Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 31
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
देवदारुवचायुग्मरजनीरक्तचन्दनैः तैलसिद्धं कषायेण गुडूच्याः पयसा सह
devadāruvacāyugmarajanīraktacandanaiḥ tailasiddhaṃ kaṣāyeṇa guḍūcyāḥ payasā saha
দেৱদাৰু, বচা, যুগ্ম-ৰজনী (দুটা হালধি) আৰু ৰক্তচন্দনসহ; গুডূচীৰ কষায় আৰু দুধৰ সৈতে তিলতেল ৰান্ধি ঔষধি তেল সিদ্ধ কৰিব লাগে।
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in an encyclopedic Ayurveda section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Bhaishajya-Kalpa","practical_application":"Preparation of a medicated oil (taila-siddhi) by processing sesame oil with aromatic/anti-inflammatory drugs and a guḍūcī decoction plus milk, for external and possibly internal therapeutic use depending on indication.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Guḍūcī-kṣīra-kāṣāya Siddha Tilataila (Devadāru–Vacā–Dvi-Rajānī–Rakta-candana)","lookup_keywords":["taila siddhi","guḍūcī","devadāru","vacā","rajānī","rakta candana"],"quick_summary":"Sesame oil is cooked with devadāru, vacā, two turmerics, and red sandalwood using guḍūcī decoction and milk. The resulting oil is suited for inflammation, pain, and wound/skin support where both śodhana and ropana qualities are desired."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician slowly cooking sesame oil with herbal paste while adding guḍūcī decoction and milk, then filtering the finished medicated oil into a clean vessel.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, wide cooking vessel on low flame, white milk stream and dark decoction stream being added, herbs arranged (devadāru wood, vacā rhizome, turmeric pair, red sandalwood), physician stirring with ladle, serene workshop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gleaming oil pot with gold highlights, physician holding a filtered oil flask, stylized guḍūcī vine motif in background, rich maroons and greens, ornate frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic sequence: decoction preparation, mixing with milk and oil, cooking to siddhi, filtration and storage; fine lines and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary kitchen with copper vessels, attendants grinding turmeric and sandalwood, physician supervising taila-pāka, detailed textiles and utensils."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवदारुवचायुग्मरजनीरक्तचन्दनैः = देवदारु+वचा+युग्म+रजनी+रक्तचन्दनैः (समुच्चय-समास); तैलसिद्धम् = तैले सिद्धम् (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (taila/ghṛta preparations in chikitsā context)
FAQs
It teaches Ayurvedic taila-kalpanā: how to cook a medicated oil using specific herbs, a guḍūcī decoction (kaṣāya), and milk as processing media.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical pharmacy—listing ingredients and the technical method (oil cooked with decoction and milk) typical of classical Ayurvedic formulation science.
By supporting healing and bodily purification through dhārmic medicine, it aligns with the Purāṇic ideal of sustaining health (ārogya) as a foundation for sādhana, worship, and righteous living.