Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 26
अध्यायः २८६ — गजचिकित्सा
Elephant Medicine
मदक्षिणस्य नागस्य पयःपानं प्रशस्यते दीपनीयैस् तथा द्रव्यैः शृतो मांसरसः शुभः
madakṣiṇasya nāgasya payaḥpānaṃ praśasyate dīpanīyais tathā dravyaiḥ śṛto māṃsarasaḥ śubhaḥ
لِمَن أُصيب بحالة تُسمّى mada-kṣiṇa (وَهَنٌ بعد السُّكر) من الناغا، يُستحسن شرب اللبن؛ وكذلك فإن مرق اللحم المطبوخ مع مواد dīpanīya (مُنبِّهات الهضم) نافعٌ وصالح.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic teachings)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Treat depletion/exhaustion after intoxication (mada-kṣiṇa) using nourishing milk and digestive-stimulant meat broth.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Mada-kṣiṇa chikitsā: milk and dīpana-māṃsa-rasa","lookup_keywords":["mada-kṣiṇa","payaḥpāna","māṃsa-rasa","dīpana","kṣaya"],"quick_summary":"For mada-kṣiṇa, milk drinking is recommended, and meat broth cooked with dīpana (digestive-stimulating) substances is considered wholesome for recovery."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Br̥ṃhaṇa with agni-dīpana: nourishment must be paired with digestive support.
Application: In convalescence protocols, combine strengthening foods with measures that prevent āma and rekindle appetite.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Rasayana and dietetic-medical formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A convalescent patient is offered a cup of milk and a bowl of meat broth simmered with digestive spices, under a physician’s supervision.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, physician beside reclining patient, attendant offering milk in a brass cup and broth in a pot, stylized steam curls, earthy palette, calm healing ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central patient seated with ornate backdrop, milk vessel and broth bowl highlighted with gold work, rich reds, devotional-clinic aesthetic","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional kitchen-clinic scene showing broth pot with dīpana spices, physician indicating sequence: milk then broth, fine linework and soft colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed indoor scene with copper vessels, simmering broth, physician examining pulse, delicate rendering of steam and textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Anandabhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पयःपानम् = पयः + पानम्; दीपनीयैस् = दीपनीयैः (visarga sandhi before t); मांसरसः = मांस + रसः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 286 (kṣaya/weakness and dietetic formulations nearby)
FAQs
Ayurvedic diet-therapy: it prescribes milk-drinking and a meat-broth cooked with dīpanīya (digestive-stimulating) ingredients for a person weakened by ‘mada’ (intoxication/excess).
It shows the Purana functioning as a compendium beyond mythology—preserving practical Ayurvedic guidance on convalescence, nutrition, and digestive management alongside religious and cosmological material.
By recommending restorative, sattvika-leaning convalescent measures (milk and properly prepared broth), the text frames bodily balance and recovery as supportive of dharma—helping one regain fitness for duties, worship, and disciplined living.