Shloka 21

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

आपिष्ट्वा जाङ्गली मू (तू) लं तद्रसेन वृषध्वज / नस्यादाराद्विनश्येत नाशार्शो नीललोहित

Transliteration

āpiṣṭvā jāṅgalī mū (tū) laṃ tadrasena vṛṣadhvaja / nasyādārādvinaśyeta nāśārśo nīlalohita

Translation

O Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva), nachdem man die Wurzel von jāṅgalī zerstampft und ihren Saft als Nasya verabreicht hat, vergeht die Nasen-arśa/der blutende Polyp — dunkelblau und rötlich — in kurzer Zeit.

Word by Word

• आपिष्ट्वा: having pounded
• आपिष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'आपिष्य' (having ground/pounded)

• जाङ्गली: jāṅgalī (a medicinal plant)
• जाङ्गली: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाङ्गली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom., Singular)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc., Singular)

• तद्रसेन: with its juice
• तद्रसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instr., Singular); 'तस्य रसः' (with its juice)

• वृषध्वज: O Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva)
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Voc., Singular); शिवस्य नाम (epithet of Śiva)

• नस्यात्: should be administered as nasal therapy
• नस्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नस् (धातु) / नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Optative, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada)

• आरात्: quickly, at once
• आरात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'quickly/near')

• विनश्येत: would perish, would disappear
• विनश्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Optative, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada)

• नासार्शः: nasal piles
• नासार्शः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom., Singular); 'नासायाम् अर्शः' (nasal piles)

• नीललोहित: O Nīlalohita (Śiva)
• नीललोहित: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Voc., Singular); शिवस्य नाम (epithet of Śiva: blue-and-red)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra; chapter gives remedial formulations)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prompt, appropriate intervention against disease; disciplined preparation (pounding, extracting juice) as right action.

Vedantic Theme: Removal of obstruction (āvaraṇa) as a metaphor for clearing impediments; practical dharma in caring for life.

Application: Pound jāṅgalī root, extract its juice, and administer as nasya to quickly destroy nasal arśas/bleeding polyp described as dark-blue and reddish.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (continuation of nasya remedies for nasal arśas/lesions)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Shiva (Vṛṣadhvaja)

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse prescribes nasya (nasal administration) of the crushed jāṅgalī root juice as a targeted therapy for a nasal growth/bleeding condition (nāsā-arśa).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This verse does not discuss the soul’s journey; it belongs to a practical remedial section, showing the Purana’s inclusion of health-related guidance alongside spiritual teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as historical textual evidence of nasya-based herbal practice; for real treatment, consult a qualified Ayurvedic clinician rather than self-administering unknown herbs.