Shloka 13

Devanagari script

विदारी कन्दस्वरसं मूलं कार्पासजं तथा / धात्री स्तन्यविशुद्ध्यर्थं मुद्गयूपरसाशिनी

Transliteration

vidārī kandasvarasaṃ mūlaṃ kārpāsajaṃ tathā / dhātrī stanyaviśuddhyarthaṃ mudgayūparasāśinī

Translation

ধাত্রীস্তন্য শুদ্ধির জন্য ধাত্রীকে বিদারী-কন্দের তাজা রস ও কার্পাস (কাপাস) মূল সেবন করাতে হবে। মুগ ও যূপ-রসযুক্ত প্রস্তুতির সারও পান করানো উচিত।

Word by Word

• विदारी: vidārī plant
• विदारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कन्द: of the tuber
• कन्द: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• स्वरसम्: fresh juice
• स्वरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• कार्पासजम्: cotton-derived
• कार्पासजम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्पास (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृत्-प्रत्यय, ‘ज’ = born/produced)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कार्पासात् जातम् (tatpurusha)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• धात्री: dhātrī (amla/Indian gooseberry)
• धात्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्तन्य: of breast-milk
• स्तन्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• विशुद्धि: purification
• विशुद्धि: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अर्थम्: for the purpose
• अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; स्तन्य-विशुद्ध्यर्थम् = स्तन्यस्य विशुद्ध्यर्थम् (for the purpose of purifying milk)

• मुद्ग: of green gram
• मुद्ग: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• यूप: of the post/pillar (yūpa)
• यूप: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• रस: of juice/essence
• रस: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अशिनी: one who consumes the juice (of mudga-yūpa)
• अशिनी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश् (धातु) + णिनि (कृत्) → अशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मुद्ग-यूप-रस-अशिनी = तेषां रसः अश्नाति इति (one who eats/drinks the juice)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śauca (purity) and responsible guardianship through proper nourishment.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as sustaining order (loka-saṅgraha) through right conduct in embodied life.

Application: Ensure wet-nurse/mother’s diet and medicines support clean, wholesome milk; prioritize infant welfare with measured remedies.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (bāla-cikitsā/strī-stanya-śuddhi context)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of stanya-viśuddhi (breast-milk purification) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats milk purity as essential for the infant’s health and prescribes specific herbal/food preparations to cleanse and improve the quality of the nurse’s milk.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the after-death journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical, dharmic-āyurvedic guidance for bodily wellbeing and right living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference for traditional postpartum care; for actual medical decisions, consult a qualified clinician or Ayurvedic physician before using herbs.