[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1315 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1315 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1315 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1315) If the nails grow they should be cut at least once a month. Once in a month an oil bath is good for the elephants. Elephant sheds should be spread with cow-dung discs and dust. Doing Seka with ghee during autumn and summer is advisable. (Chapter 287, Agni Purāṇa). - [Previous: c4.1314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1314) - [Next: c4.1316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1316) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.287) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1315) · Pramāṇa