Shloka 10

Rasāyana for Longevity: Milk-Based Regimens, Triphalā, Palāśa, and Bhr̥ṅgarāja (Śrāvaṇa & Puṣya Observances)

Devanagari script

तदुद्वर्तनमात्रेण सर्वरागः प्रमुच्यते / सच्छागक्षीरचूर्णेन दृष्टिः स्यान्मासतो ऽञ्जनात्

Transliteration

tadudvartanamātreṇa sarvarāgaḥ pramucyate / sacchāgakṣīracūrṇena dṛṣṭiḥ syānmāsato 'ñjanāt

Translation

Schon durch bloßes Einreiben dieses Mittels am Körper werden alle Verfärbungen und krankhaften Flecken gelöst. Und trägt man als Kollyrium das aus reiner Ziegenmilch bereitete Pulver auf, so wird das Sehvermögen innerhalb eines Monats klar.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उद्वर्तन: of rubbing/massage
• उद्वर्तन: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्+वृत् (धातु) → उद्वर्तन (कृदन्त/भाववाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act of rubbing/massage)

• मात्रेण: by mere measure/only
• मात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• सर्वरागः: all discoloration/blemish
• सर्वरागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (all kinds of discoloration/blemish)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/gets removed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सत्: good/pure
• सत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from अस्)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (as first member in compound); अर्थः ‘शुद्ध/उत्तम’

• छाग: goat
• छाग: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (goat)

• क्षीर: milk
• क्षीर: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (milk)

• चूर्णेन: with powder (of pure goat-milk)
• चूर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सत्+छाग+क्षीर+चूर्ण)

• दृष्टिः: vision/eyesight
• दृष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would become/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मासतः: in a month/after a month
• मासतः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial ablative in -तः); अर्थः ‘मासे/मासात्’ (within/after a month)

• अञ्जनात्: from (using) collyrium
• अञ्जनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादान (from collyrium application)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right means (upāya) and disciplined application remove visible defects; embodied life is supported through appropriate remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-as-dependant instrument (śarīra-sādhana) for dharma and higher pursuits; purity (śauca) as supportive of sattva.

Application: Use external udvartana (rubbing) for skin blemishes; use goat-milk-based powder as añjana regularly for a month to improve eyesight, with attention to cleanliness and dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.187 (Ayurveda/rasayana context: longevity, anti-aging, vision-strengthening preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of udvartana (rubbing therapy) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats udvartana as a direct, practical remedy: mere application/rubbing is said to remove “sarva-rāga,” i.e., bodily discoloration or morbid staining, highlighting the text’s applied therapeutic guidance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine here; instead, it presents a health-focused instruction, showing that the Garuda Purana also contains practical teachings alongside spiritual and post-death narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores disciplined, time-bound practice (e.g., consistent anjana use “within a month”) and careful use of pure ingredients—principles that can be applied today by seeking safe, traditionally-informed, and medically appropriate guidance.