Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 5
Aśvāyurveda
Medical Science of Horses
घतान्सर्वरसैः पूर्णान् दिक्षु दद्यात्सवस्त्रकान् यवाज्यं जुहुयात् प्रार्च्य यजेदश्वांश् च साश्विनान्
ghatānsarvarasaiḥ pūrṇān dikṣu dadyātsavastrakān yavājyaṃ juhuyāt prārcya yajedaśvāṃś ca sāśvinān
అన్ని రకాల రసాలతో నిండిన కుండలను వస్త్రాలతో సహా ఎనిమిది దిక్కులలో సమర్పించాలి. ముందుగా విధిగా పూజించి యవం-ఘృతమిశ్రిత ఆహుతిని అగ్నిలో హోమం చేయాలి; అలాగే అశ్వినీదేవతలతో కూడి అశ్వాలను కూడా యజించాలి/పూజించాలి.
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Directional offerings (dik-dāna/nyāsa-like placement) with rasa-filled pots and garments; homa with yavāgya (barley + ghee); ancillary worship of horses with Aśvin-deities for auspiciousness, vitality, and protection.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Dikṣu kalaśa-dāna, Yavāgya-homa, and Aśvinau-sahita Aśva-pūjā","lookup_keywords":["dikṣu","ghaṭa","sarvarasa","yavāgya","aśvinau"],"quick_summary":"Place pots filled with various liquids in the directions with cloth-gifts, offer barley mixed with ghee into fire after worship, and perform horse-worship together with the Aśvins."}
Concept: Reciprocity and completeness in yajña: directional honoring, proper dāna, and fire-offering as harmonizing acts.
Application: In household/temple rites, structure offerings by directions and conclude with homa to seal the ritual intention.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Yajna and Dana-vidhi)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Eight directional stations around a fire-altar: pots brimming with different liquids placed in each direction with folded garments; a priest pours barley mixed with ghee into the fire; nearby, horses are garlanded as the Aśvins are invoked.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, symmetrical eight-direction layout around a vedi, bright kalaśas at cardinal/intercardinal points, stylized flames, priests in white, horses with garlands, small twin Aśvin icons above, decorative borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central homa-kunda with gold flame accents, eight ornate pots with jeweled rims, cloth offerings depicted as rich textiles, horses adorned, twin Aśvinau shown in small medallions, heavy gold ornamentation","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic clarity: labeled eight directions, pots and garments at each, priest offering yavāgya into fire, horses to the side, soft colors and precise lines","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly ritual scene with attendants carrying pots and textiles to each direction, detailed horses with tack and garlands, fire-altar with smoke, refined architectural courtyard"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: घतान्सर्वरसैः = घटान् + सर्वरसैः; दद्यात्सवस्त्रकान् = दद्यात् + सवस्त्रकान्; यजेदश्वांश् = यजेत् + अश्वान् (त् + अ → द्; final -न् before च often written -ंश् in padapāṭha-like orthography).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Puja-vidhi passages on dik-pūjā, kalaśa-sthāpana, and homa-dravya lists (same khanda context)
FAQs
It prescribes a combined dana-and-homa procedure: gifting directionally placed pots filled with ritual liquids (sarvarasa) along with cloth, performing a barley-and-ghee oblation (yavājya), and conducting horse-related worship invoking the Aśvins.
It showcases the text’s procedural detail in ritual science—linking dana (charitable gifting), homa (fire oblation), and deity-specific invocations (Aśvins) within a larger sacrificial framework, reflecting the Purana’s compendium-like coverage of practical rites.
Such offerings and directional gifts are presented as merit-generating acts that support ritual completeness, invoke auspicious healing-protective forces associated with the Aśvins, and contribute to purification and the accrual of punya through properly executed yajna and dana.