Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 45
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
स्नेहव्यापद्भवो येषां कार्यं तेषां विरूक्षणम् त्र्यहं यवागूरूक्षा स्याद् भोजनं तक्रसंयुतम्
snehavyāpadbhavo yeṣāṃ kāryaṃ teṣāṃ virūkṣaṇam tryahaṃ yavāgūrūkṣā syād bhojanaṃ takrasaṃyutam
Para aqueles em quem surgiram complicações da oleação (snehapāna), deve-se realizar a terapia de secagem (rūkṣaṇa). Por três dias, o alimento deve ser uma papa seca (yavāgu) tomada com leitelho (takra).
Lord Agni (narrating Ayurvedic instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic discourse)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Pratikriyā—counterbalancing excess sneha with rūkṣaṇa and pathya.
Application: When a therapy produces adverse effects, apply the opposite guṇa (drying/lightening) with a time-bound diet protocol.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Chikitsa/Therapeutics: Snehapana complications and Rukshana therapy)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vaidya supervises a patient after snehapāna complication, prescribing a simple bowl of yavāgu with a pot of takra for a three-day regimen; the setting emphasizes austerity and dryness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, indoor vaidyaśālā, physician pointing to a palm-leaf note ‘trayaham’, bowl of thin gruel and earthen buttermilk pot, muted earthy tones, stylized figures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, seated vaidya and patient, gold detailing on vessels, prominent bowl of yavāgu and takra pot, symmetrical composition with decorative arch.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: three-day sequence shown in panels, each with yavāgu + takra, fine outlines, soft colors, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, hakim in white robe, patient reclining, attendants bringing buttermilk and gruel, detailed utensils, subtle expressions of relief and regimen."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्नेहव्यापद्भवः = स्नेहव्यापद् + भवः; त्र्यहं = त्रि + अहम् (अव्ययीभाव); यवागूरूक्षा = यवागू + रूक्षा; स्याद् = स्यात् (before voiced consonant); तक्रसंयुतम् = तक्र + संयुतम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (snehapāna rules and complications); Agni Purana 288.47 (post-snehapāna restrictions)
FAQs
It gives an Ayurvedic clinical rule: when oleation (snehapāna) produces complications (vyāpada), one should apply rūkṣaṇa (drying therapy), specifically a three-day regimen of drying yavāgu (thin gruel) taken with buttermilk (takra).
Beyond mythology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical medical therapeutics—here, diet-based management of treatment complications—showing its wide scope across Ayurveda, regimen (pathya), and applied health guidance.
By prescribing corrective discipline after imbalance, it supports bodily purification and steadiness (śuddhi and saṃyama), which traditional dharma literature treats as supportive conditions for clarity in worship, vows, and right conduct.