Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 38
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
दधि सम्प्राश्य गाः पूज्य कार्यं वाह्निप्रदक्षिणं वृषाणां योजेयेद् युद्धं गीतवाद्यरवैर् वहिः
dadhi samprāśya gāḥ pūjya kāryaṃ vāhnipradakṣiṇaṃ vṛṣāṇāṃ yojeyed yuddhaṃ gītavādyaravair vahiḥ
തൈര് സേവിച്ച് പശുക്കളെ പൂജിക്കുകയും പവിത്ര അഗ്നിയെ പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്യുകയും വേണം. തുടർന്ന് (യാഗപരിസരത്തിന്) പുറത്തു പാട്ടിന്റെയും വാദ്യങ്ങളുടെയും നാദത്തോടുകൂടെ കാളകളുടെ മത്സരം/യുദ്ധം ക്രമീകരിക്കണം.
Lord Agni (in the usual Agni Purana dialogue, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Household auspicious rite: curd intake, cow-worship, fire-circumambulation, and community celebration with bull contest and music outside the ritual boundary.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Dadhi-prāśana, Go-pūjā, Vahni-pradakṣiṇā, and Vṛṣa-krīḍā with gīta-vādya","lookup_keywords":["dadhi","go-pūjā","agni-pradakṣiṇā","vṛṣa-yuddha","gīta-vādya"],"quick_summary":"After taking curd, worship cows and circumambulate the sacred fire; festive bull contests with music are held outside the consecrated ritual space."}
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Segregation of sacred and secular: inner ritual purity maintained while communal celebration occurs outside.
Application: Keep the yajña/pūjā area ritually controlled; move entertainment/noise beyond the boundary.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Gopūjā, Agni-pradakṣiṇā, and auspicious rural/household rites)
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: utsaha
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A homestead ritual: devotees with a small sacred fire perform pradakṣiṇā; cows are garlanded and worshipped; outside the marked ritual area, a festive bull contest with singers and drums.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: foreground agni with devotees circling; richly decorated cows with bells; background outside boundary shows two bulls in contest, musicians with chenda and cymbals.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central cow worship with gold ornamentation on cows and lamps; side panel shows agni-pradakṣiṇā; lower register shows bull contest with stylized musicians.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: diagrammatic composition—inner square ritual space with agni and pradakṣiṇā arrows; outer area labeled ‘bahih’ with bull contest and instruments.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: village courtyard, detailed textiles and utensils; cows adorned; a ring of spectators around bull contest; musicians playing, while priestly group circles the fire."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सम्प्राश्य = सम् + प्राश्य (उपसर्ग); गीतवाद्यरवैर् = गीत-वाद्य-रवैः (विसर्ग/रेफ्-सन्धि in recitation); योजेयेद् in IAST corresponds to योजयेत् (standard optative form).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Go-dāna and go-pūjā related passages; Agni Purana: Agni-pradakṣiṇā and gṛhya-style rites
FAQs
It prescribes a sequence in an auspicious rite: ritual intake of curd, worship of cows, circumambulation of the sacred fire, and then holding a bull-contest outside the core ritual area with music.
Alongside theology, the Agni Purana also records practical social-religious customs—cattle veneration, fire-ritual etiquette, and festival-style public activities—showing its coverage of lived ritual culture beyond formal sacrifices.
Honouring cows and circumambulating Agni are framed as auspicious, purificatory acts that support merit (puṇya) and ritual completeness, while keeping the noisy public festivity outside protects the sanctity of the main rite.