Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 4
Chapter 279 — सिद्धौषधानि (Siddhauṣadhāni, “Perfected Medicines”) — Colophon/Closure
तैलं शनैश् चरे दद्यादाश्विने गोरसान्नदः घृतेन पयसा लिङ्गं संस्नाप्य स्याद्रुगुज्झितः
tailaṃ śanaiś care dadyādāśvine gorasānnadaḥ ghṛtena payasā liṅgaṃ saṃsnāpya syādrugujjhitaḥ
Trong tháng Āśvina, nên bố thí dầu vào các ngày thứ Bảy và cúng thí thức ăn nấu từ các sản phẩm của bò (sữa, sữa chua, bơ ghee v.v.). Tắm rưới Śiva-liṅga bằng ghee và sữa, người ấy được lìa khỏi bệnh tật.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s didactic discourse)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Seasonal and weekday-linked dāna (oil on Saturday) plus Śiva-liṅga abhiṣeka with ghee and milk as a combined ritual-therapeutic śānti for disease alleviation.","sutra_style":true}
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Dosha: Vata
Concept: Ritual discipline (dāna + abhiṣeka) as a means to harmonize body-mind and reduce duḥkha framed as disease.
Application: Use calendrical structure (month/day) to sustain consistent health-supporting habits and devotional focus.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Roga-prashamana & Dravya-dana / Vrata-dana prayoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Autumn temple scene: devotees donate oil on a Saturday, while inside the sanctum a priest performs Śiva-liṅga abhiṣeka with streams of milk and ghee; offerings of cow-product food are arranged nearby.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sanctum doorway framing a black stone liṅga, white milk and golden ghee flowing, devotees with oil lamps and a jar of taila, Āśvina foliage motifs, traditional mural palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, heavy gold work on temple arch and vessels, central liṅga with abhiṣeka streams, donor presenting oil jar, rich ornamentation, devotional glow","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, precise depiction of ritual steps: oil donation, food offering, abhiṣeka sequence with labeled vessels, soft colors and fine outlines","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed temple interior with attendants, silver milk pot and golden ghee pot, priest at liṅga, donors at threshold with oil jar, intricate textiles and architecture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्यादाश्विने = दद्यात् + आश्विने; gorasānnadaḥ = गो-रस-अन्न-दः; रुगुज्झितः = रुग् + उज्झितः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Śiva-pūjā/abhiṣeka vidhis (general); Agni Purana: Dāna-vrata and graha-vāra remedies (nearby verses)
FAQs
It prescribes a remedial rite combining (1) Śani-related dāna—donating oil on Saturdays in Āśvina—and (2) Śiva-upāsanā—abhisheka of the liṅga with ghee and milk—aimed at roga-prashamana (alleviation of disease).
It blends multiple knowledge-domains in one compact instruction: calendrical timing (Āśvina), graha-related practice (Śanaiścara/Saturn), charity protocols (dāna of oil and food), and temple-ritual procedure (liṅga abhiṣeka), illustrating the Purāṇa’s practical, cross-disciplinary guidance.
The verse links charitable giving and devotional abhiṣeka with purification and the removal of affliction, implying that disease can be mitigated by merit (puṇya) generated through dāna and Śiva-worship, especially when aligned with sacred time and planetary observance.