Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 28
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
परिषेकक्रिया तेषां तैलेनाशु रुजापहा दोषकोपाभिघाताभ्यां पक्वभिन्ने व्रणक्रमः
pariṣekakriyā teṣāṃ tailenāśu rujāpahā doṣakopābhighātābhyāṃ pakvabhinne vraṇakramaḥ
对彼等而言，以油行洒灌疗法（pariṣeka）能迅速止痛。创伤之治次第，当疮已熟脓而溃裂时施行——或由 doṣa 亢盛所致，或由外伤所致，皆同。
Lord Agni (narrating Ayurvedic instruction, traditionally to Vasiṣṭha)
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Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Kriyā-krama (sequenced procedure) guided by disease stage and cause (doṣa vs trauma).
Application: Clinical decision-making: choose soothing measures (pariṣeka) for pain, then apply stage-specific wound protocol after maturation/rupture.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Vrana-chikitsa: wound management and therapeutic procedures)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wound-care scene where warm oil is gently poured/sprinkled over an injured area to relieve pain; a second vignette shows a mature, ruptured abscess/wound being managed according to regimen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, healer performing taila-pariṣeka with a small vessel, oil stream depicted clearly, patient resting, second panel showing pakva-bhinna wound stage, earthy tones and bold contours","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted oil vessel and lamp, serene clinical ritual of pouring oil over wound, ornate border, emphasis on rujāpaha (pain relief)","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional medical illustration: labeled ‘pariṣeka’ technique, wound stages diagrammed (pakva, bhinna), careful linework and soft palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed clinic interior, physician pouring oil in a thin stream over wound, assistants holding cloths, second scene indicating suppurated-ruptured stage with careful realism"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तैलेनाशु → तैलेन आशु; रुजापहा → रुजा-अपहा; दोषकोपाभिघाताभ्यां → दोष-कोप-अभिघाताभ्याम्; पक्वभिन्ने → पक्व-भिन्ने.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Khanda 288 (vraṇa-krama; pariṣeka and wound-stage management)
FAQs
It teaches an Ayurvedic procedure: oil-based pariṣeka (therapeutic irrigation/sprinkling) to rapidly reduce pain, and it frames the wound-treatment regimen for wounds that have suppurated and burst, whether caused by doṣa-aggravation or trauma.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves practical Ayurveda—here, clinical wound management (vrana-krama), procedural therapy (pariṣeka), and etiological classification (doṣas vs. injury), reflecting its wide, handbook-like scope.
By prescribing compassionate, orderly healing of injury and disease, the text aligns medical care with dharma—reducing suffering (duḥkha) and supporting purity and well-being, which are treated as conducive to righteous living and meritorious conduct.