Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 36
Chapter 291 — Śāntyāyurveda
Ayurveda for Pacificatory Rites): Go-śānti, Penance-Regimens, and Therapeutics (incl. Veterinary Care
भवां पुरीषे पञ्चभ्यां नित्यं शान्त्यै श्रियं यजेत् वासुदेवञ्च गन्धाद्यैर् अपरा शान्तिरुच्यते
bhavāṃ purīṣe pañcabhyāṃ nityaṃ śāntyai śriyaṃ yajet vāsudevañca gandhādyair aparā śāntirucyate
शांतीसाठी पंचगव्यादी पाच गो-उत्पादांनी, शेण इत्यादींसह, नित्य श्री (लक्ष्मी)ची पूजा करावी. तसेच गंधादि उपचारांनी वासुदेवाचीही पूजा करावी—ही दुसरी शांतीविधी सांगितली आहे।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Daily śānti and śrī-prāpti rite: worship Lakṣmī with pañcagavya (five cow-products) and worship Vāsudeva with gandha (perfumes) and offerings for pacification and prosperity.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Pañcagavya-Śrī-pūjā and Vāsudeva-Śānti (Pacification and prosperity worship)","lookup_keywords":["śānti","pañcagavya","śrī-pūjā","vāsudeva","gandha-ādi"],"quick_summary":"A regular śānti practice is taught: worship Śrī using the five cow-products (including dung etc. as indicated) and also worship Vāsudeva with perfumes and offerings as an additional pacification method."}
Concept: Śānti as daily dharma: prosperity (śrī) and inner/outer harmony are cultivated through regular worship and purity-symbols (pañcagavya) alongside devotion to Vāsudeva.
Application: Household ritual routine for well-being, social harmony, and prosperity; integrates go-sambandha purity culture with Vaiṣṇava devotion.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Shanti-kalpa (Ritual pacification and prosperity rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A domestic altar where Lakṣmī is worshipped with pañcagavya offerings and Vāsudeva is worshipped with perfumes, flowers, and lamps as a śānti rite.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, shrine interior with Lakṣmī and Vāsudeva panels, priest offering pañcagavya vessels, incense and sandal paste, stylized lamps, calm sacred ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Lakṣmī and Vāsudeva icons with gold halos, ornate pūjā tray with pañcagavya containers, rich textiles, deep devotional serenity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear ritual arrangement: five cow-products in small bowls, gandha (sandal paste) and flowers, devotee performing ārati before Vāsudeva, delicate linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic pūjā scene, brass vessels and lamps, devotee applying perfume and offering flowers, subtle architectural setting, refined color palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vāsudevañca = vāsudevam + ca; gandhādyaiḥ = gandha + ādyaiḥ; śāntirucyate = śāntiḥ + ucyate.
Related Themes: Agni Purana (Śānti-kalpa / Pūjā-vidhi sections; within 291 cluster)
FAQs
It prescribes a śānti-prayoga: worship of Śrī using pañcagavya-type offerings (including cow-dung as a purificatory/ritual medium) and worship of Vāsudeva with gandha and related upacāras (perfume, incense, etc.) as an alternative pacification method.
It exemplifies the text’s practical ritual manual dimension—codifying specific materials (pañcagavya, gandha-upacāras) and their intended results (śānti, śrī/pṛosperity), alongside theology (Śrī and Vāsudeva) in a concise procedural instruction.
The rite is framed as producing śānti (averting obstacles/inauspiciousness) and attracting śrī (prosperity), by aligning daily conduct with purificatory substances and devotional offerings to Śrī and Vāsudeva.