Shloka 6

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

एषां दशपलान्भागान्क्वाथयेत्सलिले ऽमले / तेन पादावशेषेण तैलपात्रे विपाचयेत्

Transliteration

eṣāṃ daśapalānbhāgānkvāthayetsalile 'male / tena pādāvaśeṣeṇa tailapātre vipācayet

Translation

Von diesen Zutaten koche man zehn Pala-Maße in reinem Wasser aus; und wenn nur noch ein Viertel des Dekokts verbleibt, koche man es weiter in einem Gefäß, das Öl enthält.

Word by Word

• eṣām: of these (herbs)
• eṣām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• daśa-palān: ten-pala measures
• daśa-palān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśan (प्रातिपदिक) + pala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (daśa palāni = ten palas each/ten-pala measures)

• bhāgān: portions/parts
• bhāgān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• kvāthayet: should decoct/boil
• kvāthayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kvāth (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• salile: in water
• salile: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• amale: clean/pure
• amale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying salile)

• tena: with that (decoction)
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pāda-avaśeṣeṇa: with the remaining quarter (one-fourth left)
• pāda-avaśeṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + avaśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pādasya avaśeṣaḥ)

• taila-pātre: in an oil vessel/pot
• taila-pātre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taila (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tailasya pātram)

• vipācayet: should cook thoroughly
• vipācayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pac (धातु) [वि + causative: vipācay-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right process (vidhi) and purity (śauca) in preparation; transformation through controlled heat and reduction.

Vedantic Theme: Niyama and śauca as supportive disciplines; careful action without negligence (apramāda).

Application: Boil ten pala portions in clean water to make a decoction; reduce to one-quarter; then cook that reduced decoction in an oil vessel to produce medicated oil (taila-pāka).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.4–1.192.5 (ingredient lists for the decoction)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of boiling and reducing to one-quarter (pādāvaśeṣa) in Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes a standard ritual/medicinal method: extract the essence by boiling in pure water, then concentrate it to a quarter so it becomes potent enough to be cooked into oil.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or purification practices?

Placed in the Achara-focused section, it gives a procedural instruction for preparing a substance (decoction cooked into oil) that supports purity and prescribed rites, aligning with Garuda Purana’s emphasis on correct method (vidhi) in observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow the principle of disciplined procedure: use clean materials, measure carefully, and complete preparations step-by-step—especially when performing traditional rites or preparing ritual/therapeutic formulations under guidance.