Shloka 12

Bhāiṣajya-yoga for Prameha, Mutra-roga, Arśa, Bhagandara, and Agni-dīpana

Devanagari script

बिल्वस्य च फलं दग्धं रक्तार्शः प्रविनाशनम् / जग्धवा कृष्णतिलानेव नवनीतयुतानपि

Transliteration

bilvasya ca phalaṃ dagdhaṃ raktārśaḥ pravināśanam / jagdhavā kṛṣṇatilāneva navanītayutānapi

Translation

Die geröstete (verbrannte) Frucht der Bilva vernichtet blutende Hämorrhoiden. Ebenso ist das Essen von schwarzem Sesam, selbst mit Butter vermischt, für dieses Leiden heilsam.

Word by Word

• bilvasya: of bilva (bael)
• bilvasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bilva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

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

• phalam: fruit
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• dagdham: burnt/roasted
• dagdham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dah (धातु) + kta; dagdha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• rakta-arśaḥ: bleeding piles
• rakta-arśaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + arśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); कर्मधारय: 'रक्तं च तत् अर्शः' (bleeding piles)

• pravināśanam: complete destroyer (remedy)
• pravināśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + √naś (धातु) + lyuṭ; vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); विशेषण: 'प्रकृष्ट-विनाशक'

• jagdhvā: having eaten
• jagdhvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √jakṣ (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): 'having eaten'

• kṛṣṇa-tilān: black sesame seeds
• kṛṣṇa-tilān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); कर्मधारय: 'कृष्णाः तिलाः'

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Emphasis/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• navanīta-yutān: mixed with butter
• navanīta-yutān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navanīta (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); तत्पुरुष: 'नवनीतेन युताः' (endowed with butter)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sattvic, accessible remedies and dietary supports to stabilize the body.

Vedantic Theme: Careful tending of embodied life as a foundation for steadiness (sthiti) in practice.

Application: Use roasted/burnt bilva fruit for bleeding piles; consume black sesame, optionally with butter, as supportive diet—mindful of individual constitution and bleeding severity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.186 (arśas and rakta-arśas remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of bilva fruit in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights bilva fruit as a practical medicinal remedy, stating that its roasted fruit is used to alleviate bleeding piles (raktārśaḥ).

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s teachings?

Alongside spiritual instruction, the Garuda Purana also preserves applied dharmic living—here, giving a specific therapeutic guideline using bilva and black sesame.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to traditional dietary/herbal support (bilva, black sesame with butter) for bleeding piles; in modern practice, use this as historical guidance and consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner or clinician for safe, personalized treatment.