Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अपामगजटाकट्यां लोहितैः सप्ततन्तुभिः / बद्ध्वा वारे रवेर्नूनं ज्वरं हन्ति तृतीयकम्

Transliteration

apāmagajaṭākaṭyāṃ lohitaiḥ saptatantubhiḥ / baddhvā vāre ravernūnaṃ jvaraṃ hanti tṛtīyakam

Translation

On a Sunday, having bound a tuft of apāmārga as a sacred charm at the waist with seven red threads, one surely destroys tertian fever.

Word by Word

• अपामग-जटा-कट्याम्: on the waist (belt) made of apāmarga fibers/hair
• अपामग-जटा-कट्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामग (प्रातिपदिक) + जटा (प्रातिपदिक) + कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अपामगस्य जटा; जटायाः कटिः/कट्याम्)

• लोहितैः: with red (threads)
• लोहितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तन्तुभिः)

• सप्त-तन्तुभिः: with seven threads
• सप्त-तन्तुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (सप्त तन्तवः)

• बद्ध्वा: having tied
• बद्ध्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; धातुः—बन्ध् (बंधन)

• वारे: on the day/time
• वारे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• रवेः: of the Sun (Sunday)
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Modifier (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (particle/adverb of certainty)

• ज्वरम्: fever
• ज्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• हन्ति: destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तृतीयकम्: the third-day (tertian)
• तृतीयकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ज्वरम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual action (kriyā) and timed observance are presented as efficacious for removing disease.

Vedantic Theme: Prārabdha-karmaphala experienced as bodily suffering can be mitigated through prescribed upāyas within dharma.

Application: Perform the stated charm: apāmārga tuft tied at the waist with seven red threads on Sunday for tertian fever.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (jvara-cikitsā/auṣadha-prayoga context)

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of ritual measures for fever in Garuda Purana?

The verse shows that Garuda Purana preserves not only herbal prescriptions but also ritualized, time-specific practices (like Ravi-vāra) used in traditional healing culture.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It focuses on curing illness in embodied life; indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s concern for sustaining dharmic living by maintaining health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It can be studied as a traditional ritual-healing reference; for actual fever, prioritize medical evaluation while treating such practices as cultural/spiritual observances.