अग्निशौच

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

AGNIŚAUCA(M) : A cloak with magical properties given to Nala by the serpent, Kārkoṭaka. After separat- ing himself from Damayantī, Nala was wandering in the forest. Then he was bitten by the poisonous serpent, Kārkoṭaka. This deformed Nala beyond recognition. Then the serpent gave him this shawl (Agniśauca). Anybody who wore that cloak would regain his original form and colour. (Kathāsaritsāgara-Alaṅkāravatī-lam- baka-Taraṅga 6).


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*1st word in left half of page 17 (+offset) in original book.