Shloka 64

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

क्षीरषष्टिकभोजीस्यादेवं कृष्णसहस्रकम् / बृंहणं मुद्गमायुष्यं प्लीहोदरविनाशनम्

Transliteration

kṣīraṣaṣṭikabhojīsyādevaṃ kṛṣṇasahasrakam / bṛṃhaṇaṃ mudgamāyuṣyaṃ plīhodaravināśanam

Translation

Thus one should subsist on milk and śaṣṭika rice; in this manner the regimen called “kṛṣṇa-sahasraka” is observed. It is nourishing, and mudga (green gram) is life-promoting; it destroys disorders of the spleen and abdominal enlargement.

Word by Word

• क्षीरषष्टिकभोजी: one who eats ṣaṣṭika rice with milk
• क्षीरषष्टिकभोजी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर + षष्टिक + भोजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘क्षीर-षष्टिक-भोजी’ = one who eats ṣaṣṭika rice with milk

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• कृष्णसहस्रकम्: (the formulation) kṛṣṇa-sahasraka
• कृष्णसहस्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; औषध/योगनाम (a ‘kṛṣṇa-sahasraka’ preparation)

• बृंहणम्: nourishing
• बृंहणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृंहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—पुष्टिकर

• मुद्गम्: green gram (mudga)
• मुद्गम्: Visheshya/Qualifier (Contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पाठान्तरसम्भवः—समासपूर्वपद (मुद्ग-)

• आयुष्यम्: life-promoting
• आयुष्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—दीर्घायुःकर

• प्लीहोदरविनाशनम्: destroying spleen/abdominal enlargement
• प्लीहोदरविनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लीह + उदर + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘प्लीहोदरस्य विनाशनम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pathya and br̥ṃhaṇa: right diet is foundational medicine; longevity is cultivated through disciplined nourishment.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvika āhāra supports clarity and steadiness; body is maintained without indulgence.

Application: Use milk and śaṣṭika-rice as staple during regimen; include mudga as āyuṣya; apply for spleen/abdominal disorders with appropriate supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170: pathya lists and br̥ṃhaṇa/śamana sequencing; mention of specific regimen names (e.g., kṛṣṇa-sahasraka)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Kṣīra (milk)
• Ṣaṣṭika rice
• Mudga (mung bean)
• Plīha (spleen)

FAQs

What does this verse recommend as a therapeutic diet?

It recommends a regimen centered on milk and śaṣṭika rice, describing it as nourishing and supportive of health and longevity.

Which conditions are specifically addressed in this verse?

It mentions relief from plīha-related disorders (spleen) and udara conditions (abdominal enlargement/abdominal disease).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the therapeutic role of simple, digestible foods; adapt the idea as a gentle, nourishing diet during recovery, with medical oversight for organ-related illness.