Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 14
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
क्वाथमेषां पिवेद्वाजी सर्वातीसारनाशनम् प्रियङ्गुसारिवाभ्याञ्च युक्तमाजं शृतं पयः
kvāthameṣāṃ pivedvājī sarvātīsāranāśanam priyaṅgusārivābhyāñca yuktamājaṃ śṛtaṃ payaḥ
Người bệnh nên uống nước sắc từ các vị này; nó diệt trừ mọi loại tiêu chảy/kiết lỵ. Lại nên dùng sữa dê đun chín, chế với priyāṅgu và sārivā mà uống.
Lord Agni (teaching to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic dialogue frame)
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Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Yukti (rational combination) of dravya and pathya as primary therapy in acute disease.
Application: Choose cooling-astringent supports (priyaṅgu, sārivā, goat’s milk) when stools are frequent and burning/thirst predominate.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-vidyā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An Ayurvedic physician prepares a herbal decoction and boils goat’s milk with priyaṅgu and sārivā, offering it as medicine to a weak patient resting on a cot.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, vaidya in traditional attire stirring a bronze vessel of kvātha, goat nearby, patient seated with cup, palm-leaf manuscripts, flat iconic composition, fine linework.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style with gold leaf accents, central seated vaidya holding a gilded cup of medicated milk, ornate vessels, rich reds and greens, decorative borders, devotional-clinical ambience.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate shading, instructional scene: labeled herbs priyaṅgu and sārivā, boiling pot, measured cup, calm domestic clinic interior.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed apothecary scene with copper pots, herbs arranged on trays, physician presenting decoction to patient, fine textiles, architectural niche background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पिवेद्वाजी → पिबेत् वाजी; प्रियङ्गुसारिवाभ्याञ्च → प्रियङ्गु-सारिवाभ्याम् च; युक्तमाजं → युक्तम् आजम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (Bhaiṣajya-vidyā/Chikitsā sections on atisāra, grahaṇī, and kvātha-kalpanā)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics for atīsāra: taking a prescribed herbal decoction and using goat’s milk boiled with priyāṅgu and sārivā as an astringent, cooling, gut-stabilizing preparation.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium beyond myth and ritual—preserving practical medical prescriptions (bhaiṣajya) with specific dosage-forms (kvātha, medicated milk) and materia medica (priyāṅgu, sārivā).
By preserving health through dharmically acceptable remedies, the practitioner supports bodily purity and steadiness needed for daily rites, study, and disciplined living—thus indirectly sustaining dharma and sattva.