Shloka 6

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

चिताग्निः खञ्जरीटस्य विष्ठा फेनो हयस्य च / सौभाञ्जनं वासनेत्रं नर एतैस्तु धूपितः / अदृश्यस्त्रिदशैः सर्वैः किं पुनर्मानवैः शिव

Transliteration

citāgniḥ khañjarīṭasya viṣṭhā pheno hayasya ca / saubhāñjanaṃ vāsanetraṃ nara etaistu dhūpitaḥ / adṛśyastridaśaiḥ sarvaiḥ kiṃ punarmānavaiḥ śiva

Translation

Das Scheiterhaufenfeuer (chitāgni), genommen von einem khañjarīṭa (einer Vogelart), der Kot und der Schaum eines Pferdes, dazu saubhāñjana (Augenschminke/Collyrium) samt vāsanetra—wird ein Mann damit beräuchert, so wird er allen Göttern unsichtbar; um wie viel mehr, o Śiva, den Menschen.

Word by Word

• चिताग्निः: funeral-pyre fire
• चिताग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिता + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (citāyāḥ agniḥ)

• खञ्जरीटस्य: of the khañjarīṭa (a bird)
• खञ्जरीटस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खञ्जरीट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• विष्ठा: feces
• विष्ठा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• फेनः: foam
• फेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• हयस्य: of a horse
• हयस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

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

• सौभाञ्जनम्: collyrium/antimony preparation
• सौभाञ्जनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• वासनेत्रम्: a ‘vāsanetra’ (lit. cloth-eye; a named item)
• वासनेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (vāsasya netram)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• धूपितः: fumigated
• धूपितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूप् (धातु) → धूपित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘fumigated’

• अदृश्यः: invisible
• अदृश्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + दृश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (त्रिदशैः)

• किम्: what (then)
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• पुनः: again / moreover
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• मानवैः: by humans
• मानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain ritual-technical acts are believed to yield extraordinary siddhi-like effects; actions have specific, claimed results.

Vedantic Theme: Aishvarya/siddhi as vyavaharika power, not identical with moksha; potential distraction from liberation.

Application: Textual claim: fumigation using specified substances produces invisibility to devas and humans (presented as a recipe-like instruction).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (dhupa/occult recipes section)

Characters & Entities

• Tridasha (Devas)
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of fumigation (dhūpana) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents dhūpana as a potent protective/occult rite: specific substances, when used as smoke/fumigation, are said to confer concealment—symbolically indicating control over perception and protection from hostile forces.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s after-death or preta context?

By invoking cremation-related material (citāgni, pyre-fire), the verse reflects the text’s broader preta-kāṇḍa milieu where liminal substances connected with death are described as ritually powerful for protection and extraordinary effects.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a textual record of traditional ritual technology: prioritize ethical living and sanctioned rites; if practicing any ritual, follow qualified guidance and safety, and focus on protection through dharma rather than harm or deception.