Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 28
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
परिषेकक्रिया तेषां तैलेनाशु रुजापहा दोषकोपाभिघाताभ्यां पक्वभिन्ने व्रणक्रमः
pariṣekakriyā teṣāṃ tailenāśu rujāpahā doṣakopābhighātābhyāṃ pakvabhinne vraṇakramaḥ
Bagi mereka, tindakan pariséka (penyiraman/irigasi terapeutik) dengan minyak segera meredakan nyeri. Bila luka telah matang bernanah lalu pecah—karena doṣa yang meningkat atau karena trauma—terapkan tata laksana perawatan luka.
Lord Agni (narrating Ayurvedic instruction, traditionally to Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Kriyā-krama (sequenced procedure) guided by disease stage and cause (doṣa vs trauma).
Application: Clinical decision-making: choose soothing measures (pariṣeka) for pain, then apply stage-specific wound protocol after maturation/rupture.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Vrana-chikitsa: wound management and therapeutic procedures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wound-care scene where warm oil is gently poured/sprinkled over an injured area to relieve pain; a second vignette shows a mature, ruptured abscess/wound being managed according to regimen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, healer performing taila-pariṣeka with a small vessel, oil stream depicted clearly, patient resting, second panel showing pakva-bhinna wound stage, earthy tones and bold contours","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted oil vessel and lamp, serene clinical ritual of pouring oil over wound, ornate border, emphasis on rujāpaha (pain relief)","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional medical illustration: labeled ‘pariṣeka’ technique, wound stages diagrammed (pakva, bhinna), careful linework and soft palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed clinic interior, physician pouring oil in a thin stream over wound, assistants holding cloths, second scene indicating suppurated-ruptured stage with careful realism"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तैलेनाशु → तैलेन आशु; रुजापहा → रुजा-अपहा; दोषकोपाभिघाताभ्यां → दोष-कोप-अभिघाताभ्याम्; पक्वभिन्ने → पक्व-भिन्ने.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda 288 (vraṇa-krama; pariṣeka and wound-stage management)
FAQs
It teaches an Ayurvedic procedure: oil-based pariṣeka (therapeutic irrigation/sprinkling) to rapidly reduce pain, and it frames the wound-treatment regimen for wounds that have suppurated and burst, whether caused by doṣa-aggravation or trauma.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical Ayurveda—here, clinical wound management (vrana-krama), procedural therapy (pariṣeka), and etiological classification (doṣas vs. injury), reflecting its wide, handbook-like scope.
By prescribing compassionate, orderly healing of injury and disease, the text aligns medical care with dharma—reducing suffering (duḥkha) and supporting purity and well-being, which are treated as conducive to righteous living and meritorious conduct.