Agni Purana

दातव्या भग्नसन्धाने प्रियङ्गुर्लवणान्विता । तैलं वातहरं पित्ते मधुयष्टीविपाचितं ।। २९२.

For the setting of broken joints, priyangu mixed with salt should be given; oil that alleviates wind, and for bile, oil boiled with licorice.

कफे व्योषञ्च समधु सपुष्टकरजोऽस्रजे । तैलाज्यं हरितालञ्च भग्नक्षतिश्रृतन्ददेत् ।। २९२.

For phlegm, a mixture of trikatu with honey and the powder of puṣṭikara, as well as oil, clarified butter, and orpiment, should be given for fractures, wounds, and exhaustion.

माषास्तिलाः सगोधूमाः पशुक्षीरं घृतं तथा । एषां पिण्डी सलवणा वत्सानां पुष्टिदा त्वियं ।। २९२.

Black gram, sesame seeds, wheat, cow's milk, and clarified butter—these, formed into a cake with salt, provide nourishment for calves.

बलप्रदा विषाणां स्याद् ग्रहनाशाय धूपकः । देवदारु वचा मांसी गुग्गुलुहिङ्गुसर्षपाः ।। २९२.

A fumigation made from the horns of strong animals is beneficial for dispelling seizures; devadāru, vacā, māṃsī, guggulu, asafoetida, and mustard seeds are used.

ग्रहादिगदनाशाय एष धुपो गवां हितः । घष्टा चैव गवां कार्या धूपेनानेन धूपिता ।। २९२.

This fumigation is beneficial for cows to remove afflictions caused by spirits and similar ailments; cows should be rubbed and then fumigated with this mixture.

अश्वगन्धातिलैः शुक्लं तेन गौः क्षीरिणी भवेत् । रसायनञ्च पिन्याकं मत्तो यो धार्य्यते गृहे ।। २९२.

By using ashwagandha oil, a cow becomes a milk-yielder; and the residue from oil-pressing, kept in the house, acts as a rejuvenator.

गवां पुरीषे पञ्चम्यां नित्यं शान्त्यै श्रियं यजेत् । वासुदेवञ्च गन्धाद्यैरपरा शान्तिरुच्यते ।। २९२.

On the fifth day, one should perform a ritual with cow dung daily for peace; another rite for peace is said to be performed for Vāsudeva with fragrant substances and the like.

अश्वयुक्‌शुक्लपक्षस्य पञ्चदश्यां यजेद्धरिं । हरिरुद्रमजं सूर्य्यं श्रियमग्निं घृतेन च ।। २९२.

On the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight of Ashvayuja, one should worship Hari; Hari, Rudra, the Unborn, the Sun, Śrī, and Agni with ghee.

दधि सम्प्राश्य गाः पूज्य कार्य्यं वह्निप्रदक्षिणं । वृषाणां योजयेद् युद्धं गीतवाद्यरवैर्वहिः ।। २९२.

After offering curd and worshipping the cows, one should circumambulate the fire; the bulls should be made to engage in combat, accompanied by music and singing outside.

गवान्तु लवणन्देयं ब्राह्मणानाञ्च दक्षिणा । नैमित्तिके माकरादौ यजेद्विष्णुं सह श्रिया ।। २९२.

Cows should be given salt and gifts to Brahmins as offerings; in special rituals such as Mākarā, one should worship Viṣṇu together with Śrī.

स्थणअडिलेव्जे मध्यगते कदिक्षु केशरगान् सुरान् । सुभद्राजो रविः पूज्यो बहुरूपो बलिर्वहिः ।। २९२.

In the middle of the stable, at the cardinal points, the gods associated with saffron should be honored; the auspicious king, the Sun, should be worshipped, who is manifold and mighty outside.

खं विश्वरूपा सिद्धिस्च ऋद्धिः शान्तिश्च रोहिणी । दिग्धेनवो हि पूर्वाद्याः कृशरैश्चन्द्र ईश्वरः ।। २९२.

The sky, the all-formed, accomplishment, prosperity, peace, and Rohiṇī; the eastern and other quarters are cows, and the moon, the lord, is lean.

दिक्‌पालाः पद्मपत्रेषु कुम्भेष्वग्नौ च होमयेत् । क्षीरवृक्षस्य समिधः सर्षपाक्षततण्डुलान् ।। २९२.

The guardians of the directions should be offered oblations on lotus leaves, in pots, and in the fire; with kindling from the milk-tree, mustard seeds, uncooked rice, and grains.

शतं शतं सुवर्णञ्च कांस्यादिकं द्विजे ददेत् । गावः पूज्या विमोक्तव्याः शान्त्यै क्षीरादिसंयुताः ।। २९२.

One should give a hundred, a hundred pieces of gold and bronze and the like to Brahmins; cows should be honored and released for peace, along with milk and similar offerings.

शालिहोत्रः सुश्रुताय हयायुर्वेदमुक्तवान् । पालकाप्योऽङ्गराजाय गजायुर्वेदमब्रवीत् ।। २९२.

Śālihotra taught the science of horse medicine to Suśruta; Pālakāpya taught the science of elephant medicine to the king of Aṅga.

अग्निरुवाच नागादयोऽथ भावादिदशस्थानानि कर्म्म च । सूतकं दष्टचेष्टेति सप्तलक्षणमुच्यते ।। २९४.

Agni said: The nāgas and others, the omens, the ten stations, the rites, impurity, and the symptoms of bites—these are said to be the seven characteristics.

शेषवासुकितक्षाख्याः कर्कटोऽब्जो महाम्बुजः । शङ्खपालश्च कुलिक इत्याष्टौ नागवर्य्यकाः ।। २९४.

Śeṣa, Vāsuki, Takṣaka, Karkaṭa, Abja, Mahāmbuja, Śaṅkhapāla, and Kulika—these are the eight chief nāgas.

दशाष्टपञ्चत्रिगुणशतमूर्द्धान्वितौ क्रमात् । विप्रौ नृपो विशौ शूद्रौ द्वौ द्वौ नागेषु कीर्त्तितौ ।। २९४.

Ten, eight, five, three, and one hundred, each with a head in succession: the Brahmin, the king, the commoner, the Shudra—two each are mentioned among the serpents.

तदन्वयाः पञ्चशतं तेभ्यो जाता असंख्यकाः । फणिमण्डलिराजीलवातपित्तकफात्मकाः ।। २९४.

Their descendants number five hundred, born from them, countless in total; they are of the nature of the serpent-circle, striped, and governed by wind, bile, and phlegm.

व्यन्तरा दोषमिश्रास्ते सर्पा दर्व्वीकराः समृताः । रथाङ्गलाङ्गलच्छत्रस्वस्तिकाङ्कुशधारिणः ।। २९४.

Intermediate serpents, mixed with faults, are called Darvikara; they bear the marks of chariot wheels, arms, umbrellas, swastikas, and goads.

गोनसा मन्दगा दीर्घा मण्डलैर्विविधैस्चिताः । राजिलाश्चित्रिताः स्निग्धास्तिर्य्यगूद्‌र्ध्वञ्च वाजिभिः ।। २९४.

With cow-like noses, slow-moving, long-bodied, adorned with various circles; striped, glossy, moving horizontally and vertically with horses.

व्यन्तरा मिश्रचिह्नाश्च भूवर्षाग्नेयवायवः । चतुर्विधास्ते षड्‌विंशभेदाः षोड़श गोनसाः ।। २९४.

Intermediate serpents with mixed signs, belonging to earth, rain, fire, and wind; these are fourfold, with twenty-six divisions, and sixteen with cow-like noses.

त्रयोदश च राजीला व्यन्तरा एकविशतिः । येऽनुक्तकाले जायन्ते सर्पास्ते व्यन्तराः स्मृताः ।। २९४.

Thirteen are striped, and among the intermediates, twenty-one; those born at unmentioned times are considered intermediate serpents.

आषाढादित्रिमासैः स्याद् गर्भो माषटतुष्टये । अण्डकानां शते द्वे च तत्वारिंशत् प्रसूयते ।। २९४.

With three months from Ashadha onward, the embryo develops in six pulses; from two hundred eggs, forty are produced.

सर्पा ग्रसन्ति सूतौघान् विना स्त्रीपुन्नपुंसकान् । उन्मीलतेऽक्षि सप्ताहात् कृष्णो मासाद्भवेद्वहिः ।। २९४.

Serpents devour the offspring, except for female, male, and neuter; the eye opens in seven days, and after a month, the snake emerges.

द्वादशाहात् सुबोधः स्यात् दन्ताः स्युः सूर्य्यदर्शनात् । द्वात्रिंशद्दिनविंशत्या चतुस्रस्तेषु दंष्ट्रिकाः ।। २९४.

After twelve days, it becomes fully aware; teeth appear at the sight of the sun; in thirty-two or nineteen days, four among them become fanged.

कराली मकरी कालरात्री च यमदूतिका । एतास्तीः सविषा दंष्ट्रा वामदक्षिणपार्श्वगाः ।। २९४.

Karali, Makari, Kalaratri, and Yamadutika—these fierce ones, with poisonous fangs, are found on the left and right sides.

षण्मासान्मुच्यते कृत्तिं जीवेत्षष्टिसमाद्वयं । नागाः सूर्य्यादिवारेशाः सप्त उक्ता दिवा निशि ।। २९४.

After six months, it sheds its skin and lives for sixty-two years; the serpents of the sun and other days are said to be seven, by day and night.

स्वेषां षट् प्रतिवारेषु कुलिकः सर्व्वसन्धिषु । शङ्खेन वा महाव्जेन सह तस्योदयोऽथवा ।। २९४.

Six of their own, on each day of the week, the Kulika at all joints; with a conch or a great serpent, its rise occurs, or otherwise.