Shloka 41

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

फेनी रसाञ्जनं क्षौद्रं विडङ्गानि मनः शिला / एषां वर्तिर्हन्ति काचं तिमिरं पटलं तथा

Transliteration

phenī rasāñjanaṃ kṣaudraṃ viḍaṅgāni manaḥ śilā / eṣāṃ vartirhanti kācaṃ timiraṃ paṭalaṃ tathā

Translation

الكُحلُ المصنوع على هيئة فتيلة، من phenī وrasāñjana والعسل وviḍaṅga وmanaḥśilā، يزيل الساد (الكَتَرَكت) وغشاوة البصر وظلمة الرؤية، وكذلك الغشاء والعتامة على العين.

Word by Word

• फेनी: phenī (a medicinal substance)
• फेनी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फेनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रसाञ्जनम्: rasāñjana (collyrium)
• रसाञ्जनम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: रसस्य अञ्जनम् (collyrium prepared from juice)

• क्षौद्रम्: honey
• क्षौद्रम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विडङ्गानि: viḍaṅga (embelia)
• विडङ्गानि: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनःशिला: manaḥśilā (realgar)
• मनःशिला: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनःशिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: मनसः शिला (realgar)

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वर्तिः: a wick/collyrium-stick
• वर्तिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हन्ति: destroys/removes
• हन्ति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• काचम्: cataract/opacity
• काचम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तिमिरम्: darkness (eye-disease)
• तिमिरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पटलम्: film/veil (on the eye)
• पटलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Properly prepared anjana (collyrium) can remove ocular obstructions (kāca/timira/paṭala).

Vedantic Theme: Removal of ‘veil’ as an analogue to removing avidyā—clarity arises when coverings are dissolved (metaphoric resonance).

Application: Prepare a varti/anjana from phenī, rasāñjana, kṣaudra (honey), viḍaṅga, and manaḥśilā; apply as directed by an expert.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (netra/anjana formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for eye disorders is described in this Garuda Purana verse?

It prescribes an eye-application (vartī/collyrium) made from phenī, rasāñjana, honey, viḍaṅga, and manaḥśilā to remove cataract (kāca), dimness (timira), and ocular film (paṭala).

Does this verse relate to afterlife teachings or practical life guidance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse is practical life guidance: it records a medicinal formulation (Ayurveda-style) for eye ailments, showing that the Garuda Purana also includes health and remedial teachings alongside its famous afterlife narratives.

What is a practical takeaway from this verse for modern readers?

It highlights the tradition of preventive and therapeutic care; however, because ingredients like manaḥśilā (realgar) can be toxic, one should treat this as historical medical knowledge and consult qualified medical/Ayurvedic experts rather than self-administering.