Shloka 7

Mantra-Pūta Auṣadhi-Prayoga: Roots, Amulets, and Protections from Disease and Graha/Bhūta Affliction

Devanagari script

शिखायाञ्चैव तद्बद्धं भवेदैकाहिकाहिनुत् / पीतं पर्युषिताद्भिश्च भवेत्सर्वविषापहृत्

Transliteration

śikhāyāñcaiva tadbaddhaṃ bhavedaikāhikāhinut / pītaṃ paryuṣitādbhiśca bhavetsarvaviṣāpahṛt

Translation

إذا رُبِط ذلك (الخيط/الحِرز المُقدَّس) على الشِّخا (قُصّة القمّة)، دفع الآفات التي تنشأ في يومٍ وليلة. وإذا شُرِب مع ماءٍ بات ليلته صار مُزيلًا لكل السموم.

Word by Word

• शिखायाम्: in/on the topknot
• शिखायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बद्धम्: tied/bound
• बद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एकाहिकाहिनुत्: remover of one-day and (snake/acute) ailments
• एकाहिकाहिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाहिक (प्रातिपदिक) + आहिन्/आहिक (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (नुद्/नु धातु-सम्भव प्रातिपदिक 'नाशक')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (भवेत् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (एकाहिकं च आहिनं च नुदति/हन्ति इति)

• पीतम्: drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अर्थे—'पानं कृतम्/पीत्वा'

• पर्युषिताद्भिः: with overnight water(s)
• पर्युषिताद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्युषित (वस्/उष् धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + अप्/अद्भिस् (प्रातिपदिक 'अप्' जल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; 'अद्भिः' = अप्-शब्दस्य तृतीया बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—पर्युषितैः

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

• भवेत्: would be/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वविषापहृत्: remover of all poisons
• सर्वविषापहृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक) + अपहृत् (अप + हृ धातु, क्तिन्/कृत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं विषम् अपहरति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Protective rites operate through placement (śikhā-bandhana) and ingestion; method and locus are part of the intended efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual technology (prayoga) as pragmatic response to fear; reliance on prescribed action to restore order in crisis.

Application: Symbolic protection can reduce panic; for poisoning, prioritize emergency medical care—retain the principle: act quickly, follow a clear protocol.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: ritual/body locus (śikhā) and household water vessel

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (rakṣā-bandhana and antidotal uses)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of tying a protective object on the śikhā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents the śikhā as a ritually potent point; binding a consecrated protection there is said to neutralize sudden day-and-night afflictions and serve as a safeguard.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings on fear, harm, and protection?

Within the Purana’s ritual-therapy framework, protection is achieved through correctly placed, consecrated measures (binding/drinking with prescribed water), emphasizing dhārmic procedure rather than panic or superstition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following tradition, perform protective rites under competent guidance and keep a disciplined routine; ethically, the takeaway is to respond to danger with method, cleanliness, and faith-informed restraint.