Shloka 22

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

हिङ्गु सौवर्चलं शुण्ठी वृषध्वज महौषधम्? / एभिस्तु क्वथितं वारि पीतं वै सर्वशूलनुत्

Transliteration

hiṅgu sauvarcalaṃ śuṇṭhī vṛṣadhvaja mahauṣadham? / ebhistu kvathitaṃ vāri pītaṃ vai sarvaśūlanut

Translation

الحلتيت، والملح الأسود، والزنجبيل اليابس، وڤṛṣadhvaja، والعشب الدوائي العظيم—فالماء المغلي بهذه ثم يُشرب يسكّن حقًّا كل مغصٍّ وآلامٍ.

Word by Word

• हिङ्गु: asafoetida
• हिङ्गु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्रव्यवाचक (substance noun)

• सौवर्चलम्: black salt (sauvarcala)
• सौवर्चलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौवर्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; लवणविशेष (a kind of salt)

• शुण्ठी: dry ginger
• शुण्ठी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्यवाचक

• वृषध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः—वृषः ध्वजः यस्य सः (one whose banner is the bull)

• महौषधम्: a great medicine
• महौषधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः—महद् औषधम् (a great medicine)

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (instrumental plural)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• क्वथितम्: boiled
• क्वथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) → क्वथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (boiled)

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; जलवाचक

• पीतम्: drunk/consumed
• पीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; वारि-विशेषणम् (drunk)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सर्वशूलनुत्: remover of all colic/pains
• सर्वशूलनुत्: Karya (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शूल + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः—सर्वेषां शूलानां नुत्/नुद् (remover of all pains); (नुत् = नुद्-भावार्थक/कर्तृवाचक)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of substances and regimen reduces suffering; embodied life is supported by disciplined remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (body as instrument); alleviation of duhkha enables dharma and bhakti.

Application: Boil water with hing, black salt, dry ginger and prescribed herbs; drink warm for colic/pain, observing moderation and suitability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185 (Ayurveda/ausadhi-prayoga section; adjacent grahani/atisara remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this herbal decoction in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical therapeutic formula—boiled water infused with specific pungent and saline ingredients—recommended to alleviate śūla (colic/pain), showing the Purana’s applied guidance for bodily well-being alongside spiritual teaching.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like suffering and relief?

While many chapters address suffering in worldly and post-death states, this verse gives a direct means to reduce physical pain, reflecting the text’s broader concern with alleviating duḥkha through disciplined, knowledge-based practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional approach: using a simple decoction of digestive, carminative ingredients for pain linked with indigestion/colic—applied today with appropriate medical caution and guidance, especially for individual sensitivities.