Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 33
Mahāpātaka-ādi-kathana
Account of the Great Sins) — concluding note incl. ‘Mārjāra-vadha’ (killing of a cat
कार्पासकीटजीर्णानां द्विशफैकशफस्य च पक्षिगन्धौषधीनान्तु रज्वा चैव त्र्यहम्पयः
kārpāsakīṭajīrṇānāṃ dviśaphaikaśaphasya ca pakṣigandhauṣadhīnāntu rajvā caiva tryahampayaḥ
കാർപ്പാസകീടജന്യ വ്യാധി, ദ്വിശഫ–ഏകശഫ ജീവികളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട രോഗങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ പക്ഷികളും ദുർഗന്ധമുള്ള ഔഷധദ്രവ്യങ്ങളും മൂലമുള്ള ദോഷം എന്നിവയ്ക്ക്—രജ്ജുവാൽ സ്പർശിപ്പിച്ച പാൽ മൂന്നു ദിവസം പാനം ചെയ്യുന്നതാണ് വിധി।
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Therapeutic remedy for specific toxic/contaminant exposures or animal-related afflictions using a milk-based preparation with a rope infusion over three days.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Rajjū-paryūṣita-kṣīra (three-day rope-infused milk) for cotton-worm and animal/bird-related disorders","lookup_keywords":["kārpāsakīṭa","kṣīra","rajjū","trī-aha","gandha-auṣadhi"],"quick_summary":"For disorders linked to cotton-worm contamination and certain animal/bird-related causes, prescribe milk kept with a rope for three days. The entry gives a simple, household-accessible preparation and duration."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Pragmatic household therapeutics: simple substances and time-based processing can be medicinally significant.
Application: Use low-complexity preparations (kṣīra-based) when indicated, emphasizing process (kāla/saṃskāra) as part of treatment.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / therapeutic preparations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer prepares milk in an earthen pot with a coiled rope immersed or placed in contact, marking three days; a patient sits nearby, with symbolic motifs of cotton plant, small worm, hoofed animals, birds, and pungent herbs indicating etiologies.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, village vaidya scene: earthen pot of milk, rope coiled beside/within, three-day marks on a palm-leaf tally; patient seated; stylized cotton boll, tiny insect, horse/cow silhouettes, birds, and aromatic herb bundles; warm ochres and greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central pot of milk with decorative gold accents, rope rendered clearly; healer offering the preparation; symbolic animal and bird motifs in side panels; rich jewel tones with restrained medical theme.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional layout: stepwise depiction—day 1, day 2, day 3—milk pot and rope; patient drinking; fine outlines, soft colors, minimal background, emphasis on procedure clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary-like interior: physician in turban examining a patient; assistant prepares milk with rope in a brass/earthen vessel; detailed flora-fauna marginalia (cotton, insect, hoofed animals, birds, herbs); delicate shading."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पक्षिगन्धौषधीनान्तु = पक्षि-गन्ध-औषधीनाम् + तु; चैव = च + एव; त्र्यहम्पयः = त्रि-अहम् + पयः (sandhi: i+a→ya).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda-khaṇḍa: sections on viṣa/duṣṭa-dravya effects and kṣīra-based śamana preparations
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic therapeutic instruction: a three-day rope-infused (or rope-kept) milk preparation is recommended as a remedy in conditions linked to contamination/affliction from insects (cotton-worms), animal sources (two-hoofed/one-hoofed), birds, or strong-smelling drugs.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana catalogs practical medical recipes and protocols (simple household pharmaceutics like medicated milk), showing its wide scope across applied sciences such as Ayurveda.
By prescribing a purificatory/antidotal regimen, the text links bodily cleansing and restoration of health with maintaining ritual fitness and purity—supporting dharmic living through practical purification.