Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 26
Bhūmi–Vana–Auṣadhi–Ādi Vargāḥ (भूमिवनौषध्यादिवर्गाः) — Lexical Groups on Earth, Settlements, Architecture, Forests, Materia Medica, and Fauna
सर्जाश्वकर्णौ वीरेन्द्रौ इन्द्रद्रुः ककुभो ऽर्जुनः इङ्गुदी तापसतरुर्मोचा शाल्मलिरेव च
sarjāśvakarṇau vīrendrau indradruḥ kakubho 'rjunaḥ iṅgudī tāpasatarurmocā śālmalireva ca
سرج اور اشوکَرْن؛ ویرَیندر؛ اِندرَدْرُو؛ کَکُبھ؛ اَرجُن؛ اِنگُدی؛ تپسیوں کا درخت (تاپسَتَرو)؛ موچا؛ اور شالمَلی—یہ سب درخت یہاں شمار کیے گئے ہیں۔
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s instructional frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ककुभो ऽर्जुनः = ककुभः + अर्जुनः; शाल्मलिरेव = शाल्मलिः + एव.
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This verse imparts vṛkṣa-nāma-jñāna (technical plant nomenclature): a structured enumeration of specific trees used in medicinal, ritual, and material contexts within Vṛkṣa-āyurveda-style cataloguing.
By preserving standardized lists of flora (including medically important trees like Arjuna and Iṅgudī), the Agni Purāṇa functions as a compact reference work—bridging purāṇic teaching with practical domains such as materia medica, forestry knowledge, and ritual-resource identification.
Knowing and honoring sacred and useful trees supports dhārmic living—enabling proper selection for worship materials, charity, and healing—thereby aligning everyday practice with purity, merit (puṇya), and non-harm through informed use of natural resources.