Shloka 62
Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures
कर्पूरगव्यसर्पिर्भ्यां प्रहारः पूरितो हर / शस्त्रोद्भवः सबद्धश्च शुक्लवर्णेन शङ्कर ! / पाकं च वेदनां चैव संस्पृशेद्वृषभध्वज
karpūragavyasarpirbhyāṃ prahāraḥ pūrito hara / śastrodbhavaḥ sabaddhaśca śuklavarṇena śaṅkara ! / pākaṃ ca vedanāṃ caiva saṃspṛśedvṛṣabhadhvaja
O Hara, o Śaṅkara—diese Wunde, gefüllt mit Kampfer und Kuh-Ghee, obgleich durch eine Waffe entstanden und fest verbunden, wird doch von Eiterung und Schmerz berührt, selbst wenn sie weiß erscheint; o Herr mit dem Stierbanner.
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda, citing a metaphor addressed to Śiva)
Concept: Attend to inner pathology; outward appearance can mislead—proper care is a duty.
Vedantic Theme: Viveka between appearance (śukla-varṇa) and underlying reality (pāka/vedanā).
Application: Do not assume a bound/whitened wound is healed; monitor for suppuration and treat pain appropriately.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (Ayurveda/medicine section on wounds and treatments)
FAQs
It illustrates that suffering rooted in a cause (like a weapon-wound) can still produce pain and suppuration even when outwardly treated or made to look “pure/white,” paralleling how karmic consequences persist despite superficial coverings.
The verse uses bodily imagery—bandaging, whitening, and medicating a wound—to convey that inner affliction remains active; similarly, in the Purana’s afterlife framework, deeds generate results that must be experienced unless truly neutralized through proper dharma and expiation.
Do not rely only on appearances or quick fixes; address root causes—ethical conduct, restraint, and sincere correction—so problems don’t return as deeper pain later.