Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 29
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
सर्वेषु कोष्ठरोगेषु तथाशाखागदेषु च शृङ्गवेरञ्च भार्गीञ्च कासे श्वासे प्रदापयेत्
sarveṣu koṣṭharogeṣu tathāśākhāgadeṣu ca śṛṅgaverañca bhārgīñca kāse śvāse pradāpayet
في جميع أمراض الكوشتها (koṣṭha: الجذع والأحشاء)، وكذلك في علل الساكها (śākhā: الأطراف والأنسجة الطرفية)، يُعطى الزنجبيل الجاف وbhārgī؛ ويُعطيان أيضًا في السعال وضيق النفس (śvāsa).
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Broad-spectrum guidance for internal (koṣṭha) and peripheral (śākhā) disorders, especially respiratory complaints like cough and dyspnea, using śṛṅgavera and bhārgī.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Koṣṭha–śākhā framework: mapping disease loci and selecting dravyas with appropriate guṇa/karma.
Application: Use locus-based reasoning (viscera vs peripheral tissues) when choosing interventions, especially in systemic respiratory syndromes.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Cikitsa-prakarana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician preparing a decoction of bhārgī roots and dry ginger over a small fire; a patient with cough holds a cloth, another struggles to breathe, while a student notes koṣṭha and śākhā on a palm-leaf diagram.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold outlines, physician stirring a pot with bhārgī and ginger, patient with stylized cough posture, palm-leaf manuscript showing koṣṭha/śākhā schematic.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-accented hearth and vessels, bhārgī plant depicted with decorative flourish, physician offering medicine with auspicious motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic scene with labeled bhārgī and śṛṅgavera, cross-section diagram of body indicating koṣṭha and śākhā, calm classroom-clinic setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: naturalistic bhārgī plant and ginger, physician in a garden dispensary, patient with shawl coughing, fine architectural details."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tathāśākhāgadeṣu = tathā + śākhāgadeṣu; śṛṅgaverañca = śṛṅgaveram + ca; bhārgīñca = bhārgīm + ca.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 291 (respiratory and systemic remedies in the same sequence)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics: it prescribes administering śṛṅgavera (dry ginger) and bhārgī as medicinal agents for koṣṭha-roga (visceral/trunk disorders), śākhā-gada (peripheral/limb disorders), and specifically for cough (kāsa) and dyspnoea/asthma (śvāsa).
It exemplifies the Agni Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurveda—naming specific materia medica (ginger, bhārgī) and indicating clinical indications (digestive/visceral and respiratory conditions), alongside its many other domains like ritual, polity, and arts.
By promoting healing and alleviation of suffering through dharmic, traditional medicine, the instruction aligns with purāṇic ideals of loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings); caring for health is treated as supportive of righteous living and sustained religious practice.