Shloka 8

Auṣadha-Yoga: Medicinal Powders, External Therapies, Fumigation, and Vishnu as Supreme Remedy

Devanagari script

सामुद्रं सैन्धवं क्षारो राजिका लवणं विडम् / कटुलोहरजश्चैवं त्रिवृत्सूरणकं समम् / दधिगोमूत्रपयसा मन्दपावकपाचितम्

Transliteration

sāmudraṃ saindhavaṃ kṣāro rājikā lavaṇaṃ viḍam / kaṭuloharajaścaivaṃ trivṛtsūraṇakaṃ samam / dadhigomūtrapayasā mandapāvakapācitam

Translation

يُؤخذ ملح البحر، وملح الصخر، وملح القِلْي، وراجِكا (الخردل)، والملح المسمّى وِد؛ ومعه بُرادة الحديد ذات الطعم الحار، ومع مقدارٍ مساوٍ من تريفْرِت وسورَنة—ويُطبخ ذلك على نارٍ هادئة باستعمال اللبن الرائب (curd) وبول البقرة والحليب.

Word by Word

• सामुद्रम्: marine/sea-born
• सामुद्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (e.g., लवणम्)

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt (saindhava)
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• क्षारः: alkali
• क्षारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• राजिका: mustard (rājikā)
• राजिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• लवणम्: salt
• लवणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• विडम्: viḍa-salt (a kind of salt)
• विडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• कटु-लोहरजः: pungent iron-filings/dust
• कटु-लोहरजः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोहरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — ‘कटुं लोहरजः’

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारबोधक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/in this manner’)

• त्रिवृत्-सूरणकम्: trivṛt and sūraṇaka
• त्रिवृत्-सूरणकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + सूरणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• समम्: in equal proportion
• समम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘समभागम्’ (equal in measure)

• दधि-गोमूत्र-पयसा: with curd, cow’s urine, and milk
• दधि-गोमूत्र-पयसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + गोमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व — ‘दधि-गोमूत्र-पयांसि’ इत्यस्य समाहारः

• मन्द-पावक-पाचितम्: cooked over a mild fire
• मन्द-पावक-पाचितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + पावक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाचित (कृदन्त; √पच् + णिच् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; मन्देन पावकेन पाचितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Measured combination and controlled heat transform substances into effective medicine; discipline in process prevents harm.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃskāra (refinement) and yukti (right reasoning/measure) in action; moderation as a stabilizing principle.

Application: Combine the listed salts and pungent agents with equal trivṛt and sūraṇa; cook gently using curd, cow’s urine, and milk as media.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.193 (compound formulations; cooking/processing instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this herbal-salt preparation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a precise traditional recipe—listing ingredients and the exact cooking medium—showing the text’s applied guidance on bodily purification and remedial preparations alongside its spiritual teachings.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like purification and ritual discipline?

By prescribing measured ingredients and a controlled cooking process, the verse reflects the Purana’s broader emphasis on regulated practice (niyama) and purification—here expressed through a technical medicinal/cleansing preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as historical-scriptural guidance: if attempting any such preparation, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner, use safe sourcing, and follow the principle of measured, disciplined practice rather than improvisation.