Shloka 63

Devanagari script

क्रमवृद्ध्या दशाहानि दश पैप्पालिकं दिनम् / वर्धयेत्पयसा सार्धं तथैवापानयेत्पुनः

Transliteration

kramavṛddhyā daśāhāni daśa paippālikaṃ dinam / vardhayetpayasā sārdhaṃ tathaivāpānayetpunaḥ

Translation

For ten days it should be increased gradually; then for another ten days one should follow the pippalī regimen. It is to be augmented along with milk, and thereafter reduced again in the same manner.

Word by Word

• क्रमवृद्ध्या: by gradual increase
• क्रमवृद्ध्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘क्रमेण वृद्ध्या’ = gradually increasing (by stepwise increase)

• दशाहानि: for ten days
• दशाहानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; ‘दशाह’ = ten-day periods/days

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश (संख्या, अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral, used indeclinably here)

• पैप्पालिकम्: a paippālika dose
• पैप्पालिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैप्पालिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मात्रावाचक/औषधनाम (dose/measure of pippalī-preparation)

• दिनम्: per day / for a day
• दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• वर्धयेत्: should increase
• वर्धयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/particle: together with)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अपानयेत्: should reduce/bring down
• अपानयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: again)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kramavṛddhi-kramāpāya: gradual increase and decrease prevents harm and stabilizes outcomes.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation (mādhurya/mitatva) and non-impulsiveness; steadiness of practice (abhyāsa) applied to bodily care.

Application: Titrate dosage over ten days, then follow a ten-day pippalī course; increase with milk and taper similarly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170: pippalī-vardhamāna-prayoga patterns; krama-vṛddhi guidance across formulations

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Pippalī (long pepper)
• Milk (payas)

FAQs

What is the importance of the gradual increase (kramavṛddhi) method in this verse?

It teaches a controlled dosing pattern—building the intake over ten days and then tapering—so the remedy is assimilated safely and effectively.

How does this verse fit the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching style?

Alongside afterlife and dharma topics, the text also preserves practical instructions; here it presents a precise therapeutic regimen framed as Vishnu’s instruction to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the principle of gradual escalation and tapering for any strong dietary/herbal practice, preferably under qualified guidance, rather than abrupt high dosing.