Shloka 22

Viṣa-hara Yogas: Puṣya-Nakṣatra Remedies for Serpents, Stings, and Compounded Poisons

Devanagari script

लेपनाद्देवदारोश्च गैरिकस्य च लेपनात् / नागेश्वरो दरिद्रे द्वे तथा मञ्जिष्ठका हर / एभिर्लेपाद्विनश्येत्तु लूताविषमुमापते

Transliteration

lepanāddevadārośca gairikasya ca lepanāt / nāgeśvaro daridre dve tathā mañjiṣṭhakā hara / ebhirlepādvinaśyettu lūtāviṣamumāpate

Translation

O Umāpati (Śiva), durch das Auftragen einer Paste aus Deva-dāru (Zedernholz), rotem Ocker (Gairika), Nāgeśvara, den zwei Daridrā-Kräutern und Mañjiṣṭhā wird das Spinnengift vernichtet.

Word by Word

• लेपनात्: from smearing/application
• लेपनात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• देवदारोः: of deodar cedar
• देवदारोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• गैरिकस्य: of red ochre
• गैरिकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गैरिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे भेदः), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• लेपनात्: from smearing
• लेपनात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• नागेश्वरः: nāgeśvara (a herb/mineral name)
• नागेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दरिद्रे: daridra (two items named daridra)
• दरिद्रे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; दरिद्रे इति विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• मञ्जिष्ठका: mañjiṣṭhā (madder)
• मञ्जिष्ठका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जिष्ठका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हर: O Hara (Śiva)
• हर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक/सम्बोधन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• लेपात्: from the smear/application
• लेपात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• विनश्येत्: would be destroyed
• विनश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'but/indeed')

• लूता: of a spider
• लूता: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लूता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (lūtā-viṣa)

• विषम्: poison/venom
• विषम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उमापते: O consort of Umā
• उमापते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Healing as a sacred act—medicine joined with reverent address to the divine, aligning care with dharmic intention.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha as supportive condition; practical means (upāya) employed without abandoning reverence.

Application: Prepare a lepa (paste) of devadāru, gairika, nāgeśvara, two daridrā (traditionally haridrā & dāruharidrā), and mañjiṣṭhā; apply to spider-venom site (traditional context).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191 (viṣa-cikitsā formulations, lepa-prayoga); Garuda Purana 1.192 (further compound recipes)

Characters & Entities

• Umāpati (Shiva/Hara)

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse give for spider poison (lūta-viṣa)?

It prescribes a topical paste (lepa) using deva-dāru, red ochre (gairika), nāgeśvara, two varieties of daridrā, and mañjiṣṭhā to neutralize spider poison.

How does this verse fit the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

Within the instructional discourse where Vishnu teaches Garuda, this verse presents a practical, tradition-based antidotal formulation, reflecting the Purana’s inclusion of dharmic and applied healing guidance.

What is a practical takeaway from this verse today?

It highlights the classical Hindu practice of using plant/mineral-based topical applications for urgent conditions; in modern use, treat it as historical guidance and seek qualified medical care for bites or poisoning.