Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 27
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
क्षौद्रेण शोधनी पिण्डी सर्पिषा व्रणरोपणी अभिघातेन खञ्जन्ति ये ह्य् अश्चास्तीव्रवेदनाः
kṣaudreṇa śodhanī piṇḍī sarpiṣā vraṇaropaṇī abhighātena khañjanti ye hy aścāstīvravedanāḥ
A piṇḍī (medicinal bolus) prepared with honey is cleansing for a wound, and one prepared with ghee promotes the healing of wounds. Horses that become lame from a blow and thereby suffer severe pain should be treated with these applications.
Lord Agni (narrating Ayurvedic/medical instructions in the Agni Purana)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Compassionate care for animals and practical stewardship through medical knowledge.
Application: Veterinary first-aid and staged wound management as a duty in household/royal stables.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa: Wound-cleansing and Wound-healing formulations)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तीव्रवेदनाः → तीव्र-वेदनाः; ह्य् → हि. ‘अश्चाः’ is a difficult/possibly corrupt reading; analyzed as a nominative plural noun as given.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda 288 (vraṇa-cikitsā sequence; animal/horse applications)
FAQs
It gives Ayurvedic wound-management guidance: honey-based poultices cleanse wounds (śodhana), while ghee-based applications promote healing and tissue restoration (ropaṇa), applied especially in trauma-related lameness and severe pain in horses.
Beyond theology, it preserves practical medical science—specifically wound care and veterinary/horse medicine—showing the Agni Purana’s role as a compendium of applied knowledge alongside ritual and dharma.
Caring for injured beings and relieving severe pain is aligned with dharma (compassion and protection), supporting merit through non-harm and responsible stewardship, especially of dependent animals like horses.