Shloka 36

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

पिप्पली मधुसंयुक्ता अम्लपित्तविनाशिनी / श्लेष्माग्निमान्द्यनुत्पथ्यापिप्पलीगुडमोदकः

Transliteration

pippalī madhusaṃyuktā amlapittavināśinī / śleṣmāgnimāndyanutpathyāpippalīguḍamodakaḥ

Translation

Pippalī (langer Pfeffer) mit Honig verbunden vernichtet Āmlapitta. Ein Modaka (Heilbällchen) aus Pippalī und Guḍa (Jaggery) richtet entgleistes Kapha und die Schwäche des Verdauungsfeuers (Mandāgni) wieder auf.

Word by Word

• पिप्पली: pippalī (long pepper)
• पिप्पली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• मधुसंयुक्ता: combined with honey
• मधुसंयुक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुसंयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; मधु+संयुक्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—मधु-युक्त

• अम्लपित्तविनाशिनी: destroying acid-pitta
• अम्लपित्तविनाशिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्लपित्तविनाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक; अम्लपित्त+विनाशिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘destroying’

• श्लेष्माग्निमान्द्यनुत्पथ्यापिप्पलीगुडमोदकः: a pippalī-jaggery bolus suitable for kapha and weak digestion
• श्लेष्माग्निमान्द्यनुत्पथ्यापिप्पलीगुडमोदकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेष्माग्निमान्द्यनुत्पथ्यापिप्पलीगुडमोदक (प्रातिपदिक; श्लेष्म+अग्निमान्द्य+अनुत्पथ्य+पिप्पली+गुड+मोदक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपदसमास—मोदकविशेषः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restoring agni and doṣa-balance through appropriate combinations; simplicity and regularity in self-care.

Vedantic Theme: Cultivation of sattva via regulated diet and digestion; steadiness of mind supported by steadiness of agni.

Application: Use pippalī with honey for āmlapitta; use pippalī-guda modaka to correct kapha derangement and mandāgni.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (agni/āmlapitta remedies; modaka-type formulations in nearby verses)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of amlapitta (hyperacidity) treatment in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a practical, Ayurveda-based remedy, showing that the Garuda Purana also preserves healing instructions for maintaining health and digestive balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; it focuses on bodily health—specifically correcting amlapitta and weak digestion—within the text’s broader instructional sections.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights diet-and-herb based management of acidity: pippalī with honey, and pippalī with jaggery as a digestive-supporting preparation (used with appropriate medical guidance).