Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 37
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
रक्तपित्तहरः पानादश्वकर्णैस्तथैव च सप्तमे सप्तमे देयमश्वानां लवणं दिने
raktapittaharaḥ pānādaśvakarṇaistathaiva ca saptame saptame deyamaśvānāṃ lavaṇaṃ dine
Sa pagbibigay nito bilang inumin, pinapawi nito ang mga karamdaman ng pagdurugo at pitta; gayundin, ibinibigay kasama ng aśvakarṇa. Para sa mga kabayo, ang asin ay ibinibigay tuwing ikapitong araw.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in encyclopedic disciplines, here veterinary Ayurveda)
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Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Cikitsā extends to both human and animal welfare; regimen (kāla-niyama) is part of therapy.
Application: Adopt time-based dosing schedules (e.g., weekly) and include veterinary protocols within household/royal stable management.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Veterinary/Equine therapeutics within Agni Purana medicinal remedies)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A physician offers a cooling drink to a patient with bleeding-pitta symptoms; in a stable setting, a caretaker measures salt for a horse on the seventh-day regimen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, split scene: vaidya offering pāna in a brass cup; adjacent stable with horse and caretaker holding a small salt bowl, decorative vine borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, regal stable backdrop, gold-highlighted cup and salt vessel, horse adorned modestly, physician and caretaker depicted with formal symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional stable-care chart feel: ‘every seventh day’ marked, caretaker giving salt, alongside human clinical administration of pāna with aśvakarṇa shown as a botanical inset.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly infirmary and stable courtyard, detailed horse anatomy, attendant with salt pouch, physician with cup, refined architectural framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: pānād aśvakarṇaiḥ → pānāt aśva-karṇaiḥ (t/d sandhi); tathaiva → tathā eva; deyam aśvānām → deyam aśvānām (sandhi in continuous recitation).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (animal-related remedies and doṣa treatments in the same khanda)
FAQs
Practical veterinary-Ayurveda guidance: a drinkable remedy indicated for raktapitta-type bleeding/pitta aggravation, administered with the herb aśvakarṇa, plus a regimen instruction to give horses salt every seventh day.
It shows the text extending beyond theology into applied sciences—here, equine medicine and dietary scheduling—illustrating how the Agni Purana preserves technical health-care knowledge alongside ritual and philosophical material.
Though primarily medical, such prescriptions align with dharmic stewardship: sustaining animals (especially valuable horses) supports righteous livelihood and social order, and caring for living beings is treated as a meritorious, purifying duty.