Shloka 25

Devanagari script

मधुयष्टिश्च गोक्षीरं तथा च कण्टकारिका / एतानि समभागानि पिबेदुष्णेन वारिणा / चतुर्भागावशेषेण गर्भसम्भवमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

madhuyaṣṭiśca gokṣīraṃ tathā ca kaṇṭakārikā / etāni samabhāgāni pibeduṣṇena vāriṇā / caturbhāgāvaśeṣeṇa garbhasambhavamuttamam

Translation

يُؤخذ عِرقُ السوس ولبنُ البقر و«كانتاكارِيكا» بأجزاءٍ متساوية، ويُشرَب بماءٍ دافئ؛ فإذا غُلِيَ حتى لا يبقى إلا الرُّبع، قيل إنّه يُعين على حُسنِ الإخصاب وحدوثِ الحمل على وجهٍ أتمّ.

Word by Word

• मधुयष्टिः: licorice
• मधुयष्टिः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + यष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मधु-यष्टिः = यष्टिमधु)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• गोक्षीरम्: cow's milk
• गोक्षीरम्: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गवां क्षीरम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कण्टकारिका: kaṇṭakārikā (a thorny herb)
• कण्टकारिका: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + आरिका/आरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कण्टकयुक्ता/कण्टक-सम्बन्धिनी)

• एतानि: these (things)
• एतानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• समभागानि: in equal parts
• समभागानि: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (समाः भागाः यस्य)

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी

• उष्णेन: with warm
• उष्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (वारिणा इति सह—उष्णेन वारिणा)

• वारिणा: water
• वारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चतुर्भागावशेषेण: with the remaining quarter-part
• चतुर्भागावशेषेण: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + अवशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (चतुर्भागः अवशेषः यस्य/चतुर्भाग-अवशेषः)

• गर्भसम्भवम्: conception/pregnancy
• गर्भसम्भवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गर्भस्य सम्भवः)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गर्भसम्भवम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Progeny-seeking as a legitimate household aim supported by regulated intake and preparation.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma within pravṛtti: ordered life-goals pursued through disciplined means; body as instrument for dharma.

Application: As historical Ayurveda-adjacent lore: note the emphasis on proportion, anupāna (warm water), and reduction; in practice, fertility issues should be addressed by qualified clinicians.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household/clinic-like domestic space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.178.26-27 (mātuluṅga-based conception/son-seeking formulations)

FAQs

What is the importance of garbha-sambhava (conception) guidance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharmic life-guidance, including traditional herbal measures intended to support conception, alongside its better-known teachings on death rites and afterlife.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the post-death journey directly; instead, it focuses on the conditions for embodied life—specifically, a preparation believed to aid the beginning of pregnancy (garbha-sambhava).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a cultural-textual takeaway, it highlights the traditional use of licorice, milk, and herbal decoctions; for actual practice, one should consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner and follow safe, individualized guidance.