Shloka 11

Preparations of Medicated Ghee and Oils (Ghṛta–Taila Yoga); Brāhmī-ghṛta and Nārāyaṇa Taila

Devanagari script

वायुना भग्नगात्राणां ये च सीदन्ति मैथुने / जराजर्जरगात्राणां चाध्मानमुख शोषिणाम्

Transliteration

vāyunā bhagnagātrāṇāṃ ye ca sīdanti maithune / jarājarjaragātrāṇāṃ cādhmānamukha śoṣiṇām

Translation

It is also for those whose limbs are weakened, as though ‘broken’, by disorders of vāyu; for those who fail during sexual union; for bodies worn down by old age; and for those afflicted with bloating and dryness of the mouth, with wasting.

Word by Word

• वायुना: by vāyu (vātic force)
• वायुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (by wind/vāta)

• भग्न-गात्राणाम्: of those with broken limbs
• भग्न-गात्राणाम्: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भञ्ज् (धातु) + क्त) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘भग्नानि गात्राणि’ (those whose limbs are broken)

• ये: who (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (relative pronoun: those who)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• सीदन्ति: sink/are weakened
• सीदन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मैथुने: in sexual intercourse
• मैथुने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative: in sexual intercourse)

• जरā-जरजर-गात्राणाम्: of those whose limbs are worn out by age
• जरā-जरजर-गात्राणाम्: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरā (प्रातिपदिक) + जरजर (प्रातिपदिक) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘जरया जरजराणि गात्राणि’ (limbs worn out by old age)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• आध्मान-मुख-शोषिणाम्: of those with bloating and dry mouth
• आध्मान-मुख-शोषिणाम्: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आध्मान (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + शोषिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √शुष् (धातु) + णिनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व/समाहार-भावः: of those suffering from bloating and dryness of mouth (śoṣin = one who has dryness)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Attending to vāta disorders and age-related decline is part of responsible life-maintenance (deha-dhāraṇa) and household duty.

Vedantic Theme: Impermanence of the body (jarā) invites disciplined care without attachment; compassion as lived dharma.

Application: Use the described preparation for vāyu-induced weakness, sexual failure, geriatric frailty, bloating, and oral dryness; seek proper diagnosis and regimen alignment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: clinical/household care setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174: continuation of indications for the same ghṛta/sneha preparations; vāyu-vikāra and jarā-roga mentions

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vayu (as vāta principle)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu (vāta) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse frames several debilitating conditions—weak limbs, sexual failure, senile decline, bloating, and dryness—as vāyu-related or wasting-type problems that the preceding ghṛta preparation is meant to address.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the afterlife narrative; it is a medical-therapeutic continuation describing indications (who benefits) for the formulated medicated ghee.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a study takeaway, it links vitality, digestion, and aging to vāta-type imbalance; for practice, consult qualified healthcare/Ayurveda professionals rather than self-medicating from scripture.