Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 26
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
जिह्वास्तम्भे च लेपो ऽयं गुडमूत्रयुतो हितः तिलैर् यष्ट्या रजन्या च निम्बपत्रैश् च योजिता
jihvāstambhe ca lepo 'yaṃ guḍamūtrayuto hitaḥ tilair yaṣṭyā rajanyā ca nimbapatraiś ca yojitā
Para a rigidez ou paralisia da língua, esta pasta medicinal é benéfica: deve ser preparada com jaggery (açúcar bruto) e urina, combinada com sésamo, yāṣṭī (alcaçuz), rajanī (cúrcuma) e folhas de neem.
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the encyclopedic instruction format of the Agni Purana)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Jihvā-stambha lepa (paste for tongue stiffness)","lookup_keywords":["jihvā-stambha","lepa","guḍa","mūtra","nimba-patra"],"quick_summary":"For tongue stiffness, apply a paste made with jaggery and urine, compounded with sesame, licorice, turmeric, and neem leaves—intended to stimulate, reduce swelling/infection, and restore mobility."}
Dosha: Vata
Concept: Local application (lepa) for neuromuscular/functional impairment in a specific organ.
Application: Choosing topical therapy when function is impaired locally, emphasizing compounded formulations.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa / Therapeutic Remedies and Formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer grinding neem leaves and turmeric with sesame and jaggery, mixing with urine to form a paste, then applying it carefully to a patient’s tongue.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, mortar-and-pestle preparation, green neem leaves and yellow turmeric emphasized, patient seated with mouth open, vaidya applying lepa with spatula, muted temple-clinic ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, stylized clinic scene with gold border, physician holding small golden bowl of paste, patient seated, focus on ritual cleanliness and medicinal offering","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, step-by-step instructional composition: ingredients arranged, paste consistency shown, careful application to tongue, fine linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed close-up of apothecary mixing paste, patient attended by helper, labeled ingredient containers, naturalistic colors"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लेपो ऽयं → लेपः अयम्; गुडमूत्रयुतो → गुड-मूत्र-युतः; तिलैर् → तिलैः; निम्बपत्रैश् → निम्ब-पत्रैः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda 288 (oral/ENT therapies around jihvā disorders)
FAQs
Ayurvedic chikitsā: a specific lepa (medicated paste) formulation for jihvā-stambha (tongue stiffness), listing its required ingredients and indicating its therapeutic use.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical instructions—here, a targeted herbal-mineral preparation for an oral/neuro-muscular complaint—showing its wide coverage of applied sciences like Ayurveda.
While primarily medical, such prescriptions reflect the Purāṇic ideal of dharma through care of the body (śarīra-dhāraṇa) as a support for worship, recitation, and right conduct—restoring speech-related function that enables mantra and truthful discourse.