Shloka 45

Devanagari script

कृष्णाधात्रीसिताशुण्ठीमरीचसैन्धवान्वितः / क्वाथ एरण्डतैलेन सामं हन्त्यनिलं गुरुम्

Transliteration

kṛṣṇādhātrīsitāśuṇṭhīmarīcasaindhavānvitaḥ / kvātha eraṇḍatailena sāmaṃ hantyanilaṃ gurum

Translation

A decoction of kṛṣṇā, āmalakī, sugar, dry ginger, black pepper, and rock-salt—taken together with castor oil—overcomes severe vāta disorder, even when deep-seated and accompanied by āma.

Word by Word

• कृष्णाधात्रीसिताशुण्ठीमरीचसैन्धवान्वितः: combined with pippalī, āmalakī, sugar, dry ginger, black pepper, and rock salt
• कृष्णाधात्रीसिताशुण्ठीमरीचसैन्धवान्वितः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णा/पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक) + धात्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सिता (प्रातिपदिक) + शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक) + मरीच (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/अन्वि धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘अन्वित’ = ‘endowed/combined with’; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः

• क्वाथः: the decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एरण्डतैलेन: with castor oil
• एरण्डतैलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• सामम्: āma (undigested toxic matter)
• सामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हन्ति: destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; पदे ‘हन्ति’ (हन्त्य्-आदेशः परे स्वरादौ)

• अनिलम्: vāta (wind humor)
• अनिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गुरुम्: heavy/strong
• गुरुम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अनिलस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Addressing root causes (āma + vāta) rather than symptoms aligns with right discernment in action.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka in practice: remove obscurations (āvaraṇa) to restore natural function; bodily analogy to clearing ignorance.

Application: Use the specified kvātha with castor oil as anupāna to pacify severe vāta with heaviness/āma; pair with āma-reducing regimen (light diet, warmth) per vaidya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (vāta disorders; use of eraṇḍa taila as vāta-anulomana)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-control remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a practical Ayurvedic formulation, showing that the Garuda Purana also preserves applied health-instructions (upāya) for correcting vāta imbalance, not only afterlife teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it focuses on maintaining bodily balance through vāta-pacifying medicine—supporting dharmic life by sustaining health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the principle of treating severe vāta with warming, digestive herbs and appropriate oil support; apply only with qualified Ayurvedic guidance.