Shloka 62

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

चतुर्गुणे जले मूत्रे द्विगुणे चित्रकाणि च / कल्कैः सिद्ध घृत प्रस्थं सक्षीरं जठरी पिबेत्

Transliteration

caturguṇe jale mūtre dviguṇe citrakāṇi ca / kalkaiḥ siddha ghṛta prasthaṃ sakṣīraṃ jaṭharī pibet

Translation

في أربعة أجزاء من الماء وبول البقرة يُضاف جزآن من السِّترَكا (citraka)، ويُطبخ السَّمن المُصفّى (ghṛta) مع معاجين الأعشاب (kalka) حتى يتمّ. ومن ابتُلي بتضخّم البطن أو الاستسقاء فليشرب مقدار «براسته» (prastha) من ذلك السمن مع اللبن.

Word by Word

• चतुर्गुणे: in fourfold (quantity)
• चतुर्गुणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘चतुर्गुण’ (fourfold)

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• मूत्रे: in urine
• मूत्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• द्विगुणे: in twofold (quantity)
• द्विगुणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘द्विगुण’ (twofold)

• चित्रकाणि: plumbago (citraka) (pieces/doses)
• चित्रकाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कल्कैः: with pastes (of drugs)
• कल्कैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सिद्धम्: prepared
• सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध् (धातु) → सिद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सिद्ध’ = prepared/cooked

• घृत: ghee
• घृत: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रस्थम्: one prastha (measure)
• प्रस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• सक्षीरम्: along with milk
• सक्षीरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘with milk’

• जठरी: the abdominal patient
• जठरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जठरिन्/जठरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘जठरी’ = उदररोगी/जठरव्याधियुक्तः (one with abdominal disorder)

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukta-āhāra-auṣadha: disciplined therapeutic preparation and measured intake to restore balance.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhana-upakaraṇa; caring for it supports dharma and spiritual practice without identifying the Self with disease.

Application: Prepare medicated ghee with specified ratios; take with milk for jathara/udara-roga under competent guidance and proper dosing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prakaraṇa): ghṛta-kalpanā, udara-śotha cikitsā context

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of citraka-ghṛta remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a technical formulation style—fixed ratios, cooking with kalka, and anupāna (milk)—showing how classical medicine is embedded in the text.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey directly; it emphasizes maintaining the body through regulated remedies, a support for dharmic life and practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as historical/Traditional knowledge; conditions like ascites require medical supervision—do not self-administer strong herbs or urine-based preparations.