•Our Bhartiya sanskruti is very rich. We are blessed

with Veda, Arnyak, Brahman, Upnisad, Shruti, Smriti,

Vedang, Darshan and Puran.

•Puran shahitya is very popular in general people.

•Out of these eighteen puran – Agni Puran is the most

important one.

•In Agni Puran various topics are discussed.

Eighteen types of vidya, different incarnation

(Avatar) of bhagvan Vishnu, description about

different Vansa, Yagnas, Ganana of Tirth-sthan

(holy plays), importance –mahatva of Tirth-

sthan, Rajniti, Rajdharma, Ayurveda,

Aswayurveda, Gajayurved, Gavayurveda,

Grammar, Yoga and many - many other topics

are discussed over here.

Detail of Ayurved is mentioned in Atharvaveda. It

is Sashwat or unchangeable endless and true

science. It is not only science of life but it is a way

of a life.

The fundaments of Ayurved is to maintain

physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing with due

emphasis on prevention of diseases, preservation

and promotion of health.

प्रयोजन ं चास्य स्वस्थस्य स्वास््यरक्षनमातुरस्य ववकार – प्रशमनं च ||२४ || (च.स.सु.अ.३०/२८)

•In sanskrit term Panchgavya means five products / substance from the Cow. By mixing all these five substance in equal proportion is know as Panchgavya.

•Panch means Five and Gavya means derivations of Cow.

•The Panchagavya is cow-milk, cow-curd, cow-ghee, cow-urine and cow-dung.

•It is very used full and Holy drugs.

•The word गव्यं is derived from sanskrit root‘go’ & ‘av’ suffix is attach with them thatmeans the things whichderived from cow. •गव्यम ्= गो + अव ्, वान्तो यय प्रत्यये |

•Panchagavya can be used as a single or in a various

combination or all panchagavyas are used together.

•Vedic sahitya we can found many references about

Panchagavyas for health and holy purpose.

•In Rugveda it is mentioned that the properties of cow milk

increase the shukra dhatu In Atharvaveda it is said that

Panchagavya is useful to increases Buddhi, it is Rasayan it

gives long life to a person.

The Puran sahitya is followed by vedas so description of

Panchagavya is same but the way is explanation is

different with addition. Cow milk & Ghee gives strength,

immunity, and make slower Ageing. It is medhya &

rasayan. Panchagavyas are used in many diseases and in

many preparation of medicine.

•Rasa –madhura

•Guna – Madhura, Snigdha, Slaxna, Manda, Guru

•Virya – Sheeta

•Vipaka – Madhura

•Doshagnata – Vata – Pitta nasaka.

•Karma –Vayah Sthapana, Ayushyakara, Rasayan,

Jivanaya Bruhaniya, Balya,Medhya etc.

Rasa – Madhur, Amla, Kasaya, Anurasa

Guna – Snigdha, Guru, Graahi

Virya – Usna

Vipaka – Amla

Dosaghnata – Pitta-kaphashamaka

Rasa – Madhur

Guna – Guru, Mrudu

Virya – Sheeta

Vipaka –Madhura

Prabhava - Medhya

Dosaghnata – Vata-Pittaghna

Karma – Balavardhrak, Medha-Smriti,-

Buddhi-vardhaka, Chakshusya,

Vrusya, Agnidipana.

Rasa – Katu

Guna – Tikshana, kshariya, Tikta

Virya – Usna

Vipaka – Katu

Dosaghnata – Pittakara, Kapha-vata Naasak

Rasa – Katu, Tikta

Vipaka – Katu

Rogaghnata – Hikka, Swasa.

In Agni Puran panchagavya is used for medicine and

dharmik kriyas

In agni purana panchgavya snaan, dadhi snana,

ghritsnana, dugdhasnana etc are said to immaculate

the diseases and papkarmas