Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

पुनर्नवायाः शुक्लाया मूलं तण्डुलवारिणा / पीतं विद्रधिनुत्स्याच्च नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

punarnavāyāḥ śuklāyā mūlaṃ taṇḍulavāriṇā / pītaṃ vidradhinutsyācca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

جذرُ البونرنَفا البيضاء إذا شُرِب مع ماء الأرز أزال الخُراجات والدمامل (vidradhi)؛ وفي هذا لا حاجة إلى مزيد من التردّد أو البحث.

Word by Word

• पुनर्नवायाः: of punarnavā
• पुनर्नवायाः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्नवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• शुक्लायाः: white
• शुक्लायाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘पुनर्नवायाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तण्डुलवारिणा: with rice-water
• तण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘तण्डुलस्य वारिणा’ (rice-water)

• पीतम्: taken/drunk
• पीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पा (धातु) क्त (पीत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त (drunk/taken)

• विद्रधिनुत्स्यात्: should drive away abscesses
• विद्रधिनुत्स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्रधि (प्रातिपदिक) + √नुद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपपद-समासभाव: ‘विद्रधिं नुदति’

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

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pramāṇa-by-tradition: trusted remedies transmitted for alleviating suffering; compassion expressed through sharing effective treatment.

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) in embodied life; reducing duḥkha supports steadiness for higher aims.

Application: Administer white punarnavā root with rice-water as anupāna for vidradhi (abscess/boil) under appropriate medical supervision; observe dosage and contraindications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (punarnavā and other remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Punarnava
• Tandula-vari (rice-water)
• Vidradhि (abscess)

FAQs

What remedy for vidradhi (abscess/boils) is given in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the root of white punarnavā taken with rice-water is effective for destroying vidradhi (abscess/boils).

Does this shloka relate to afterlife teachings or ritual instructions?

No—this particular verse is a practical medicinal instruction (an Ayurvedic-style remedy) rather than a description of Yama’s realm, preta-state, or funeral rites.

What is a practical application of this teaching today?

It preserves a traditional herbal-use principle: punarnavā root with a mild vehicle (rice-water) is recommended for boil-like swellings; in modern practice, it can be treated as a historical/AYUSH reference and applied with appropriate medical guidance.