Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

नासाशिरारक्तकर्षान्नश्येच्छंशकर जिह्विका / रसः शिरीषबीजानां हरिद्रायाश्चतुर्गुणः

Transliteration

nāsāśirāraktakarṣānnaśyecchaṃśakara jihvikā / rasaḥ śirīṣabījānāṃ haridrāyāścaturguṇaḥ

Translation

في العلل التي يكون فيها انسدادٌ أو فسادٌ للدم في مجاري الأنف، يُقال إن تورّم الجِهْفِكَا (jihvikā)—وهي اللهاة كأنها لسانٌ صغير في الحلق—يخمد. ويُحضَّر العصير المعصور من بذور الشيريشا (śirīṣa)، مع أخذ الهريدرا (الكركم) بأربعة أضعاف.

Word by Word

• नासा: nose
• नासा: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• शिरा: vein
• शिरा: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• रक्त: blood
• रक्त: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• कर्षात्: from bleeding/flow of blood
• कर्षात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ‘नासाशिरारक्तकर्षात्’ = नासाशिरायाः रक्तकर्षात् (from bleeding of nasal vein)

• नश्येत्: would cease/perish
• नश्येत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अंशकर: O maker of portions (epithet)
• अंशकर: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• जिह्विका: uvula/tonguelet (jihvikā)
• जिह्विका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्विका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• रसः: juice/decoction
• रसः: Karta/Predicate-noun (Subject notion/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शिरीष: of śirīṣa (tree)
• शिरीष: Samasa-pada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• बीजानाम्: of seeds
• बीजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘शिरीषबीजानाम्’ = शिरीषस्य बीजानाम् (of śirīṣa seeds)

• हरिद्रायाः: of turmeric
• हरिद्रायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• चतुर्गुणः: fourfold
• चतुर्गुणः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; संख्यापूर्वक समास (dvigu) — ‘चारगुणः’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific formulations and proportions matter; right measure (pramana) is essential for efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Order and intelligibility in prakriti; disciplined application of knowledge.

Application: For nasal-channel disorders involving congestion/blood vitiation and for uvular swelling (jihvika), prepare expressed juice using shirisha seeds with turmeric in fourfold proportion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (nasya and head-throat therapeutics; proportion-based formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya-type remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links nasal-channel disorders with a specific herbal extraction, showing that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical Ayurvedic therapeutics alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it presents bodily therapeutics, reflecting the text’s broader scope that includes health practices supporting dharmic living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference for classical formulations; for actual treatment (especially nasya), consult a qualified Ayurvedic physician due to dosage and safety considerations.