Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 47
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
गुर्वभिष्यन्दिभक्तानि व्यायामं स्नाजमातपम् वायुवर्जञ्च वाहस्य स्नेहपीतस्य वर्जितम्
gurvabhiṣyandibhaktāni vyāyāmaṃ snājamātapam vāyuvarjañca vāhasya snehapītasya varjitam
ਸਨੇਹਪਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਲਈ ਭਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਭਿਸ਼ਯੰਦੀ (ਕਫ਼ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ) ਭੋਜਨ ਵਰਜਿਤ ਹੈ; ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਸਰਤ, ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ, ਧੁੱਪ/ਤਾਪ, ਸਿੱਧੀ ਹਵਾ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਹਨ-ਯਾਤਰਾ ਵੀ ਮਨਾਹੀ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (narrating Ayurvedic regimen to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Post-snehapāna regimen: avoid specific foods and activities to prevent doṣa aggravation and ensure proper digestion and assimilation of sneha.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Snehapīta pathya-apathya—diet and activity restrictions","lookup_keywords":["snehapāna","apathya","guru-bhakta","abhisyandi","vyāyāma-varjana"],"quick_summary":"After taking sneha, avoid heavy and mucus-forming foods and refrain from exertion, bathing, sun/heat exposure, direct wind, and riding/travel to protect agni and prevent complications."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Niyama—therapeutic discipline as part of successful treatment.
Application: Treat therapy as a vow-like regimen: compliance with restrictions is integral to outcome, not optional.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Dietetic and regimen rules for oleation therapy / snehapāna)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patient after snehapāna is shown resting indoors; icons around depict prohibited actions—exercise, bath, sun, wind, and riding—crossed out; a light meal is served.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, calm interior with patient reclining, stylized prohibition motifs (sun, wind swirl, horse/vehicle, bath pot) arranged as a border, earthy reds and greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central seated patient with physician, gold-highlighted ‘do-not’ emblems around, ornate frame, rich textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional poster-like composition: list of apathya with small vignettes, fine outlines, readable visual pedagogy.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic scene with hakim advising, attendants drawing curtains from sun and wind, a horse outside stable indicating avoided riding, delicate detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुर्वभिष्यन्दिभक्तानि = गुरु + अभिष्यन्दि + भक्तानि; स्नाजमातपम् in IAST resolves as स्नानम् + आतपम्; वायुvarjañca = वायुवर्जम् + च; स्नेहपीतस्य = स्नेह + पीतस्य
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288.45 (managing snehavyāpada); Agni Purana 288 (snehapāna context)
FAQs
Ayurvedic snehapāna regimen: after drinking medicated ghee/oil, one must avoid heavy/abhisyandī foods and refrain from exercise, bathing, sun-heat, wind exposure, and travel/riding to protect digestion and bodily channels.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond mythology—preserving practical Ayurvedic clinical guidance (pathya–apathya rules) alongside ritual, dharma, and other sciences.
By following disciplined post-therapy conduct (niyama) and avoiding harmful actions, one supports purification and bodily harmony, which traditional dharma views as conducive to sattva, clarity, and meritorious self-care.