Shloka 9

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

शरीरस्य च शैतिल्यं स्वरकण्ठास्यहृद्दहेत् / छिन्नभिन्नव्रणादीनि पाचयित्वाग्निभावितः

Transliteration

śarīrasya ca śaitilyaṃ svarakaṇṭhāsyahṛddahet / chinnabhinnavraṇādīni pācayitvāgnibhāvitaḥ

Translation

إنه يُورِث رخاوةً في البدن ويُحدث حَرَقًا في الصوت والحلق والفم والقلب. ولِطبيعته النارية (الحارّة) فهو يزيد الجروح المقطوعة والممزّقة ونحوها التهابًا ويُعجِّل بتقيّحها.

Word by Word

• शरीरस्य: of the body
• शरीरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शैतिल्यम्: laxity/looseness
• शैतिल्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैतिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वर: voice
• स्वर: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• कण्ठ: throat
• कण्ठ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• आस्य: mouth
• आस्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• हृत्: heart
• हृत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्/हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• दहेत्: would burn/afflict
• दहेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• छिन्न: cut
• छिन्न: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √छिद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (stem-form in compound)

• भिन्न: split/broken
• भिन्न: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भिद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (stem-form in compound)

• व्रणादीनि: wounds and the like
• व्रणादीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ सहित समाहार (wounds etc.)

• पाचयित्वा: having digested/cooked (caused to be digested)
• पाचयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √पच् (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• अग्निभावितः: processed by fire / heated
• अग्निभावितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + भावित (कृदन्त, √भू/भावय्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘भावित’; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (अग्निना भावितः = fire-processed)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Improper use of heating/acidic qualities yields predictable suffering; actions in diet have immediate phala in the body.

Vedantic Theme: Cause-effect (kārya-kāraṇa) discernment within prakṛti; cultivating sattva through regulated living.

Application: If experiencing burning in throat/mouth/chest or having wounds, reduce sour/heating intake; favor cooling, wound-friendly diet and care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.8 (excess amla harms)

FAQs

What is the importance of this teaching in Garuda Purana?

It preserves dharma through bodily discipline, warning that heating substances like certain salts can inflame tissues and worsen wounds.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: the Purana links right living with spiritual readiness—care of the body supports clarity of mind and proper observance of rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid excessive heating, irritating foods (especially in throat/heartburn conditions) and be cautious with salt when wounds or inflammation are present.