Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 30
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
दातव्या भग्नसन्धाने प्रियङ्गुर्लबणान्विता तैलं वातहरं पित्ते मधुयष्टीविपाचितं
dātavyā bhagnasandhāne priyaṅgurlabaṇānvitā tailaṃ vātaharaṃ pitte madhuyaṣṭīvipācitaṃ
For the setting and union of fractures, oil prepared with priyaṅgu and salt should be administered; it should be an oil that alleviates vāta, and in pitta-conditions it should be oil cooked (processed) with licorice (madhuyaṣṭī).
Lord Agni (instructing Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Shilpa","practical_application":"External therapeutic oils for fracture union and for tailoring oil-processing to doṣa context: vāta-alleviating oil with priyangu+salt for bhagna-sandhāna; madhūyaṣṭī-processed oil for pitta conditions.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Doṣa-sensitive pharmaceutics: same therapeutic goal (healing) requires different processing based on vāta vs pitta presentation.
Application: In clinical decision-making, adjust base media and processing herbs to patient’s heat/cold and inflammation profile.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fracture-setting scene: limb splinted with bandages while an assistant warms medicated oil; bowls labeled priyaṅgu and salt, and another pot labeled madhūyaṣṭī-siddha taila for pitta cases.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized orthopedic care with splints and bandages, physician applying oil, priyaṅgu flowers and salt shown symbolically, warm yet restrained palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted oil lamp and brass pot of taila, physician anointing a bandaged limb, decorative depiction of licorice roots, auspicious framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional medical illustration—two preparations side by side (priyaṅgu-lavaṇa taila; madhūyaṣṭī taila), fracture limb with splinting steps, fine linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: court physician treating a warrior’s fracture, assistants preparing medicated oil, detailed textiles and medical instruments, naturalistic herbs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: labaṇānvitā resolved as lavaṇa-anvitā; madhuyaṣṭīvipācitaṃ treated as compound ‘processed with madhuyaṣṭī’.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 291.31 (continuation: kapha/blood contexts; fracture/wound preparations)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic therapeutic instruction for fracture-setting: use medicated oil with priyangu and salt, choosing vāta-pacifying oil, and for pitta conditions use oil processed with licorice.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical protocols (bhagna-cikitsā), including formulation logic by doṣa (vāta/pitta) and specific materia medica, showing its wide-ranging, handbook-like scope.
By promoting healing and relief of suffering through dharmic care and right knowledge, the instruction supports compassionate action (dayā) and the merit of protecting life and bodily well-being.