Shloka 2

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

अथेन्द्रवारुणीमूलं विधिना पीतमीश्वर / जिङ्गिण्यैरण्डकं रुद्र शूकशिम्ब्या समन्वितम् / शीतोदकञ्च तत्र्यस्तं बाहुग्रीवाव्यथां हरेत्

Transliteration

athendravāruṇīmūlaṃ vidhinā pītamīśvara / jiṅgiṇyairaṇḍakaṃ rudra śūkaśimbyā samanvitam / śītodakañca tatryastaṃ bāhugrīvāvyathāṃ haret

Translation

ثمّ يا ربّ، إذا أُخِذ جذر الإندرافاروني على الوجه المأثور، مع جِنْگِني وأَيْرَنْدَة (الخروع)، وممزوجًا بشُوكَشِمْبي، ثم سُقِيَ بماءٍ بارد، أزال وجع الذراعين والعنق.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरबोधक (sequencing particle)

• इन्द्रवारुणीमूलम्: root of indravāruṇī
• इन्द्रवारुणीमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रवारुणी (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘root of indravāruṇī’

• विधिना: according to the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular; ‘according to rule’

• पीतम्: drunk, taken
• पीतम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘drunk’ (when taken)

• ईश्वर: O Lord
• ईश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular

• जिङ्गिण्या: with jiṅgiṇī
• जिङ्गिण्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिङ्गिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• एरण्डकम्: castor (eraṇḍaka)
• एरण्डकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; (castor plant/seed)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular

• शूकशिम्ब्या: with śūkaśimbī
• शूकशिम्ब्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूक (प्रातिपदिक) + शिम्बी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular; ‘with śūka-śimbī’

• समन्वितम्: combined
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु/समन्वि) → समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘combined with’

• शीतोदकम्: cold water
• शीतोदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘cold water’

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

• तत्र: therein
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आस्तम्: placed
• आस्तम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आस्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘placed/kept’

• बाहुग्रीवाव्यथाम्: pain in arm and neck
• बाहुग्रीवाव्यथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीवा (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार/समुच्चय); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘pain of arm and neck’

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should remove’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right method (vidhi) matters: disciplined preparation and administration are integral to effective healing.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as skilled action (kauśala) applied to wellbeing; order and correctness reduce suffering.

Application: Prepare and administer compound remedies with correct ingredients, proportions, and vehicle (cool water), under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (compound remedies; procedural emphasis ‘vidhinā’)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the purpose of this verse in Garuda Purana?

This verse gives a specific traditional herbal formulation—indravāruṇī root with other herbs—taken with cool water to alleviate pain in the arms and neck.

Does this verse describe afterlife teachings or rituals like pinda-dana?

No. In this passage the focus is practical healing through a herbal preparation, not the soul’s journey, Yama’s realm, or death rituals.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It preserves an herbal-therapy instruction from the text; in modern practice, treat it as historical Ayurvedic knowledge and consult a qualified practitioner before using any such botanicals.