Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पं धवलगुञ्जाया गृहीतं मूलमेव च / मुखे तु निहितं रुद्र हरेन्नानाविषं बहु

Transliteration

puṣpaṃ dhavalaguñjāyā gṛhītaṃ mūlameva ca / mukhe tu nihitaṃ rudra harennānāviṣaṃ bahu

Translation

O Rudra, nimmt man die Blüte der weißen guñjā und auch ihre Wurzel und legt sie in den Mund, so vertreibt sie vielerlei Gifte.

Word by Word

• पुष्पम्: flower
• पुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• धवलगुञ्जायाः: of white guñjā
• धवलगुञ्जायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धवला (प्रातिपदिक) + गुञ्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive singular; ‘of the white guñjā (plant/seed)’

• गृहीतम्: taken, collected
• गृहीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृहीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with पुष्पम्

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

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

• मुखे: in the mouth
• मुखे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular

• तु: but, however
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast/विरोध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• निहितम्: placed, kept
• निहितम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-धा (धातु) → निहित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘placed’ (agreeing with पुष्पम्/मूलम् understood)

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

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should remove’

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (indeclinable used as qualifier ‘various’)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• बहु: much, great
• बहु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; qualifying विषम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Use of divinely-sanctioned herbal measures to avert harm and preserve life.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha mediated through prakṛti (healing powers embedded in nature).

Application: In traditional practice, employ specified plant parts as an emergency antidotal measure, with due caution and competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (herbal/amulet remedies cluster)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Guñjā (plant)

FAQs

What is the importance of antidote knowledge in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical dharmic knowledge: certain sacred plants are described as viṣa-hara (poison-removing), supporting protection of life and ritual purity.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes of suffering and protection?

While the Garuda Purana often discusses fear, pain, and consequences of actions, it also gives protective measures; here it presents a plant-based remedy meant to counteract harmful poisons.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a textual reference to traditional materia medica; for real poisoning, seek immediate medical care, and study such verses historically and contextually rather than as self-treatment.