Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

एतन्मृद्वग्निना पक्वं स्थापयेद्राजते शुभे / सर्ववातविकारांस्तु सर्वधात्वन्तराश्रयान्

Transliteration

etanmṛdvagninā pakvaṃ sthāpayedrājate śubhe / sarvavātavikārāṃstu sarvadhātvantarāśrayān

Translation

After cooking it over a gentle fire, one should store it in a clean, auspicious vessel of silver; it pacifies all disorders of vāta, even those lodged within the various bodily dhātus (tissues).

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally)

• मृदु-अग्निना: by a mild fire
• मृदु-अग्निना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः ‘मृदुः अग्निः’ (instrumental: by mild fire)

• पक्वम्: cooked
• पक्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्व (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• स्थापयेत्: should place/keep
• स्थापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) (णिच् causative: स्थापय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• राजते: shines/is excellent
• राजते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• शुभे: in an auspicious (place/time)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative: in/at an auspicious [place/time])

• सर्व-वात-विकारान्: all vāta disorders
• सर्व-वात-विकारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘वातस्य विकाराः’ + ‘सर्व’ (all disorders of vāta)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphasis/contrast)

• सर्व-धातु-अन्तर-आश्रयान्: dependent on other bodily tissues (dhātus)
• सर्व-धातु-अन्तर-आश्रयान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धातु (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘धातूनाम् अन्तरम्’ (other tissues) + ‘आश्रय’ (dependent on); qualifying ‘विकारान्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right procedure (saṃskāra) in preparation and preservation enhances efficacy; vāta-doṣa pacification across dhātus.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi through disciplined action; body as an instrument for dharma and sādhanā.

Application: Cook on mild heat, store in clean auspicious silver vessel; use for systemic vāta disorders affecting multiple tissues.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household/vaidya-karmasthana

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prakaraṇa context: sneha-pāka, dhātu-gata-vāta)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

Why does the verse specify cooking on a gentle fire (mṛdvagni)?

Gentle heat implies controlled processing so the qualities of the ingredients are properly infused without scorching, supporting the intended vāta-pacifying effect.

What does 'sarvadhātvantarāśrayān' indicate?

It indicates disorders that have penetrated or are seated in different dhātus (body tissues), suggesting a deeper systemic vāta involvement.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes careful method and hygienic storage; for health use, consult an Ayurvedic practitioner rather than self-medicating.