Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 12
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
सिंहा गन्धकारी पिण्डी स्वेदश् च शिरसस् तथा हिङ्गु पुष्करमूलञ्च नागरं साम्लवेतसं
siṃhā gandhakārī piṇḍī svedaś ca śirasas tathā hiṅgu puṣkaramūlañca nāgaraṃ sāmlavetasaṃ
ಸಿಂಹಾ, ಗಂಧಕಾರೀ, ಪಿಂಡೀ ಹಾಗೂ ಶಿರಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸ್ವೇದನ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಹಿಂಗು, ಪುಷ್ಕರಮೂಲ, ನಾಗರ (ಒಣಶುಂಠಿ) ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮ್ಲ-ವೇತಸ (ಹುಳಿ ವೇತಸ)—ಇವು ಔಷಧ ದ್ರವ್ಯಗಳಾಗಿ (ಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ) ಉಪಯೋಜ್ಯ।
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in an encyclopedic, technical register)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वेदश् च = स्वेदः + च. पुष्करमूलञ्च = पुष्करमूलम् + च. साम्लवेतसं = स-आम्ल-वेतसम् (कर्मधारय).
FAQs
Ayurvedic knowledge: it lists specific medicinal substances and indicates their use in therapeutic preparation, including sveda (fomentation/steam therapy) specifically connected with head-related treatment.
It demonstrates the Purana’s inclusion of practical medical catalogues—naming drugs and therapies (like sveda)—alongside religious material, showing the text’s broad, handbook-like scope.
By preserving bodily health through dharmically sanctioned Ayurvedic means, the practitioner supports steadiness for ritual life (nitya-karma) and reduces suffering, which is traditionally treated as conducive to sattva and spiritual practice.