Shloka 3

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

छायासुष्कां वटीं कुर्यात्पिष्ट्वा तण्डुलवारिणा / मधुना सहसा चाक्ष्णोरञ्जनात्तिमिरादिनुत्

Transliteration

chāyāsuṣkāṃ vaṭīṃ kuryātpiṣṭvā taṇḍulavāriṇā / madhunā sahasā cākṣṇorañjanāttimirādinut

Translation

يُصنَعُ من العُشبةِ المُجفَّفةِ في الظلِّ أقراصٌ بعدَ سَحقِها بماءِ الأرز؛ ثم تُخلَطُ بالعسل وتُستعمَلُ كأَنْجَنَة (كُحلٍ علاجي) للعينين، فتُزيل سريعًا الغشاوةَ الشبيهةَ بالساد وما يتصل بها من علل.

Word by Word

• छाया: in shade / by shade
• छाया: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; (छायायाम्—‘in shade’ अर्थे, क्रियाविशेषणवत्)

• सुष्काम्: dried
• सुष्काम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वटीम्)

• वटीम्: a pill/tablet
• वटीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वटी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पिष्ट्वा: having ground
• पिष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• तण्डुलवारिणा: with rice-water
• तण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तण्डुलानां वारि)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सहसा: quickly / at once
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

• अक्ष्णोः: of the two eyes
• अक्ष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन (द्विवचन-रूपम्)

• अञ्जनात्: from collyrium application
• अञ्जनात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (from application of collyrium)

• तिमिरादिनुत्: a remover of cataract etc.
• तिमिरादिनुत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिमिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; √नुद्-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तिमिर-आदि-नुद् = तिमिरादीन् नुदति इति)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti (skillful means) and niyama (method) in healing—proper processing (shade-drying, correct anupana) matters.

Vedantic Theme: Clarity of senses as supportive for svadhyaya and contemplation; yet senses are instruments, not the Self.

Application: Shade-dry the herb, grind with rice-water, mix with honey, apply as anjana; maintain sterility and correct dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.2-6 (sequence of netra remedies: vati/anjana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of anjana (collyrium) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse presents anjana as a therapeutic application: a shade-dried herb made into a pill with rice-water and honey is used as an eye-salve to reduce timira (visual dimness/cataract-like condition).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This verse does not address the soul’s journey; it belongs to a practical, remedial section describing bodily treatments, here focused on eye disorders.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It preserves a traditional formulation concept (shade-drying, rice-water grinding, honey as a vehicle), but any real-world medical use should be guided by a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner and modern eye-care advice.