Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 17
अध्यायः २८६ — गजचिकित्सा
Elephant Medicine
मूत्रभङ्गे ऽथ वा वीजं क्वथितं त्रपूषस्य च त्वग्दोषेषु पिवेन्निम्बं वृषं वा क्वथितं द्विपः
mūtrabhaṅge 'tha vā vījaṃ kvathitaṃ trapūṣasya ca tvagdoṣeṣu pivennimbaṃ vṛṣaṃ vā kvathitaṃ dvipaḥ
នៅពេលមានមូត្រភង្គ (ទឹកនោមស្ទះ/កក់) គួរផឹកទឹកស្ងោរពីគ្រាប់ត្រពូស (ត្រសក់)។ ចំពោះរោគស្បែក គួរផឹកទឹកស្ងោរពីនឹម ឬមិនដូច្នោះទេ ទឹកស្ងោរពីវ្រឹષ (វាសា) ដំរី។
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भङ्गे 'थ = भङ्गे + अथ (अवग्रह); त्वग्दोषेषु = त्वक् + दोषेषु (क् + द् संधि).
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Ayurvedic therapeutics: preparing and drinking herbal decoctions (kvātha) of trapūṣa-seeds for urinary obstruction and neem or vāsā (vṛṣa) for skin disorders.
It preserves practical medical prescriptions alongside theology and ritual, showing the Agni Purana’s wide scope as a compendium that includes applied Ayurveda (home-remedies and clinical directions).
By restoring bodily balance and cleanliness through dhārmic, non-harmful remedies, the instruction supports purity (śauca) and fitness for daily duties and worship, indirectly aiding righteous conduct (dharma).