Shloka 13

Devanagari script

हिङ्गुस्त्रैन्धवसंयुक्तं शीघ्रं स्त्रीणां प्रसूतिकृत् / मातुलुङ्गस्य वै मूलं कटिबद्धं प्रसूतिकृत्

Transliteration

hiṅgustraindhavasaṃyuktaṃ śīghraṃ strīṇāṃ prasūtikṛt / mātuluṅgasya vai mūlaṃ kaṭibaddhaṃ prasūtikṛt

Translation

Hiṅgu (Asafoetida), mit saindhava (Steinsalz) vermischt, fördert rasch die Entbindung bei Frauen. Ebenso heißt es, die Wurzel der mātuluṅga (Zitrone/Citron), um die Hüfte gebunden, begünstige die Geburt.

Word by Word

• हिङ्गु-स्त्रैन्धव-संयुक्तम्: mixed/combined with asafoetida and rock-salt
• हिङ्गु-स्त्रैन्धव-संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्रैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• प्रसूति-कृत्: causing delivery; inducing childbirth
• प्रसूति-कृत्: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु) (कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्विप्/कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (प्रयोगानुसार); कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (agentive)

• मातुलुङ्गस्य: of citron (mātuluṅga)
• मातुलुङ्गस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• कटि-बद्धम्: tied at the waist
• कटि-बद्धम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक) + बद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• प्रसूति-कृत्: causing delivery; inducing childbirth
• प्रसूति-कृत्: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु) (कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्विप्/कृत्)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुंस; प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (प्रयोगानुसार); कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (agentive)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā and upakāra: preserving life through timely, appropriate remedies is a righteous duty.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings) as a dhārmic expression within embodied life (śarīra-dharma).

Application: Use simple, accessible interventions (hingu + saindhava; mātuluṅga-mūla amulet) to support safe delivery, with prudence and care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (medical/ritual remedies section; adjacent verses on apāmārga, camphor, protective tilaka)

Characters & Entities

• Women (striyaḥ)
• Mātuluṅga (citron)
• Saindhava (rock-salt)

FAQs

What is the importance of childbirth remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-based household guidance (gṛhastha-ācāra), presenting simple substances and ritual-style applications believed to aid safe delivery.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey or Yama’s realm; instead, it focuses on sustaining embodied life through traditional remedies, reflecting the Purana’s broader scope beyond afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a record of traditional practice; for real childbirth care, rely on qualified medical guidance, using such references only as cultural context rather than medical instruction.