् + स्वेदः; स्वेदश् च = स्वेदः + च; रसनन्देहे = रसनम् + देहे; शुक्रमूत्रकफादिकम् = शुक्र + मूत्र + कफ + आदिकम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 368 (śārīra: bhūta-dhātu-mala mapping)
FAQs
Ayurvedic physiological knowledge: it explains how sweat is water-derived and how multiple bodily secretions/fluids are said to arise from rasa (the nutritive dhatu) within the body.
It demonstrates the Purana’s inclusion of Ayurveda—mapping bodily constituents and secretions (sveda, kleda, vasā, śukra, mūtra, kapha) alongside its religious and cultural materials.
By framing the body as a knowable system of constituents, it supports purity-disciplines and self-regulation (āhāra-vihāra), aiding dharmic living through informed care of the body as an instrument of practice.