Shloka 8
Bhāiṣajya-yoga
Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures
लज्जालोः शरपुङ्खाया लेपः साज्यो ऽग्निनाशनः / ॐ नमो भगवते ठ ठ छिन्धि छिन्धि ज्वलनं प्रज्वलितं नाशय नाशय हुं फट्
lajjāloḥ śarapuṅkhāyā lepaḥ sājyo 'gnināśanaḥ / oṃ namo bhagavate ṭha ṭha chindhi chindhi jvalanaṃ prajvalitaṃ nāśaya nāśaya huṃ phaṭ
يُقال إنَّ لِطاخَةَ اللَّجّالُو (نبات الحسّاس) والسَّرَبُنْخَا (śarapuṅkhā) إذا مُزِجَت بالسَّمْنِ المُصفّى (ghee) تُطفئُ النارَ أو تَدفعُ لهيبَها. (ويُستعمل معها المانترا:) «أوم، نَمو بهَغَوَتِه—ṭha ṭha؛ اقطع اقطع؛ أَفْنِ أَفْنِ النارَ المتَّقِدةَ المشتعلةَ—هُوم فَتْ».
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Mantra and material remedies together are presented as efficacious means to counter danger; speech-act (mantra) as a force when properly applied.
Vedantic Theme: Shabda-shakti in vyavahara; reliance on Ishvara while acting in the world.
Application: Prepare lepa of lajjaloo and sharapunkha with ghee for fire/burning; recite the given mantra as part of application/protection.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (mantra-yukta remedies; fire protection)
FAQs
This verse presents an agni-śamana (fire-calming) remedy combining an herbal lepa with a protective mantra, showing the Purana’s practical ritual focus on averting harm and removing dangerous conditions.
It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it gives a protective ritual formula, reflecting the text’s broader concern with safeguarding life and ritual purity through mantras and prescribed applications.
As a takeaway, it emphasizes using disciplined, faith-based protective practices; for modern use, treat the herbal and mantric elements as traditional ritual guidance and follow safe, context-appropriate observance rather than improvised medical substitution.