Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 36
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
गवां मूत्रेण पिष्टैश् च मर्दनं कण्डुनाशनम् शीतो मधुयुतः क्वाथो नाशिकायां सशर्करः
gavāṃ mūtreṇa piṣṭaiś ca mardanaṃ kaṇḍunāśanam śīto madhuyutaḥ kvātho nāśikāyāṃ saśarkaraḥ
牛尿で摺り合わせた練り薬で患部を摩擦すれば、痒みは滅する。さらに、煎液を冷まして蜂蜜を和え、砂糖を添えて、鼻中に滴下する（鼻薬）べし。
Lord Agni (teaching as an encyclopedic narrator in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Topical anti-pruritic rubbing with gomūtra-based paste and nasal administration (nasya) of a cooled honey-sugar decoction.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Gomūtra-lepa for itching; honeyed nasya decoction","lookup_keywords":["gomūtra","kandu (itching)","mardana","nasya","madhu-śarkarā"],"quick_summary":"Itching is treated by rubbing with a paste made using cow’s urine; a cooled decoction mixed with honey and sugar is administered nasally as a local therapy."}
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Upakrama-bheda: external application (lepa/mardana) and nāsā-mārga therapy (nasya) for targeted relief.
Application: Choose route-specific therapy—skin via topical rubbing; head/ENT via nasya—rather than one-size-fits-all medication.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / household therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer rubs a prepared paste onto an itching skin area; nearby, a small vessel of cooled decoction is mixed with honey and sugar, and a dropper/spoon is used for nasal instillation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, two-panel composition: left—mardana with herbal paste; right—nasya administration with patient reclining, warm lamp and vessels, clean stylized medical setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-accented medicine vessels, patient reclining for nasya, physician holding a small spoon, honey and sugar depicted as luminous droplets, ornate border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional clarity: labeled steps—paste with gomūtra, rubbing technique, cooling the decoction, mixing madhu and śarkarā, nasya posture.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate clinic interior, physician administering nasal drops, assistant holding honey jar and sugar bowl, fine detailing of textiles and utensils."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: piṣṭaiś ca → piṣṭaiḥ ca (visarga sandhi); kaṇḍunāśanam → kaṇḍu-nāśanam; madhuyutaḥ → madhu-yutaḥ; saśarkaraḥ → sa-śarkaraḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (nasal remedies and topical applications in adjacent verses)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics: an anti-itch topical application using gomūtra-based paste, and a nasal administration (nasya) of a cooled honey-mixed decoction with sugar for nasal disorders.
It preserves practical medical instructions (Ayurveda)—topical dermatological care and nasal-route medication—showing the Purana’s coverage beyond myth into applied health sciences.
By restoring bodily health and cleanliness through dharmically accepted remedies (e.g., cow-derived substances), it supports purity and fitness for daily duties, worship, and disciplined living.