Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 42
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
निदाघे सगुडा देया मदिरा प्रतिपानके वेधनमिस्यत इति ज , ञ च लोध्रकाष्ठं सलवणं पिप्पल्यो विश्वभेषजम्
nidāghe saguḍā deyā madirā pratipānake vedhanamisyata iti ja , ña ca lodhrakāṣṭhaṃ salavaṇaṃ pippalyo viśvabheṣajam
വെയിൽക്കാലത്ത് പ്രതിപാനമായി ശർക്കര (ഗുഡ) ചേർത്ത മദിര നൽകണം. വേധന (കുത്തുന്ന വേദന) ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ലോധ്രകാഷ്ഠം, ലവണം, പിപ്പലി, വിശ്വഭേഷജം (ഉണക്ക ഇഞ്ചി) എന്നിവ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നു.
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instruction)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Summer regimen and pain management: corrective counter-drink with jaggery-mixed liquor; specific remedy set for piercing pain (vedhanā).","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Vata
Concept: Yukti (rational combination) and kāla (timing): remedies vary by season and symptom-quality (e.g., vedhanā).
Application: Match formulation to season and pain-character rather than using a single universal remedy.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-vidyā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A summer setting: a physician prepares a small cup of jaggery-mixed liquor as a corrective drink; beside it, a separate tray shows lodhra wood shavings, salt, pippalī, and dry ginger for piercing pain.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, hot-season palette with ochres, physician mixing guda into a cup, separate herb tray for vedhanā remedy, stylized sun motif indicating nidāgha, flat iconic medical tableau.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-highlighted cup and jaggery bowl, ornate tray with lodhra wood and spices, physician in rich attire, summer heat suggested by warm background and minimal foliage.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic split-scene: left—guda-madirā pratipāna preparation; right—vedhanā remedy ingredients arranged and labeled; fine linework and gentle shading for clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, indoor dispensary with cooling screens, physician measuring jaggery and liquor, assistant arranging lodhra, salt, long pepper, ginger; detailed vessels and calligraphic labels."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Marwa","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: IAST has corruption: 'vedhanamisyata iti ja , ña ca' interpreted as वेधनम् इष्यते इति ... च. Some syllables (ja/ña) appear as scribal noise; omitted from pada list.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (nidāgha regimen; symptom-based addenda)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics: it gives a seasonal instruction (summer use of jaggery-mixed liquor as a corrective drink) and a specific herbal combination for vedhanā (piercing pain), naming lodhra, salt, pippalī, and viśvabheṣaja (commonly dry ginger).
It exemplifies the Purana’s inclusion of practical medical guidance—seasonal regimen and materia medica—alongside its religious narratives, showing that the Agni Purana functions as a compendium spanning health science (Ayurveda) and daily-life applications.
By promoting regulated consumption and corrective remedies, the verse supports bodily balance (sattva and health), which traditional dharma literature treats as a foundation for disciplined living, ritual competence, and the avoidance of harmful excess.