Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 14
अध्यायः २८६ — गजचिकित्सा
Elephant Medicine
नस्यं करग्रहे देयं घृतं लयणसंयुतम् मागधीनागराजाजीयवागूर्मुस्तसाधिता
nasyaṃ karagrahe deyaṃ ghṛtaṃ layaṇasaṃyutam māgadhīnāgarājājīyavāgūrmustasādhitā
Für die Nasenbehandlung (nasya) soll Ghee verabreicht werden, indem man es in der Handfläche hält; es ist mit Steinsalz zu verbinden und als Arznei zuzubereiten mit māgadhī (pippalī), nāgara (getrocknetem Ingwer), ajājī (Kümmel), yavāgū (Reisgrütze) und mustā (Cyperus rotundus).
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Nasya (nasal therapy) using medicated ghee processed with salts, spices, gruel, and mustā; practical for head/ENT disorders where nasya is indicated.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Nasya with saindhava-yukta ghṛta processed with māgadhī–nāgara–ajājī–yavāgū–mustā","lookup_keywords":["nasya","ghṛta","saindhava (rock salt)","māgadhī (pippalī)","mustā"],"quick_summary":"Administer palm-held ghee for nasya, combining rock-salt and medicating it with pippalī, dry ginger, cumin, rice gruel, and mustā."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Systematic procedure (vidhi) and proper samskāra (processing) transform a base substance (ghṛta) into targeted therapy (nasya).
Application: Standardizes a nasya formulation and a simple administration technique (karagraha) for practitioners.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Panchakarma: Nasya therapy and medicated ghee preparations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician warms and holds medicated ghee in the palm and administers nasya drops to a reclining patient; nearby are pippalī, dry ginger, cumin, mustā, rock salt, and a bowl of rice gruel.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, patient reclining on a low wooden cot, vaidya with cupped palm dispensing ghṛta into nostrils; stylized herb clusters and salt crystals; flat, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold leaf accents, serene clinical interior, ornate vessels for ghṛta, rock salt in a small gilded bowl; physician administering nasya; rich textile patterns.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, clean instructional composition: labeled ingredients around a mortar and ghṛta pot; step-by-step feel; physician using palm-hold method; soft shading and fine lines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate medical chamber, detailed jars and spices, physician administering nasal drops; realistic rendering of cumin seeds, long pepper, ginger; delicate architectural background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मागधीनागराजाजीयवागूर्मुस्तसाधिता = मागधी + नागर + अजाजी + यवागूः + मुस्तसाधिता (समुच्चय-समासवत् संहिता/पदसन्धि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda 286 (nasya/ghṛta preparations)
FAQs
It teaches an Ayurvedic nasya procedure: administering palm-held medicated ghee mixed with rock-salt and processed with specific digestive-aromatic drugs (pippalī, dry ginger, cumin) along with yavāgū and mustā.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical healthcare instructions—here, a precise formulation and method for nasal therapy—showing its wide coverage of applied sciences like Ayurveda.
In Purāṇic framing, maintaining bodily clarity (especially of the head and senses) supports purity for worship and disciplined living; such therapies are treated as supportive acts for sattvic health and ritual readiness.