Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

चूर्णमामलकं सेव्यं पीतं गव्यपयो ऽन्वितम् / मनः शिला बलामूलं कोलपण च गुग्गुलुः

Transliteration

cūrṇamāmalakaṃ sevyaṃ pītaṃ gavyapayo 'nvitam / manaḥ śilā balāmūlaṃ kolapaṇa ca gugguluḥ

Translation

ينبغي تناول مسحوق الآمالَكا (āmalaka) وشربه مع لبن البقر. وكذلك تُستعمل المَنَهْشِلا (manaḥśilā، الريالغار) وجذر البَلا (balā) وبمقدار «كولا» (جرعة) مع الغُغّولو (guggulu) بحسب ما وُصف.

Word by Word

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आमलकम्: āmalaka (Indian gooseberry)
• आमलकम्: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सेव्यम्: to be used/should be taken
• सेव्यम्: Vidhi (Injunctive qualifier/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पीतम्: drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गव्यपयः: with cow’s milk
• गव्यपयः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्य + पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचन (अर्थे: ‘गव्यपयसा’); तत्पुरुषः (गव्यानां पयः)

• अन्वितम्: mixed/combined
• अन्वितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्तम्’ अर्थे

• मनःशिला: manaḥśilā (realgar)
• मनःशिला: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मनसः शिला)

• बलामूलम्: root of balā
• बलामूलम्: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बला + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बलायाः मूलम्)

• कोलपण: kolapaṇa (a medicinal ingredient)
• कोलपण: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोलपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पाठभेदसम्भव), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• गुग्गुलुः: guggulu (Commiphora resin)
• गुग्गुलुः: Samuccita (Listed ingredient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sustaining health through appropriate anupāna (vehicle like milk) and measured dosing; disciplined regimen supports life’s aims.

Vedantic Theme: Yukta-āhāra (regulated intake) as a support for steadiness of mind and practice.

Application: Take āmalaka powder with cow’s milk; other substances listed (manaḥśilā, balā-mūla, measured dose, guggulu) are to be used as prescribed with attention to dose and suitability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (continuation of auṣadha lists and anupāna guidance)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of āmalaka and cow’s milk in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents āmalaka taken with cow’s milk as a recommended consumable, indicating a traditional, purificatory and strengthening regimen within the text’s practical instructions.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife topics?

It shows the Purana also preserves practical guidance—here, a list of medicinal substances and a dosage measure—alongside its better-known discussions of dharma and post-death rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical Ayurvedic reference: if considering herbs like amla, bala, or guggulu, follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance—especially since substances like manaḥśilā are mineral drugs requiring expert supervision.