Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

पिप्पली पिप्पलीमूलं तथा भल्लातकं शिव / वार्येतैः क्वथितं पीतं वरशूलापहारकृत्

Transliteration

pippalī pippalīmūlaṃ tathā bhallātakaṃ śiva / vāryetaiḥ kvathitaṃ pītaṃ varaśūlāpahārakṛt

Translation

O Heilvoller (śiva), wenn pippalī (Langer Pfeffer), die Wurzel von pippalī und bhallātaka in Wasser gekocht und dann getrunken werden, wirkt dies als vortreffliches Heilmittel, das Kolik und heftigen stechenden Schmerz vertreibt.

Word by Word

• पिप्पली: long pepper
• पिप्पली: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular

• पिप्पलीमूलम्: root of long pepper
• पिप्पलीमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समास: पिप्पल्याः मूलम् (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• भल्लातकम्: bhallātaka (marking nut)
• भल्लातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• शिव: O Śiva (address)
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; 'water'

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• क्वथितम्: decocted
• क्वथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) → क्वथित (क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; 'decocted'

• पीतम्: (when) drunk; taken
• पीतम्: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; 'drunk/ingested'

• वरशूलापहारकृत्: remover of severe/acute colic pain
• वरशूलापहारकृत्: Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अपहारकृत् (अप + हृ धातु + कृ धातु; कृत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समास: वरं शूलं अपहरति इति (upapada tatpuruṣa); कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्विप् (कृत्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in an instructional context)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Respond to intense pain with timely, appropriate remedies; alleviation of suffering is a righteous act.

Vedantic Theme: Dayā and yukti in embodied life; pain management as support for spiritual and worldly duties.

Application: Boil pippalī, pippalī-mūla, and bhallātaka in water; drink the decoction for colic/severe pain, with careful supervision due to potency.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.50–51 (vāta and śūla remedies via kvātha)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (as an epithet 'śiva' meaning 'auspicious')
• Pippali
• Bhallataka

FAQs

What is the importance of this herbal remedy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical, dharmic approach to wellbeing by prescribing a simple decoction (pippalī, pippalīmūla, bhallātaka) specifically to relieve severe colic-like pain (śūla).

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife topics?

Alongside discussions of karma and post-death rites, the text also includes guidance for sustaining the body through traditional remedies, supporting righteous living and the ability to perform duties and rituals.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the principle of using time-tested herbal preparations for targeted ailments; however, bhallātaka can be potent/irritant, so modern use should be guided by a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.