Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 36
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
गवां मूत्रेण पिष्टैश् च मर्दनं कण्डुनाशनम् शीतो मधुयुतः क्वाथो नाशिकायां सशर्करः
gavāṃ mūtreṇa piṣṭaiś ca mardanaṃ kaṇḍunāśanam śīto madhuyutaḥ kvātho nāśikāyāṃ saśarkaraḥ
گائے کے پیشاب میں پیس کر بنائے گئے لیپ سے مَلش کرنے پر خارش دور ہوتی ہے۔ ٹھنڈا کیا ہوا شہد ملا قہوہ، شکر کے ساتھ، ناک میں ڈالنا چاہیے۔
Lord Agni (teaching as an encyclopedic narrator in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Topical anti-pruritic rubbing with gomūtra-based paste and nasal administration (nasya) of a cooled honey-sugar decoction.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Gomūtra-lepa for itching; honeyed nasya decoction","lookup_keywords":["gomūtra","kandu (itching)","mardana","nasya","madhu-śarkarā"],"quick_summary":"Itching is treated by rubbing with a paste made using cow’s urine; a cooled decoction mixed with honey and sugar is administered nasally as a local therapy."}
Dosha: Kapha
Concept: Upakrama-bheda: external application (lepa/mardana) and nāsā-mārga therapy (nasya) for targeted relief.
Application: Choose route-specific therapy—skin via topical rubbing; head/ENT via nasya—rather than one-size-fits-all medication.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / household therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A healer rubs a prepared paste onto an itching skin area; nearby, a small vessel of cooled decoction is mixed with honey and sugar, and a dropper/spoon is used for nasal instillation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, two-panel composition: left—mardana with herbal paste; right—nasya administration with patient reclining, warm lamp and vessels, clean stylized medical setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-accented medicine vessels, patient reclining for nasya, physician holding a small spoon, honey and sugar depicted as luminous droplets, ornate border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional clarity: labeled steps—paste with gomūtra, rubbing technique, cooling the decoction, mixing madhu and śarkarā, nasya posture.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate clinic interior, physician administering nasal drops, assistant holding honey jar and sugar bowl, fine detailing of textiles and utensils."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: piṣṭaiś ca → piṣṭaiḥ ca (visarga sandhi); kaṇḍunāśanam → kaṇḍu-nāśanam; madhuyutaḥ → madhu-yutaḥ; saśarkaraḥ → sa-śarkaraḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (nasal remedies and topical applications in adjacent verses)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics: an anti-itch topical application using gomūtra-based paste, and a nasal administration (nasya) of a cooled honey-mixed decoction with sugar for nasal disorders.
It preserves practical medical instructions (Ayurveda)—topical dermatological care and nasal-route medication—showing the Purana’s coverage beyond myth into applied health sciences.
By restoring bodily health and cleanliness through dharmically accepted remedies (e.g., cow-derived substances), it supports purity and fitness for daily duties, worship, and disciplined living.