Agni Purana — Avatara-lila, Shloka 19
Chapter 10 — श्रीरामावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Incarnation-Deeds of Śrī Rāma
वरदत्तैर् नागबाणैः ओषध्या तौ विशल्यकौ विशल्ययाब्रणौ कृत्वा मारुत्यानीतपर्वते
varadattair nāgabāṇaiḥ oṣadhyā tau viśalyakau viśalyayābraṇau kṛtvā mārutyānītaparvate
વરદાનથી પ્રાપ્ત નાગબાણોથી પીડિત તે બે યોદ્ધાઓમાંથી ઔષધિના પ્રભાવથી બાણો કાઢી તેમને શલ્યરહિત કર્યા; અને ‘વિશલ્યા’ ઔષધિથી ઘાવો પણ સાજા કર્યા—મારુતિ લાવેલા પર્વત પર।
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s discourse frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","practical_application":"Illustrates emergency wound-care: extraction/neutralization of embedded projectiles and use of specific healing herbs (aushadhi) as rapid trauma management.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vishalya-aushadhi prayoga (Removal of embedded missiles; wound-healing)","lookup_keywords":["Vishalya","oshadhi","naga-bana","shalyaharana","Hanuman mountain"],"quick_summary":"Serpent-arrows are neutralized/removed through medicinal agency; Viśalyā herb renders the wounded ‘shalyarahita’ and heals the wound—an Itihasa exemplum for shalya-harana and vrana-ropana."}
Alamkara Type: Arthantaranyasa (supporting statement through exemplum)
Weapon Type: Naga-bana (serpent-arrows)
Concept: Applied knowledge (aushadhi-yoga) can restore life and capacity even amid calamity.
Application: Value practical sciences—medicine, logistics, timely action—as supports of dharma in crisis.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Itihasa-based Healing (Ramayana episode as medical exemplum)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Hanuman’s brought mountain of herbs; healers apply the Viśalyā herb to Rama and Lakshmana, removing serpent-arrows and closing wounds.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Hanuman holding a green mountain with flowering herbs, Rama and Lakshmana reclining with visible arrow wounds, healer applying a luminous herb, serpentine arrows dissolving, rich greens and reds","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Hanuman with gold-highlighted mountain, Rama-Lakshmana with golden halos, the Viśalyā herb rendered as jeweled plant, ornate borders, devotional yet medical scene","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clear stepwise depiction—embedded arrow, extraction/neutralization, application of herb paste; labeled herb bundle; calm clinical composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed botanical rendering of the herb mountain, attendants preparing medicine, arrows being removed, expressive relief on faces, night-to-dawn ambiance"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वरदत्तैर्=वरदत्तैः (र् before न); मारुत्यानीतपर्वते=मारुति+आनीत+पर्वते; विशल्ययाब्रणौ=विशल्यया+अब्रणौ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 10.18 (binding and injury context); Agni Purana 10.21 (continuation of battle after recovery)
FAQs
It teaches shalya-haraṇa (removal of embedded missiles/foreign bodies) and the use of specific oṣadhis—especially Viśalyā—for restoring wounded warriors to a wound-free state.
By embedding practical battlefield therapeutics (herbal trauma care and foreign-body extraction) within a Purāṇic narrative frame, it shows the text’s range across medicine, warfare, and Itihāsa-derived exempla.
Healing and preserving life—especially of dharmic protectors—functions as a meritorious act (puṇya) and aligns with dharma by restoring the body as an instrument for righteous duty.