Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 26
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
जिह्वास्तम्भे च लेपो ऽयं गुडमूत्रयुतो हितः तिलैर् यष्ट्या रजन्या च निम्बपत्रैश् च योजिता
jihvāstambhe ca lepo 'yaṃ guḍamūtrayuto hitaḥ tilair yaṣṭyā rajanyā ca nimbapatraiś ca yojitā
Bei Zungenstarre oder Zungenlähmung ist diese Arzneipaste heilsam: Sie wird aus jaggery (Rohzucker) und Urin bereitet und mit Sesam, yāṣṭī (Süßholz), rajanī (Kurkuma) sowie Neemblättern verbunden.
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the encyclopedic instruction format of the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Preparing an external lepa (paste) for jihvā-stambha (tongue stiffness/paralysis) using jaggery, urine, sesame, licorice, turmeric, and neem leaves.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Jihvā-stambha lepa (paste for tongue stiffness)","lookup_keywords":["jihvā-stambha","lepa","guḍa","mūtra","nimba-patra"],"quick_summary":"For tongue stiffness, apply a paste made with jaggery and urine, compounded with sesame, licorice, turmeric, and neem leaves—intended to stimulate, reduce swelling/infection, and restore mobility."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Local application (lepa) for neuromuscular/functional impairment in a specific organ.
Application: Choosing topical therapy when function is impaired locally, emphasizing compounded formulations.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Therapeutic Remedies and Formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer grinding neem leaves and turmeric with sesame and jaggery, mixing with urine to form a paste, then applying it carefully to a patient’s tongue.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, mortar-and-pestle preparation, green neem leaves and yellow turmeric emphasized, patient seated with mouth open, vaidya applying lepa with spatula, muted temple-clinic ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, stylized clinic scene with gold border, physician holding small golden bowl of paste, patient seated, focus on ritual cleanliness and medicinal offering","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, step-by-step instructional composition: ingredients arranged, paste consistency shown, careful application to tongue, fine linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed close-up of apothecary mixing paste, patient attended by helper, labeled ingredient containers, naturalistic colors"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लेपो ऽयं → लेपः अयम्; गुडमूत्रयुतो → गुड-मूत्र-युतः; तिलैर् → तिलैः; निम्बपत्रैश् → निम्ब-पत्रैः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda 288 (oral/ENT therapies around jihvā disorders)
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsā: a specific lepa (medicated paste) formulation for jihvā-stambha (tongue stiffness), listing its required ingredients and indicating its therapeutic use.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical instructions—here, a targeted herbal-mineral preparation for an oral/neuro-muscular complaint—showing its wide coverage of applied sciences like Ayurveda.
While primarily medical, such prescriptions reflect the Purāṇic ideal of dharma through care of the body (śarīra-dhāraṇa) as a support for worship, recitation, and right conduct—restoring speech-related function that enables mantra and truthful discourse.