Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

आयुर्वेदनिदानं प्राक् चिकिकत्सा द्रव्यजा गुणाः । रोगघ्नं कवचं विष्णोर्गारुडं त्रैपुरो मनुः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

āyurvedanidānaṃ prāk cikikatsā dravyajā guṇāḥ | rogaghnaṃ kavacaṃ viṣṇorgāruḍaṃ traipuro manuḥ || 14 ||

Translation

Zuerst wird die Diagnostik des Āyurveda dargelegt; dann die Heilbehandlung und die aus Arzneisubstanzen hervorgehenden गुणа (Eigenschaften). (Darauf) folgt das krankheitsvernichtende Schutzkavaca Viṣṇus, die Gāruḍa-Lehre und das Traipura Manu (Mantra/Disziplin).

Word by Word

• āyur-veda-nidānam: etiology/diagnostics of Āyurveda
• āyur-veda-nidānam: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक) + nidāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative singular; multi-member षष्ठī-तत्पurusha: 'āyurvedasya nidānam' (nidāna = cause/diagnosis/etiology)

• prāk: first/beforehand
• prāk: Kālādhi-karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāk (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb meaning 'formerly/before/first'

• cikitsā: treatment/therapy
• cikitsā: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: cikitsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative singular

• dravya-jāḥ: arising from substances
• dravya-jāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative plural; adjective qualifying guṇāḥ; षष्ठī-तत्पurusha: 'dravyāt jāḥ' (born from substances)

• guṇāḥ: qualities/properties
• guṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative plural

• roga-ghnam: disease-destroying
• roga-ghnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक) + ghna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative singular; adjective used substantively with kavacam; उपपद-तत्पurusha: 'rogaṃ ghnāti' (disease-destroying)

• kavacam: protective hymn/armor (kavaca)
• kavacam: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative singular

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive singular

• gāruḍam: the Gāruḍa (section/text)
• gāruḍam: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāruḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative singular; 'Gāruḍa' (related to Garuḍa; name of a tantra/section)

• traipuraḥ: Traipura
• traipuraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traipura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular; adjective qualifying manuḥ; 'belonging to Tripura/Traipura'

• manuḥ: Manu (a text/authority named Manu)
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Anukramanika-style contents of the Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents a Narada Purana-style catalogue where worldly well-being (Ayurvedic diagnosis and therapy) is placed alongside sacred protective recitations—showing that dharmic life includes both practical health-knowledge and Vishnu-centered spiritual safeguards.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is implied through reliance on Viṣṇu’s kavaca and Garuḍa-related protection: the devotee seeks refuge in Vishnu through mantra and remembrance, treating divine shelter as the highest protection beyond mere medicine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied śāstric knowledge—Ayurveda (nidāna and cikitsā), dravya-guṇa (properties of substances), and mantra-based protective rites (kavaca, gāruḍa), which function as practical ritual-technical disciplines within Purāṇic tradition.