Maharshi Agastya was very proficient in medicine too and due to his inquisitive nature, he carried out many types of research, which led to the advancement in the science of medicine. The first reference to this is found in Rigveda (Rigveda 1/118/8). An emperor named Khel pledged his allegiance at the feet of Maharshi Agastya and made him his ‘Dharmaguru’ (Spiritual Guru). Later, once, when Vishpala, the chief queen of King Khel, was fighting demon kings alongside her husband, demons abducted her by making use of powers of illusion and deceit. However, braving the situation, queen Vishpala escaped from their clutches, but in the scuffle that ensued, the demons cut off her right leg from the thigh. Despite being in that condition, queen Vishpala managed to return to her camp riding on an unbridled and unsaddled horse. At that time, she was barely in a conscious state. Agastya Muni treated her and brought her back to consciousness.
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