Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 13
अध्यायः २८६ — गजचिकित्सा
Elephant Medicine
बालबिल्वं तथा लोध्रं धातकी सितया सह अतीसारविनाशाय पिण्डीं भुञ्जीत कुञ्जरः
bālabilvaṃ tathā lodhraṃ dhātakī sitayā saha atīsāravināśāya piṇḍīṃ bhuñjīta kuñjaraḥ
അതിസാരം (വയറിളക്കം) നശിപ്പാൻ കുഞ്ജരൻ (ആന) ബാലബില്വം, ലോധ്രം, ധാതകി എന്നിവ ശർക്കരയോടുകൂടെ ചേർത്ത് പിണ്ഡി (ഗുളിക) ആക്കി ഭക്ഷിക്കണം।
Lord Agni (teaching to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Veterinary therapeutics for treating elephant diarrhea using a herbal-sugar bolus.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Atisāra-nāśaka piṇḍī for elephants (bāla-bilva–lodhra–dhātakī–śarkarā)","lookup_keywords":["atisāra","bāla-bilva","lodhra","dhātakī","piṇḍī"],"quick_summary":"Prepare a bolus from tender bilva, lodhra, and dhātakī with sugar and feed it to an elephant to check diarrhea."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Applied healing knowledge (cikitsā) extends to animal care; disease is countered by appropriate dravya-yoga (formulation).
Application: Codifies a repeatable veterinary recipe for stable/royal elephant management.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / veterinary therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An elephant being offered a compact herbal bolus made from bilva, lodhra, and dhātakī mixed with sugar, in a stable or forest camp setting.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, earthy reds and greens, mahout beside a decorated elephant, offering a small herbal bolus; palm-leaf medicine bundle; flat iconic composition, temple-mural aesthetics.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style with gold highlights, royal elephant with ornate caparison, attendant holding a golden tray with herbal bolus and sugar crystals; rich borders and stylized flora (bilva leaves).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework, instructional scene: labeled herbs (bilva, lodhra, dhātakī) arranged near a mortar, mahout feeding the bolus to the elephant; soft pastel palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed stable courtyard, elephant with mahout, physician preparing a bolus in a small bowl; fine botanical rendering of bilva leaves and dhātakī flowers; naturalistic shading."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अतीसारविनाशाय = अतीसार + विनाशाय (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देश्य-समासार्थ); भुञ्जीत (भुज् धातोः विधिलिङ्).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda 286 (Ayurveda/veterinary remedies)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics (including veterinary application): preparing a medicinal bolus of bāla-bilva, lodhra, dhātakī, and sugar to treat atīsāra (diarrhea) in an elephant.
It preserves practical medical know-how—specific materia medica and dosage-form (piṇḍī/bolus)—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage extends beyond theology into applied health sciences, including animal care.
By promoting compassionate care and the alleviation of suffering through dharmic knowledge (vidyā), the instruction aligns with punya-generating conduct—supporting life and well-being as a righteous duty.