Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 28
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
त्रिफला घृतमिश्रा च गवां पाने प्रशस्यते अतीसारे हरिद्रे द्वे पाठाञ्चैव प्रदापयेत्
triphalā ghṛtamiśrā ca gavāṃ pāne praśasyate atīsāre haridre dve pāṭhāñcaiva pradāpayet
অতিসারে ঘৃতমিশ্রিত ত্রিফলা পান করানো অত্যন্ত প্রশংসিত। অতিসারে হরিদ্রা-দ্বয় এবং পাঠাও প্রদান করা উচিত।
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic Ayurveda section)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Pathya-prayoga: matching anupāna (ghṛta) and dravya selection to stabilize agni and bowel movement.
Application: Use anupāna (ghee) strategically to modulate potency and tolerability of formulations in GI disorders.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Chikitsa-prakarana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vaidya mixing triphalā powder into warm ghee and offering it as pāna to a patient with diarrhea; nearby are turmeric rhizomes and pāṭhā roots laid out for compounding.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, physician holding a small bronze cup of triphalā-ghṛta, patient seated with supportive attendant, turmeric and pāṭhā displayed, warm flat colors and bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted vessels of ghṛta, triphalā fruits arranged symmetrically, physician blessing the medicine before administration, ornate floral border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional composition: labeled ingredients (triphala, ghṛta, haridrā-dvaya, pāṭhā), stepwise mixing shown in panels, fine detailing.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a dispensary: physician preparing medicated ghee, assistant grinding triphalā, patient receiving a cup, delicate botanical realism for turmeric and roots."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: pāṭhāñcaiva = pāṭhā + ca + eva (anusvāra from sandhi); other words mostly unsandhied.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 291.27–31 (continuing bhaiṣajya indications)
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsa for atisara: administering Triphala mixed with ghee, and additionally giving haridra-dvaya (turmeric and daruharidra) along with pāṭhā as anti-diarrheal therapeutics.
It demonstrates the Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurveda—specific formulations, drug-pairs (haridra-dvaya), and indications (atisara)—alongside its religious and cosmological teachings, showing a compendium of applied sciences.
By preserving health through dharmic, tradition-approved remedies, the householder sustains the body as an instrument for dharma (daily duties, worship, charity), supporting purity, steadiness, and the capacity to perform meritorious acts.