Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 12
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
गोमूत्रेणाचरेत्स्नानं वृत्तिं कुर्याच्च गोरसैः गोभिर्व्रजेच्च भुक्तासु भुञ्जीताथ च गोव्रती
gomūtreṇācaretsnānaṃ vṛttiṃ kuryācca gorasaiḥ gobhirvrajecca bhuktāsu bhuñjītātha ca govratī
Quien observa el Govrata debe bañarse con orina de vaca, sostener su vida con los productos de la vaca, moverse junto a las vacas en el establo o pastizal, y comer sólo después de que las vacas hayan comido.
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Govrata observance: ritual bathing, cow-based livelihood, regulated conduct and eating discipline as a month-long vow.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Purity and merit arise from disciplined conduct centered on non-violence and service to the cow as a dharmic symbol of sustenance.
Application: Adopt a time-bound vow with clear behavioral constraints; cultivate humility by eating after dependents/animals are fed.
Khanda Section: Vrata-dharma (Religious Vows and Atonements)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shraddha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vrata-observer in simple attire bathes ritually, then walks with cows in a cowshed/pasture, living on milk/curd/ghee, and waits to eat until the cows have eaten.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and greens, a serene ascetic performing gomutra-snana near a go-shala, cows calmly feeding first, palm trees and lamp motifs, flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on sacred vessels and cow ornaments, devotee in vrata dress beside richly adorned cows, emphasis on auspiciousness and ritual purity, frontal composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework showing step-by-step Govrata routine: bathing, preparing gorasa, walking with cows, then eating after them; soft pastel palette, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed pastoral courtyard with cows at troughs, devotee waiting respectfully, fine textiles and architecture of a cowshed, naturalistic animals, crisp borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गोमूत्रेण+आचरेत्→गोमूत्रेणाचरेत्; कुर्यात्+च→कुर्याच्च; गोभिः+व्रजेत्→गोभिर्व्रजेत्; व्रजेत्+च→व्रजेच्च; भुञ्जीत+अथ→भुञ्जीताथ
Related Themes: Agni Purana Vrata-dharma sections on prayashchitta and niyama; Agni Purana dana-dharma passages praising go-dana
FAQs
It prescribes the daily regimen of the Govrata: ritual bathing with gomūtra, subsistence through cow-products (gorasa), accompanying cows in their enclosure/pasture, and eating only after the cows have eaten.
It exemplifies the text’s practical cataloging of dharma: detailed, implementable rules for specific vows (vratas), combining purity rites, livelihood constraints, and disciplined conduct—one of many applied “how-to” religious procedures preserved across the Purana.
The discipline centers on purification and humility through service-aligned conduct toward cows, reinforcing restraint and sattvic living; such vrata-observance is traditionally held to generate religious merit (puṇya) and cleanse ritual/ethical impurities.