Shloka 3

Devanagari script

नारिकलेक्ष्वात्मणुप्ता विदारी च प्रियालकम् / मधुकं तालकष्माण्डं मुख्यो ऽयं मधुरो गणः

Transliteration

nārikalekṣvātmaṇuptā vidārī ca priyālakam / madhukaṃ tālakaṣmāṇḍaṃ mukhyo 'yaṃ madhuro gaṇaḥ

Translation

Coconut, sugarcane, Ātmaṇuptā, vidārī, priyāla, madhūka, palm-fruit, and ash-gourd—this is the principal group among the sweet (madhura) class.

Word by Word

• नारिकेल: coconut
• नारिकेल: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारिकेल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• इक्षु: sugarcane
• इक्षु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• आत्मणुप्ता: ātmaṇuptā (drug-name/unclear reading)
• आत्मणुप्ता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (आत्मनि नुप्ता = self-grown/embedded; पाठदुष्कर)

• विदारी: vidārī (Pueraria tuberosa)
• विदारी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• प्रियालकम्: priyālaka (Buchanania lanzan)
• प्रियालकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मधुकम्: madhuka (licorice/mahua)
• मधुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ताल: palm (tāla)
• ताल: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• कष्माण्डम्: ash gourd/pumpkin (tāla-kāṣmāṇḍa variety)
• कष्माण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कष्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः (ताल-कष्माण्डम्)

• मुख्यः: principal; chief
• मुख्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मधुरः: sweet
• मधुरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गणः: group; class
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra, teaching dharma and allied sciences)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Madhura-gana as a foundational class for building, soothing, and stabilizing the system.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation and sattva through simple, nourishing foods; bodily steadiness supports mental steadiness.

Application: Use these principal madhura items (e.g., narikela, vidari, priyala, madhuka, talaphala, kushmanda) for convalescence, debility, and pitta-aggravation when suitable.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.4 (effects of the madhura group)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the “madhura gaṇa” (sweet group) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse classifies key sweet-tasting foods/herbs, a framework used to understand nourishment and therapeutic effects within the Purana’s practical teachings.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife topics?

It shows the Garuda Purana also preserves applied knowledge—diet and medicinal groupings—alongside dharma and post-death narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use sweet-group foods judiciously for nourishment; prefer whole sources (e.g., coconut, ash-gourd) and follow individual health needs rather than excess sweetness.