Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एतन्मृद्वग्निना पक्वं स्थापयेद्राजते शुभे / सर्ववातविकारांस्तु सर्वधात्वन्तराश्रयान्

Transliteration

etanmṛdvagninā pakvaṃ sthāpayedrājate śubhe / sarvavātavikārāṃstu sarvadhātvantarāśrayān

Translation

بعد طبخه على نارٍ لينة، يُحفظ في إناءٍ من فضّةٍ طاهرٍ مبارك؛ فهو يُسكّن جميع اضطرابات فاتا (vāta)، حتى ما استقرّ منها في طبقات أنسجة الجسد (دهاتو).

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally)

• मृदु-अग्निना: by a mild fire
• मृदु-अग्निना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः ‘मृदुः अग्निः’ (instrumental: by mild fire)

• पक्वम्: cooked
• पक्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्व (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• स्थापयेत्: should place/keep
• स्थापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) (णिच् causative: स्थापय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• राजते: shines/is excellent
• राजते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• शुभे: in an auspicious (place/time)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative: in/at an auspicious [place/time])

• सर्व-वात-विकारान्: all vāta disorders
• सर्व-वात-विकारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘वातस्य विकाराः’ + ‘सर्व’ (all disorders of vāta)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphasis/contrast)

• सर्व-धातु-अन्तर-आश्रयान्: dependent on other bodily tissues (dhātus)
• सर्व-धातु-अन्तर-आश्रयान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धातु (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘धातूनाम् अन्तरम्’ (other tissues) + ‘आश्रय’ (dependent on); qualifying ‘विकारान्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right procedure (saṃskāra) in preparation and preservation enhances efficacy; vāta-doṣa pacification across dhātus.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi through disciplined action; body as an instrument for dharma and sādhanā.

Application: Cook on mild heat, store in clean auspicious silver vessel; use for systemic vāta disorders affecting multiple tissues.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household/vaidya-karmasthana

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prakaraṇa context: sneha-pāka, dhātu-gata-vāta)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

Why does the verse specify cooking on a gentle fire (mṛdvagni)?

Gentle heat implies controlled processing so the qualities of the ingredients are properly infused without scorching, supporting the intended vāta-pacifying effect.

What does 'sarvadhātvantarāśrayān' indicate?

It indicates disorders that have penetrated or are seated in different dhātus (body tissues), suggesting a deeper systemic vāta involvement.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes careful method and hygienic storage; for health use, consult an Ayurvedic practitioner rather than self-medicating.