Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अभया च गुडूची च आटरूषकवाकुची / एतैरक्षसमैर्भागैर्घृतप्रस्थं विपाचयेत्

Transliteration

abhayā ca guḍūcī ca āṭarūṣakavākucī / etairakṣasamairbhāgairghṛtaprasthaṃ vipācayet

Translation

Mit abhayā, guḍūcī, āṭarūṣaka und vākucī—zu gleichen Teilen—soll man eine Prastha-Menge Ghee zusammen mit ihnen auskochen.

Word by Word

• अभया: abhayā (harītakī)
• अभया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• गुडूची: guḍūcī
• गुडूची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• आटरूषकवाकुची: āṭarūṣaka and vākucī (together)
• आटरूषकवाकुची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आटरूषक + वाकुची (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (आटरूषकः च वाकुची च)

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• अक्षसमैः: equal to an akṣa (measure/weight)
• अक्षसमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्ष + सम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (अक्षेण समाः) विशेषणम्

• भागैः: by portions/parts
• भागैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• घृतप्रस्थम्: one prastha of ghee
• घृतप्रस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (घृतस्य प्रस्थम्)

• विपाचयेत्: should cook/prepare
• विपाचयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti (rational combination) and mātrā (proper measure) in medicine; disciplined preparation as part of right conduct.

Vedantic Theme: Order and measure in prakṛti-based remedies; using the body wisely as a vehicle for higher pursuits.

Application: Combine equal parts of abhayā, guḍūcī, āṭarūṣaka, and vākucī; cook them with one prastha of ghee to prepare a medicated ghṛta.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (series of ghṛta-yogas; medhya and roga-hara preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of medicated ghee preparations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a specific herbal-ghṛta instruction—equal parts of named herbs cooked into a fixed measure of ghee—showing the text’s practical emphasis on dharmic living supported by traditional remedies.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, such prescriptions function as applied guidance—how to prepare a sanctioned formulation—alongside the Purana’s wider moral and spiritual instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a classical formulation reference: if attempting in practice, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for correct identification, proportions, and safety before preparing or consuming medicated ghee.