Shloka 17

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

यस्य बालस्य तिलकः कृतो गौरोचनाख्यया / शर्करा-कुष्ठपानञ्च दत्तं स स्याच्च निर्भयः / विष-भूत-ग्रहादिभ्यो व्याधिभ्यो बालकः शिव

Transliteration

yasya bālasya tilakaḥ kṛto gaurocanākhyayā / śarkarā-kuṣṭhapānañca dattaṃ sa syācca nirbhayaḥ / viṣa-bhūta-grahādibhyo vyādhibhyo bālakaḥ śiva

Translation

Ein Kind, dem man mit der Substanz namens gorocanā ein tilaka aufträgt und dem man zudem ein Getränk aus Zucker und kuṣṭha reicht, wird furchtlos—geschützt vor Gift, vor bhūta und graha (ergreifenden Einflüssen) und vor anderen Krankheiten. O Śiva, dieses Kind wird glückverheißend und gesund.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• बालस्य: of the child
• बालस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• तिलकः: tilaka mark
• तिलकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• कृतः: is made/applied
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु), क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि-भाव (passive/resultative)

• गौरोचना-आख्यया: with (the substance) called gaurocanā
• गौरोचना-आख्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरोचना (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; साधन/करणवाचक

• शर्करा-कुष्ठ-पानम्: drinking of sugar and kuṣṭha (costus)
• शर्करा-कुष्ठ-पानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक) + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (शर्करा-कुष्ठयोः पानम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दत्तम्: is given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु), क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि-भाव

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• निर्भयः: fearless
• निर्भयः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक; निः + भय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विष-भूत-ग्रह-आदिभ्यः: from poison, spirits, seizures/ ग्रह etc.
• विष-भूत-ग्रह-आदिभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ सहित समुच्चय; अपादानवाचक

• व्याधिभ्यः: from diseases
• व्याधिभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन

• बालकः: the boy/child
• बालकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā and śānti: safeguarding children through combined ritual and remedy is a duty; fearlessness arises from ordered care and faith.

Vedantic Theme: Acknowledges adhyātmika/adhidaivika/ādhibhautika sources of suffering in lived experience; seeks śānti through right means.

Application: Use culturally meaningful protective practices alongside evidence-based pediatric care; reduce fear by structured prevention and timely treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household/childcare space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (protective and medical measures; adjacent women’s health remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Bhuta
• Graha

FAQs

What is the importance of gorocanā tilaka in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents gorocanā tilaka as an apotropaic (protective) mark that helps keep a child safe from poison, spirit-related disturbances (bhūta), graha afflictions, and illness, cultivating “nirbhayatā” (fearlessness/security).

How does this verse explain protection from bhūta and graha afflictions?

It frames certain disturbances as “bhūta” and “graha” influences and prescribes a combined ritual-medical approach—tilaka plus a medicinal drink—aimed at preventing seizure-like or harmful effects attributed to such forces.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it emphasizes preventative care for children through culturally rooted protective practices; in modern use, rituals may be observed with faith while any herbal intake should be done cautiously and with qualified guidance.