Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 5
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
परगोग्रासदः स्वर्गी गोहितो ब्रह्मलोकभाक् गोदानात्कीर्तनाद्रक्षां कृत्वा चोद्धरते कुलम्
paragogrāsadaḥ svargī gohito brahmalokabhāk godānātkīrtanādrakṣāṃ kṛtvā coddharate kulam
ಪರರ ಹಸುವಿನ ಮೇವು/ಮೇಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳದವನು, ಸ್ವರ್ಗಗಾಮಿ, ಗೋಹಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ತತ್ಪರನಾದವನು—ಅವನು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಲೋಕದ ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಗೋদান, ಕೀರ್ತನ ಮತ್ತು ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮೂಲಕ ತನ್ನ ಕುಲವನ್ನೂ ಉದ್ಧರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Guidance on ethical resource use (not seizing others’ grazing/fodder), cow-welfare, and go-dāna as a meritorious act that protects and uplifts one’s lineage.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Go-grāsa-anapahāra, go-hita, and go-dāna phala","lookup_keywords":["go-dana","go-grasa","parago","brahmaloka","kula-uddhara"],"quick_summary":"Respecting others’ cattle resources and actively protecting cows leads to high merit (Brahmaloka); gifting cows and publicizing/protecting them is said to uplift one’s family line."}
Concept: Dāna and aparigraha/asteya applied to pastoral life: do not appropriate others’ cattle sustenance; protect and donate cows for collective welfare and karmic uplift.
Application: Establish fair grazing/fodder practices, support shelters, and formalize go-dāna with ongoing protection commitments rather than one-time transfer.
Khanda Section: Dāna-dharma (Charity and its merits; Go-dāna/benefits of gifting cows)
Primary Rasa: dharma
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A righteous householder refrains from taking another’s grazing, instead offering fodder and gifting a cow with a protective pledge; elders and family behind symbolize kula-uddhāra; a celestial Brahmaloka motif above.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, pastoral village with boundary of grazing land, householder respectfully guiding his cattle away from another’s fodder, then presenting a cow in dāna with ritual water, protective gesture, celestial Brahmaloka hinted in upper register.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ceremonial go-dāna scene with gold-leaf aura around the cow, donor and recipient in traditional attire, family lineage figures behind, Brahmaloka symbolized by lotus-throne motif above.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional moral scene: left panel ‘parago-grāsa anapahāra’ (non-seizure), right panel ‘go-dāna with rakṣā’ (protection vow), fine detailing of ritual implements and documentation-like clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly yet pastoral charity scene, donor presenting cow with attendants, detailed landscape and grazing fields, subtle allegory of Brahmaloka in cloud band, emphasis on ethical restraint."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: परगोग्रासदः = पर + गो + ग्रासदः; ब्रह्मलोकभाक् = ब्रह्मलोक + भाक्; गोदानात्कीर्तनात् = गोदानात् + कीर्तनात्; कीर्तनाद्रक्षाम् = कीर्तनात् + रक्षाम्; चोद्धरते = च + उद्धरते.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Dāna-dharma catalogues; Agni Purana: Rājadharma on protecting dependents and wealth ethics
FAQs
It teaches dāna-dharma focused on go-dāna (cow-gift) and go-rakṣā (protecting cows), including the ethical restraint of not depriving others’ cattle of their fodder/grazing.
It exemplifies the Purāṇa’s coverage of applied dharma—social ethics, charity norms, and their stated otherworldly results—alongside its many other domains (ritual, polity, medicine, and arts).
The verse links cow-welfare and cow-gifting with high merit: attainment of heaven and even Brahmaloka, plus the upliftment (redeeming benefit) of one’s lineage through protective and charitable conduct.