Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

वासकस्वरसं पैत्ते गुडूच्या रसमेव वा / जलेनामलकीबीजं कल्कं वाससितामधु

Transliteration

vāsakasvarasaṃ paitte guḍūcyā rasameva vā / jalenāmalakībījaṃ kalkaṃ vāsasitāmadhu

Translation

Bei Leiden, die aus pitta entstehen, soll man den frischen Saft von vāsaka trinken oder sonst den Saft von guḍūcī. Oder man nehme, mit Wasser vermischt, eine Paste aus āmalakī-Samen, zusammen mit Zucker und Honig.

Word by Word

• vāsaka-svarasam: juice of vāsaka
• vāsaka-svarasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsaka (प्रातिपदिक) + svarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vāsakasya svarasaḥ)

• paitte: in pitta (disorder)
• paitte: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘पित्ते’ = in pitta-condition

• guḍūcyāḥ: of guḍūcī
• guḍūcyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guḍūcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• rasam: juice/decoction
• rasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• vā: or
• vā: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• jalena: with water
• jalena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• āmalakī-bījam: āmalakī seed
• āmalakī-bījam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmalakī (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (āmalakyāḥ bījam)

• kalkam: paste (bolus)
• kalkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• vāsasitā-madhu: vāsā, sugar, and honey (together)
• vāsasitā-madhu: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsā (प्रातिपदिक) + sitā (प्रातिपदिक) + madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (vāsā ca sitā ca madhu ca) — as a combined ingredient

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right maintenance of the body through appropriate, doṣa-specific remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as an instrument (sādhana) to uphold dharma and pursue higher aims; balance (samatva) as supportive of sattva.

Application: For pitta aggravation, use cooling/anti-pitta preparations: vāsaka-svarasa or guḍūcī-rasa; alternatively āmalakī-seed paste with water, sugar, and honey under qualified guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (Ayurveda/medicine section; doṣa-based remedies); Garuda Purana 1.172 (continuation into strīroga-cikitsā)

Characters & Entities

• Vasaka
• Guduchi
• Amalaki
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of pitta-balancing remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-backed formulations—vāsaka, guḍūcī, and āmalakī—used to pacify pitta and restore bodily balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death path here; instead, it teaches bodily maintenance and healing as part of dharmic living within Kāṇḍa 1’s conduct-focused instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a textual reference for pitta-pacifying herbal choices (vāsaka/guḍūcī/āmalakī), while following qualified Ayurvedic guidance for dosage and suitability.