Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 50
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
निस्तूषाणां प्रदातव्या यवानां चतुराटकी चणकव्रीहिमौद्गानि कलायं वापि दापयेत्
nistūṣāṇāṃ pradātavyā yavānāṃ caturāṭakī caṇakavrīhimaudgāni kalāyaṃ vāpi dāpayet
ਛਿਲਕਾ ਉਤਾਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਜੌ ਚਾਰ ਆṭਕ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਨ ਦੇਣੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ। ਅਤੇ ਚਣਾ, ਚੌਲ, ਮੂੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਮਟਰ (ਕਲਾਯ) ਵੀ ਦਾਨ ਕਰਵਾਏ ਜਾਣ।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Vasiṣṭha, in the Agni Purāṇa’s didactic dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Prescribes specific food-grain donations (barley, legumes, rice) with measure; used for merit-making and expiatory gifting (dāna).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Dhānya-dāna: yava-caturāṭaka and allied grains","lookup_keywords":["dāna","yava","caturāṭaka","canaḳa","mudga"],"quick_summary":"Give dehusked barley in a four-āṭaka measure; alternatively/also donate chickpeas, rice, mung, or peas as prescribed charitable gifts."}
Concept: Dāna of staple foods sustains society and accrues puṇya; measured giving is part of regulated dharma.
Application: Organize grain donations (especially dehusked barley) in standard measures for feeding, ritual gifting, or expiation.
Khanda Section: Dāna-dharma (Charity, gifts, and expiatory/merit-making prescriptions)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor measuring dehusked barley into a standard vessel (āṭaka) and distributing barley, chickpeas, rice, mung, and peas to recipients or a ritual setting.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, a temple courtyard with a donor and brahmins/poor receiving dhānya, large measuring vessel labeled by gesture, heaps of barley and legumes, warm earthy palette, didactic calm.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, donor couple offering bowls of grains before a deity lamp, gold foil on vessels and halos, richly patterned textiles, piles of yava and pulses rendered ornamentally.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, precise depiction of measuring cup and grain types, a scribe noting 'caturāṭaka', clean instructional layout with soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, market-like granary scene with accurate grain sacks, a noble giving measured barley to scholars, fine architectural background, detailed vessels and textures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vāpi = vā api.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (dāna-dharma subsections)
FAQs
It specifies annadāna (food-grain charity) with a technical quantity—barley donated as dehusked grain in a fixed measure (catur-āṭaka), and lists acceptable substitute grains/pulses.
Beyond theology, it preserves practical dharma-guidance: concrete donation items, quality (dehusked), and standardized measures—showing the text’s coverage of social ethics and ritual economy.
Annadāna is treated as a high-merit act; donating staple grains in proper form and measure is understood to generate puṇya (religious merit) and support purity through righteous giving.