Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

सैन्धवं रजनीद्वे व भृङ्गराजरसेन हि / पिष्ट्वा तदञ्जनादेव तिमिरादिविनाशनम्

Transliteration

saindhavaṃ rajanīdve va bhṛṅgarājarasena hi / piṣṭvā tadañjanādeva timirādivināśanam

Translation

اطحن ملح الصخر (saindhava) و«راجني» الاثنتين (نوعي الكركم) بعصير bhṛṅgarāja؛ فإن ذلك الكحل العلاجي (añjana) بعينه يزيل تيمِرا وما يتصل به من علل العين.

Word by Word

• सैन्धवम्: rock-salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रजनी: turmeric (rajanī)
• रजनी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वे: two (kinds/units)
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• भृङ्गराजरसेन: with the juice of bhr̥ṅgarāja
• भृङ्गराजरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भृङ्गराजस्य रसः)

• हि: indeed, surely
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• पिष्ट्वा: having pounded
• पिष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having ground/pounded’

• तत्: of that (mixture)
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ अर्थे (sandhi in compound)

• अञ्जनात्: from/through collyrium application
• अञ्जनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• तिमिरादिविनाशनम्: destroyer of timira etc. (eye disorders)
• तिमिरादिविनाशनम्: Karta/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर + आदि + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-तत्पुरुष (तिमिरादीनां विनाशनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of substances (dravya) and method (saṃskāra) yields beneficial results; disciplined practice supports well-being.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic upāya (means) within embodied life; maintaining the senses supports higher aims.

Application: Prepare añjana by grinding saindhava and the two rajanī with bhṛṅgarāja juice for timira-type conditions (with proper expertise).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.7 (preceding ocular remedy); Garuda Purana 1.177.9-11 (additional ocular applications: lepa, pāna, copper-vessel trituration)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Bhṛṅgarāja

FAQs

What is the importance of bhṛṅgarāja in this Garuda Purana verse?

Bhṛṅgarāja is presented as a key liquid medium (juice) for grinding the ingredients into an anjana, implying a targeted herbal synergy for eye disorders like timira.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; the verse is strictly an Ayurvedic instruction within the Vishnu–Garuda teaching context.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It preserves a traditional formulation approach (herbal juice-based grinding for topical use); because ocular application can be risky, it should be pursued only with expert clinical supervision.