Agni Purana — Avatara-lila, Shloka 19
Chapter 10 — श्रीरामावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Incarnation-Deeds of Śrī Rāma
वरदत्तैर् नागबाणैः ओषध्या तौ विशल्यकौ विशल्ययाब्रणौ कृत्वा मारुत्यानीतपर्वते
varadattair nāgabāṇaiḥ oṣadhyā tau viśalyakau viśalyayābraṇau kṛtvā mārutyānītaparvate
ด้วยอานุภาพแห่งสมุนไพร ได้ถอนศรนาคซึ่งได้มาจากพรออกจากทั้งสอง ทำให้พ้นจากเสี้ยนศร; และด้วยสมุนไพรชื่อวิศัลยาได้รักษาบาดแผลให้หาย—ทั้งหมดนี้บนภูเขาที่มารุตินำมา (หนุมาน)।
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s discourse frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","practical_application":"Illustrates emergency wound-care: extraction/neutralization of embedded projectiles and use of specific healing herbs (aushadhi) as rapid trauma management.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Vishalya-aushadhi prayoga (Removal of embedded missiles; wound-healing)","lookup_keywords":["Vishalya","oshadhi","naga-bana","shalyaharana","Hanuman mountain"],"quick_summary":"Serpent-arrows are neutralized/removed through medicinal agency; Viśalyā herb renders the wounded ‘shalyarahita’ and heals the wound—an Itihasa exemplum for shalya-harana and vrana-ropana."}
Alamkara Type: Arthantaranyasa (supporting statement through exemplum)
Weapon Type: Naga-bana (serpent-arrows)
Concept: Applied knowledge (aushadhi-yoga) can restore life and capacity even amid calamity.
Application: Value practical sciences—medicine, logistics, timely action—as supports of dharma in crisis.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Itihasa-based Healing (Ramayana episode as medical exemplum)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Hanuman’s brought mountain of herbs; healers apply the Viśalyā herb to Rama and Lakshmana, removing serpent-arrows and closing wounds.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Hanuman holding a green mountain with flowering herbs, Rama and Lakshmana reclining with visible arrow wounds, healer applying a luminous herb, serpentine arrows dissolving, rich greens and reds","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Hanuman with gold-highlighted mountain, Rama-Lakshmana with golden halos, the Viśalyā herb rendered as jeweled plant, ornate borders, devotional yet medical scene","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clear stepwise depiction—embedded arrow, extraction/neutralization, application of herb paste; labeled herb bundle; calm clinical composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed botanical rendering of the herb mountain, attendants preparing medicine, arrows being removed, expressive relief on faces, night-to-dawn ambiance"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वरदत्तैर्=वरदत्तैः (र् before न); मारुत्यानीतपर्वते=मारुति+आनीत+पर्वते; विशल्ययाब्रणौ=विशल्यया+अब्रणौ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 10.18 (binding and injury context); Agni Purana 10.21 (continuation of battle after recovery)
FAQs
It teaches shalya-haraṇa (removal of embedded missiles/foreign bodies) and the use of specific oṣadhis—especially Viśalyā—for restoring wounded warriors to a wound-free state.
By embedding practical battlefield therapeutics (herbal trauma care and foreign-body extraction) within a Purāṇic narrative frame, it shows the text’s range across medicine, warfare, and Itihāsa-derived exempla.
Healing and preserving life—especially of dharmic protectors—functions as a meritorious act (puṇya) and aligns with dharma by restoring the body as an instrument for righteous duty.