Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 32
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
मासास्तिलाः सगोधूमाः पशुक्षीरं घृतं तथा एषां पिण्डी सलवणा वत्सानां पुष्टिदात्वियं
māsāstilāḥ sagodhūmāḥ paśukṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ tathā eṣāṃ piṇḍī salavaṇā vatsānāṃ puṣṭidātviyaṃ
الفول (māṣa) وبذور السمسم والقمح، مع لبن الحيوان والسمن المصفّى (ghee)—إذا صُنِعَتْ منها كُرَةٌ مملّحة (piṇḍī)—فإن هذا التحضير يمنح العجول غذاءً وقوّةً.
Lord Agni (teaching to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Veterinary nutrition: preparing a salted feed-bolus to improve calf weight gain, vigor, and general robustness.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Vatṣa-puṣṭi Piṇḍī (Nourishing bolus for calves)","lookup_keywords":["vatṣa-puṣṭi","piṇḍī","māṣa","tila-godhūma","pashu-kṣīra-ghṛta"],"quick_summary":"Make a bolus from māṣa, sesame, wheat, milk, and ghee with salt; administer as a strengthening, nourishing feed for calves."}
Concept: Dharma of go-sevā through practical nourishment; prosperity is supported by animal well-being.
Application: Household/agrarian management: structured feeding to maintain healthy calves and future milk yield.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Pashu-chikitsa (Nourishment and formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cowherd prepares a salted bolus from beans, sesame, wheat, milk, and ghee and feeds it to calves in a cowshed.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, cowshed scene with calves, attendant mixing māṣa-tila-godhūma with milk and ghee into piṇḍī, ritual cleanliness, stylized bovine forms, flat perspective.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, rich colors and gold highlights, pastoral gośālā with calves, ornate vessels of milk and ghee, bolus offering gesture, decorative borders, auspicious prosperity mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional composition showing ingredients laid out (māṣa, tila, wheat, milk, ghee, salt) and the formed piṇḍī being fed to a calf, gentle expressions.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed naturalistic cattle and stable, attendants grinding and mixing ingredients, small bowls labeled by placement, narrative realism, delicate foliage background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: māsāstilāḥ = māsāḥ + tilāḥ; sagodhūmāḥ = sa + godhūmāḥ; paśukṣīram = paśu + kṣīram; salavaṇā = sa + lavaṇā; puṣṭidātviyaṃ interpreted as puṣṭi-dātṛ-iyam (this is nourishment-giving).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 291 (Pashu-chikitsa / Bheshaja-kalpa context)
FAQs
A practical veterinary-nutrition formula: preparing a salted bolus from beans, sesame, wheat, milk, and ghee to promote calves’ nourishment and strength.
It preserves applied Ayurvedic/veterinary know-how (pashu-chikitsa)—showing the text’s scope beyond theology into household economy, animal care, and health science.
Supporting and sustaining calves (and by extension cattle) aligns with dharmic stewardship of life and is traditionally regarded as a meritorious act that supports prosperity and purity in a household.