Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 12
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
गोमूत्रेणाचरेत्स्नानं वृत्तिं कुर्याच्च गोरसैः गोभिर्व्रजेच्च भुक्तासु भुञ्जीताथ च गोव्रती
gomūtreṇācaretsnānaṃ vṛttiṃ kuryācca gorasaiḥ gobhirvrajecca bhuktāsu bhuñjītātha ca govratī
ಗೋವ್ರತವನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸುವವನು ಗೋಮೂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಲಿ, ಗೋರಸಾದಿ ಗೋಉತ್ಪನ್ನಗಳಿಂದ ಜೀವನವೃತ್ತಿ ನಡೆಸಲಿ, ಗೋಶಾಲೆ/ಮೇಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಗೋವುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಚರಿಸಲಿ, ಗೋವುಗಳು ತಿಂದ ನಂತರವೇ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡಲಿ।
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Govrata observance: ritual bathing, cow-based livelihood, regulated conduct and eating discipline as a month-long vow.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Purity and merit arise from disciplined conduct centered on non-violence and service to the cow as a dharmic symbol of sustenance.
Application: Adopt a time-bound vow with clear behavioral constraints; cultivate humility by eating after dependents/animals are fed.
Khanda Section: Vrata-dharma (Religious Vows and Atonements)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shraddha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vrata-observer in simple attire bathes ritually, then walks with cows in a cowshed/pasture, living on milk/curd/ghee, and waits to eat until the cows have eaten.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and greens, a serene ascetic performing gomutra-snana near a go-shala, cows calmly feeding first, palm trees and lamp motifs, flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on sacred vessels and cow ornaments, devotee in vrata dress beside richly adorned cows, emphasis on auspiciousness and ritual purity, frontal composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework showing step-by-step Govrata routine: bathing, preparing gorasa, walking with cows, then eating after them; soft pastel palette, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed pastoral courtyard with cows at troughs, devotee waiting respectfully, fine textiles and architecture of a cowshed, naturalistic animals, crisp borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गोमूत्रेण+आचरेत्→गोमूत्रेणाचरेत्; कुर्यात्+च→कुर्याच्च; गोभिः+व्रजेत्→गोभिर्व्रजेत्; व्रजेत्+च→व्रजेच्च; भुञ्जीत+अथ→भुञ्जीताथ
Related Themes: Agni Purana Vrata-dharma sections on prayashchitta and niyama; Agni Purana dana-dharma passages praising go-dana
FAQs
It prescribes the daily regimen of the Govrata: ritual bathing with gomūtra, subsistence through cow-products (gorasa), accompanying cows in their enclosure/pasture, and eating only after the cows have eaten.
It exemplifies the text’s practical cataloging of dharma: detailed, implementable rules for specific vows (vratas), combining purity rites, livelihood constraints, and disciplined conduct—one of many applied “how-to” religious procedures preserved across the Purana.
The discipline centers on purification and humility through service-aligned conduct toward cows, reinforcing restraint and sattvic living; such vrata-observance is traditionally held to generate religious merit (puṇya) and cleanse ritual/ethical impurities.