Shloka 2

Remedial Formulas for Wounds (Vraṇa), Sinus/Fistula (Nāḍī-vraṇa), Swellings (Granthikā), and Bhūta/Graha Afflictions

Devanagari script

रुद्र लाङ्गलिकामूलं चेक्षुदर्भस्तथैव च / तेन व्रणमुखं लिप्तं शल्यं निः स रति व्रणात् / चिरकालप्रविष्टो ऽपि तेन मार्गेण शङ्कर

Transliteration

rudra lāṅgalikāmūlaṃ cekṣudarbhastathaiva ca / tena vraṇamukhaṃ liptaṃ śalyaṃ niḥ sa rati vraṇāt / cirakālapraviṣṭo 'pi tena mārgeṇa śaṅkara

Translation

O Śaṅkara, nimm die Wurzel des Krautes namens rudra-lāṅgalikā sowie cekṣu und darbha. Wird damit die Öffnung der Wunde bestrichen, so tritt der eingedrungene Fremdkörper aus der Wunde heraus—selbst wenn er lange darin verweilte—auf eben demselben Weg.

Word by Word

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• लाङ्गलिकामूलम्: root of lāṅgalikā
• लाङ्गलिकामूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गलिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘लाङ्गलिकायाः मूलम्’

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• इक्षुदर्भः: sugarcane and darbha grass
• इक्षुदर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (contextual) ‘इक्षुश्च दर्भश्च’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तेन: with that (by it)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• व्रणमुखम्: mouth/opening of the wound
• व्रणमुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘व्रणस्य मुखम्’

• लिप्तम्: smeared
• लिप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘smeared/applied’

• शल्यम्: foreign body; splinter
• शल्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• निःसरति: comes out; exits
• निःसरति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः + सृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• व्रणात्: from the wound
• व्रणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• चिरकालप्रविष्टः: entered long ago; long-embedded
• चिरकालप्रविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरकाल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त, प्र + √विश्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण; ‘चिरकाले प्रविष्टः’

• अपि: even
• अपि: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मार्गेण: by the path/way
• मार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful means (yukti) applied to remove the cause of suffering; doṣa-hetu removal precedes healing.

Vedantic Theme: Upāya-kauśalya: removing the ‘foreign body’ as an analogy for removing avidyā/kleśa (implicit), though here primarily medical.

Application: Prepare a wound-anointing from roots of rudra-lāṅgalikā along with cekṣu and darbha; apply to the wound-mouth to expel an embedded foreign body even if long lodged.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188 (wound management; śalya removal techniques)

Characters & Entities

• Shankara (Śaṅkara)

FAQs

What is the importance of shalya-removal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical therapeutic knowledge: specific herbs and darbha are applied to a wound so that a lodged foreign body (śalya) is expelled naturally, showing the text’s concern for bodily well-being alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the method of extracting a foreign body from a wound?

It states that smearing the wound’s opening with a paste made from rudra-lāṅgalikā root along with cekṣu and darbha causes the śalya to come out through the same channel by which it entered, even if it has been embedded for a long time.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it highlights timely care and the use of appropriate medicaments; in modern practice, treat wounds promptly and seek qualified medical help for embedded objects rather than attempting unsafe extraction.