Shloka 13

Mantra-Pūta Auṣadhi-Prayoga: Roots, Amulets, and Protections from Disease and Graha/Bhūta Affliction

Devanagari script

कुर्यात्सुदर्शनामूलं माल्येन सुसमाहृतम् / कण्ठबद्ध त्र्याहिकादिग्रहभूतविनाशनम्

Transliteration

kuryātsudarśanāmūlaṃ mālyena susamāhṛtam / kaṇṭhabaddha tryāhikādigrahabhūtavināśanam

Translation

Man fertige ein Amulett aus der Sudarśanā-Wurzel, gut gesammelt und in eine Girlande eingefügt; um den Hals gebunden, vernichtet es die von grahas und bhūtas verursachten Plagen, wie das Dreitagsfieber und verwandte Leiden.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should make/prepare
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should make/prepare’

• सुदर्शनामूलम्: root of sudarśanā (plant)
• सुदर्शनामूलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शनामूल (प्रातिपदिक: सुदर्शना + मूल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सुदर्शनायाः मूलम्)

• माल्येन: with a garland/thread-string
• माल्येन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• सुसमाहृतम्: well gathered/arranged
• सुसमाहृतम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु+सम्+आ+हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सुदर्शनामूलम्): ‘well-collected/assembled’

• कण्ठबद्धम्: tied on the neck
• कण्ठबद्धम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्ठबद्ध (प्रातिपदिक: कण्ठ + बद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘कण्ठे बद्धम्’ = tied on the neck); विशेषण (of the prepared item)

• त्र्याहिकादिग्रहभूतविनाशनम्: destroyer of three-day-and-other seizures/afflictions and spirits
• त्र्याहिकादिग्रहभूतविनाशनम्: Karma (Object complement/predicate accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्याहिकादिग्रहभूतविनाशन (प्रातिपदिक: त्र्याहिक + आदि + ग्रह + भूत + विनाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘त्र्याहिक-आदि-ग्रह-भूतानां विनाशनम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā (protective practice) as part of caring for embodied life; integrating material and subtle causality in disease models.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyāropa within vyavahāra: acknowledging subtle influences while aiming at steadiness of mind and conduct.

Application: Prepare and wear a properly arranged sudarśanā-root amulet in a garland, tied at the neck, as a protective measure against graha/bhūta afflictions and intermittent fevers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (rakṣā-bandhana and graha/bhūta remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśanā (herb/root)
• Grahas
• Bhūtas

FAQs

What is the importance of Sudarśanā-mūla in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Sudarśanā-root as a ritual-protective substance used as an amulet, intended to ward off graha and bhūta afflictions and certain fevers.

How does this verse explain graha and bhūta troubles?

It treats grahas and bhūtas as ‘seizing’ influences that can manifest as illness (like three-day fever), and prescribes a neck-tied amulet as a remedy within ritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It supports a dharmic approach of seeking protection through sanctioned ritual means and disciplined conduct; in modern practice, such rites are commonly paired with medical care and mantra-based devotion.