Shloka 3

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

अनेनैव प्रयोगेण ह्यतिसारो विनश्यति / मरीचतिलपुष्पाभ्या मञ्जनं कामलापहम्

Transliteration

anenaiva prayogeṇa hyatisāro vinaśyati / marīcatilapuṣpābhyā mañjanaṃ kāmalāpaham

Translation

Durch eben diese Anwendung wird Durchfall vernichtet. Eine Augenpaste aus schwarzem Pfeffer und Sesamblüten vertreibt die Gelbsucht.

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• प्रयोगेण: by the application/use
• प्रयोगेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• अतिसारः: diarrhea
• अतिसारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• विनश्यति: is destroyed; perishes
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मरीचतिलपुष्पाभ्याम्: with the flowers of pepper and sesame
• मरीचतिलपुष्पाभ्याम्: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीच (प्रातिपदिक) + तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन; समासः—(मरीचस्य तिलस्य) पुष्पे इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, ततः तृतीया-द्विवचन

• मञ्जनम्: a collyrium/ointment; application
• मञ्जनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कामलापहम्: removing jaundice
• कामलापहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामला (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कामलां अपहन्ति इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष (कर्मधार-भाव)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body through appropriate remedies supports steadiness in duty and spiritual practice.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as an instrument (sādhana) for puruṣārthas; balance and clarity enable sāttvika living.

Application: Use targeted formulations: (1) the stated application for atisāra (diarrhea); (2) collyrium/eye-ointment of marīca and tila-puṣpa for kāmalā (jaundice), under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prayoga section; adjacent verses on virecana and vāta remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Ayurvedic remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical therapeutic knowledge, prescribing specific applications (prayoga) to alleviate conditions like diarrhea and jaundice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it presents a pragmatic teaching on bodily well-being, reflecting the text’s broader aim of guiding householders in dharmic living, including health maintenance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the principle of precise formulation and correct application in traditional medicine; in modern practice, use such remedies only with qualified Ayurvedic guidance, especially for eye preparations.