Shloka 6

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

हरीतकी शृङ्गवेरं देवदारु च चन्दनम् / क्वाथयेच्छागदुग्धेन अपामार्गस्य मूलकम् / ऊरुस्तम्भं जयन्त्या वा सप्तरात्रेण नाशयेत्

Transliteration

harītakī śṛṅgaveraṃ devadāru ca candanam / kvāthayecchāgadugdhena apāmārgasya mūlakam / ūrustambhaṃ jayantyā vā saptarātreṇa nāśayet

Translation

يُغلى الهاريتاكي مع شرِنغافيرا (الزنجبيل اليابس) وديفادارو وخشب الصندل وجذر الأپامارغا في لبن الماعز. وإذا استُعمل مع جايانتي فإن هذا الدواء يُبيد أورو-ستَمبها (تيبّس الفخذ وعدم حركته) في سبع ليالٍ.

Word by Word

• हरीतकी: harītakī
• हरीतकी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शृङ्गवेरम्: dry ginger (śṛṅgavera)
• शृङ्गवेरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गवेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवदारु: deodar (devadāru)
• देवदारु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• चन्दनम्: sandalwood
• चन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्वाथयेत्: should decoct; should boil
• क्वाथयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्वाथय् (धातु; नामधातु from क्वाथ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• छागदुग्धेन: with goat’s milk
• छागदुग्धेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग (प्रातिपदिक) + दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—छागस्य दुग्धम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• अपामार्गस्य: of apāmārga (Achyranthes aspera)
• अपामार्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मूलकम्: root
• मूलकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ऊरुस्तम्भम्: thigh-stiffness/obstruction
• ऊरुस्तम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—ऊरोः स्तम्भः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• जयन्त्या: with jayantī (a medicinal plant)
• जयन्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (disjunctive/or)

• सप्तरात्रेण: within seven nights; in seven days
• सप्तरात्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या) + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—सप्त रात्रयः (समाहार) इति द्विगु

• नाशयेत्: should destroy; should cure
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within an Ayurveda-style remedial section of the Garuda Purana)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Disciplined regimen (niyama) and correct preparation (saṁskāra) yield tangible results; time, measure, and method matter.

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa (cause-effect) orderliness in embodied life; right means produce right outcomes.

Application: Prepare a kvātha by boiling harītakī, śṛṅgavera, devadāru, candana, and apāmārga-mūla in goat’s milk; administer with jayantī as indicated to relieve ūru-stambha within seven nights, under proper supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183.5 (ūru-stambha-hara compound); Garuda Purana 1.183.7 (vāta/snayu remedy)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical healing knowledge—using specific herbs and preparation methods—alongside its teachings on dharma and the afterlife.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it provides a bodily remedy, reflecting the text’s broader aim of guiding humans in both worldly well-being and spiritual life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the classical principle of precise ingredients, medium (goat’s milk), and duration (seven nights); in modern practice, such formulations should be approached through qualified Ayurvedic guidance for safety and suitability.