Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

सतैलं व्रणनुत्स्याच्च स्फुटितोद्धटिताधरे / जातीपत्रं च चर्वित्वा विधृतं मुखरोगनुत्

Transliteration

satailaṃ vraṇanutsyācca sphuṭitoddhaṭitādhare / jātīpatraṃ ca carvitvā vidhṛtaṃ mukharoganut

Translation

Mit Öl aufgetragen, heilt es Wunden und ist nützlich bei rissigen, aufgesprungenen Lippen. Auch das Kauen von Jasminblättern (jāti) und ihr Verweilen im Mund lindert Mundkrankheiten.

Word by Word

• सतैलम्: with oil; oily
• सतैलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-तैल (प्रातिपदिक; स + तैल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (तैलेन सह/तैलयुक्तम्)

• व्रणनुत्: removing wounds
• व्रणनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रण-नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; व्रण + नुत् < √नुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (व्रणं नुदति इति)

• स्यात्: should be / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• स्फुटितोद्धटिताधरे: in (a case of) cracked and split lips
• स्फुटितोद्धटिताधरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फुटित-उद्धटित-अधर (प्रातिपदिक; स्फुटित + उद्धटित + अधर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्फुटितश्च उद्धटितश्च अधरः यस्य/यत्र) — अर्थतः ‘स्फुटितोद्धटिते अधरे’ (locative)

• जातीपत्रम्: jasmine leaf
• जातीपत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाती-पत्र (प्रातिपदिक; जाती + पत्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जात्याः पत्रम्)

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

• चर्वित्वा: having chewed
• चर्वित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर्व् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having chewed’

• विधृतम्: held/kept (in the mouth); applied
• विधृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘held/kept/applied’

• मुखरोगनुत्: removing mouth-diseases
• मुखरोगनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख-रोग-नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; मुख + रोग + नुत् < √नुद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मुखरोगं नुदति इति)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Alleviating suffering through appropriate care and simple remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Day-to-day alleviation of duhkha at the bodily level while sustaining the instrument of practice.

Application: Apply the preparation with oil for wounds/cracked lips; chew and retain jasmine leaves in the mouth for oral diseases.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.22 (preceding sikthaka preparation); Garuda Purana 1.177.24-26 (dental/oral remedies continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What does this verse recommend for mouth diseases according to Garuda Purana?

It recommends chewing jasmine leaves (jātī-patra) and holding them in the mouth to relieve mouth disorders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it is part of a practical health-remedy section within the broader Garuda Purana compilation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a gentle traditional practice, it suggests plant-based oral care; apply cautiously and seek medical guidance for persistent mouth lesions or infections.