Shloka 28

Ṛtucaryā, Āhāra–Aushadha Prayoga, Viṣa-haraṇa, and Mantra Procedures

Devanagari script

शर्करां मधुसंयुक्तां पीत्वा तण्डुलवारिणा / रक्तातिसारशमनं भवतीति वृषध्वज !

Transliteration

śarkarāṃ madhusaṃyuktāṃ pītvā taṇḍulavāriṇā / raktātisāraśamanaṃ bhavatīti vṛṣadhvaja !

Translation

O Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva), by drinking sugar mixed with honey along with rice-washed water, the affliction of bloody diarrhoea is pacified—so it is said.

Word by Word

• शर्कराम्: sugar
• शर्कराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मधु-संयुक्ताम्: mixed with honey
• मधु-संयुक्ताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (मधुना संयुक्ता)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी

• तण्डुल-वारिणा: with rice-water
• तण्डुल-वारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तण्डुलस्य वारि = rice-water)

• रक्त-अतिसार-शमनम्: a remedy that pacifies bloody diarrhea
• रक्त-अतिसार-शमनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक) + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (रक्तातिसारस्य शमनम्)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyopasamhara (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिबोधक (quotative particle)

• वृषध्वज: O bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य ध्वजः वृषः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Simple, accessible remedies as part of sustaining life and duty.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation and care of the body as an aid to steadiness of mind.

Application: Sugar and honey taken with rice-washed water is said to pacify bloody diarrhoea.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.182 (bleeding/intestinal remedies cluster)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Vṛṣadhvaja)

FAQs

What is the importance of health remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the text also preserves practical, tradition-based therapeutic guidance—here, a simple drink intended to alleviate raktātisāra (bloody diarrhoea).

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Even within a Purana known for dharma and post-death themes, this chapter segment reflects care for embodied life through accessible remedies, linking right living with maintaining health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it highlights gentle, food-based support (honey/sugar with rice-water); for serious symptoms like bloody diarrhoea, modern medical evaluation is essential.