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Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

हस्ते बद्धं काण्डयुक्तं कण्ठे बद्धं ग्रहादिहृत् / कृष्णायान्तु चतुर्दश्यां कटिबद्धं समाहृतम् / सिंहादिश्वापदाद्भीतिं हरेच्च नीललोहित

Transliteration

haste baddhaṃ kāṇḍayuktaṃ kaṇṭhe baddhaṃ grahādihṛt / kṛṣṇāyāntu caturdaśyāṃ kaṭibaddhaṃ samāhṛtam / siṃhādiśvāpadādbhītiṃ harecca nīlalohita

Translation

An die Hand gebunden, mitsamt dem Stängel, vertreibt sie das Ergreifen durch graha und andere Leiden; an den Hals gebunden, wehrt sie solche Anhaftungen ab. Am vierzehnten Tag der dunklen Monatshälfte, gesammelt und um die Hüfte gebunden, nimmt sie die Furcht vor Löwen und anderem Wildgetier — dies ist die Schutzkraft des Nīla‑Lohita (blau‑rot).

Word by Word
हस्तेin the hand
हस्ते:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular
बद्धम्tied
बद्धम्:
Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootबन्ध् (धातु) → बद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘tied’ (agreeing with implied object)
काण्डयुक्तम्with stalk attached
काण्डयुक्तम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘having a stalk’ (qualifying implied object)
कण्ठेon the neck
कण्ठे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular
बद्धम्tied
बद्धम्:
Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootबन्ध् (धातु) → बद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
ग्रहादिहृत्removing seizures etc.
ग्रहादिहृत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (कृदन्त, कृत्)
Formबहुव्रीह्यर्थे तत्पुरुषसमास; ‘ग्रह-आदि-हृत्’ = ‘one that removes seizures etc.’; प्रातिपदिकवत् (indeclinable in verse as predicate adjective)
कृष्णायाम्in the dark fortnight
कृष्णायाम्:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; ‘on (the day of) Kṛṣṇā (dark fortnight)’
तुindeed, then
तु:
Sambandha (Emphasis/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
चतुर्दश्याम्on the fourteenth (tithi)
चतुर्दश्याम्:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootचतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; ‘on the fourteenth lunar day’
कटिबद्धम्tied at the waist
कटिबद्धम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकटि (प्रातिपदिक) + बद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘tied at the waist’
समाहृतम्collected, procured
समाहृतम्:
Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-हृ (धातु) → समाहृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘collected/obtained’
सिंहादिश्वापदात्from lions and other beasts
सिंहादिश्वापदात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वापद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (श्वापद), पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ablative singular; ‘from lions and other wild beasts’
भीतिम्fear
भीतिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular
हरेत्should remove
हरेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
नीललोहितO Nīlalohita
नीललोहित:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootनील (प्रातिपदिक) + लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular; epithet of Rudra (‘blue-red’)
Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā through disciplined observance (bandhana, proper collection time) aligning human action with cosmic rhythms.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta) reflected in ritual timing; fear is met by dharmic preparedness rather than panic.

Application: Use amuletic binding practices with attention to prescribed timing and method; treat ‘graha’ afflictions as requiring both protection and care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (rakṣā-bandhana and herb-amulet prescriptions)

Characters & Entities
N
Nila-Lohita
G
Graha (seizing spirits/afflictions)

FAQs

Nīla-Lohita is invoked as a protective divine force associated with removing fear, graha-type afflictions, and dangers; the verse links that protection to a specific ritual binding practice.

It describes an apotropaic rite: gathering a plant with its stalk and tying it on the hand, neck, or waist—especially on kṛṣṇa-pakṣa caturdaśī—to avert seizures/afflictions and fear from predators.

It emphasizes disciplined timing, intention, and faith in protective observances; in modern life, it can be taken as guidance to adopt structured, dharmic safeguards (prayer, vows, and responsible precautions) against fear and harmful influences.

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