This presentation deals with assessment of agni w.s.r Shodhana

1. ASSESSMENT OF AGNI
Dr. Akshay Shetty
Associate Professor
Department of Panchakarma
SSRAMCH Inchal

2. Contents
• Objectives
• Definition of Agni.
• Classification of Agni.
• Importance of Agni.
• Assessment of Agni.
• Application of Agni.
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3. Objectives
By the end of this presentation the learner must be able
1. Define Agni
2. Classify Agni
3. Discuss importance of Agni
4. Assess the agni
5. Interpret the application of Agni in shodhana
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4. Definition of Agni
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6. Function of normal Agni
आयुर्वर्णो बलं स्वास्थ्यमुत्साहोपचयौ प्रभा|
ओजस्तेजोऽग्नयः प्रार्णाश्चोक्ता देहाग्नग्नहेतुकाः||३||
शान्तेऽग्नौ ग्नियते, युक्ते ग्नचरं जीर्त्यनामयः|
रोगी स्याग्निक
ृ ते, मूलमग्नग्नस्तस्माग्निरुच्यते||४|| Cha.chi 15/3
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7. Classification of Agni
Agni
Jataragni Dhathwagni Bhuthagni
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8. Jataragni
Samagni
Vishamagni
Tikshnagni
Mandagni
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11. Assessment of agni
तद्यथा- अग्नग्नं जरर्णशक्त्या परीक्षेत, cha.vi 4/7
आहारशक्तक्ततश्चेग्नत आहारशक्तक्तरभ्यर्हरर्णशक्त्या जरर्णशक्तया च परीक्ष्या; ब
लायुषी ह्याहारायत्ते
• Agni assessment depends upon the three components viz.
1. Abhyavaharaņa Śakti,
2. Jaraņa Śakti &
3. Ruchi.
• Unless all are considered, no proper assessment of Agni can be done
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12. Assessment
of Jarana
shakti
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Utsāha,
Laghutā,
Udgāra Śuddhi,
Kshudhā-Trishņā Pravritti
Yathochita Malotsarga(Ma.Ni 6/4)

13. Assessment
of
Abyavarana
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Food intake capacity
Avara
Madhyama
Pravara

14. Applications
of Agni
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Fixing the dose of
snehapana
Fixation of dose in
Vamana
Fixation of dose in
Virechana

15. References
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Charaka Samhita
Sushruta Samhita
Astanga hridya
Madhava nidana
Yoga ratnakar

16. Thank you
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