Shloka 17

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

पिप्पलीञ्च हरिद्राञ्च गोमूत्रेण समन्विताम् / प्रक्षिपेच्च गुदद्वारे अर्शांसि विनिवारयेत्

Transliteration

pippalīñca haridrāñca gomūtreṇa samanvitām / prakṣipecca gudadvāre arśāṃsi vinivārayet

Translation

Combine pippalī (long pepper) and turmeric with cow’s urine and apply it at the anal opening; by this, piles (hemorrhoids) are checked and relieved.

Word by Word

• pippalīm: long pepper
• pippalīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippalī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• haridrām: turmeric
• haridrām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haridrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gomūtreṇa: with cow urine
• gomūtreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + mūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (goḥ mūtram)

• samanvitām: mixed/combined (with)
• samanvitām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samanvita (प्रातिपदिक; √anv-i with sam-)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (endowed/combined)

• prakṣipet: should insert/put in
• prakṣipet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gudadvāre: in the anal passage
• gudadvāre: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guda (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gudasya dvāram)

• arśāṃsi: piles/hemorrhoids
• arśāṃsi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vinivārayet: should prevent/remove
• vinivārayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+ni+√vṛ (धातु) (causative sense: √vṛ → vārayati)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) भावार्थ: 'to prevent/remove'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Targeted application of properly combined substances can check disease; efficacy lies in correct mixture and placement.

Vedantic Theme: Practical upāya for duḥkha-nivṛtti within embodied existence; disciplined action over aversion.

Application: Mix pippalī and haridrā with cow’s urine and apply at the anal opening to relieve hemorrhoids.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183 (guda-roga/ārśa remedies and gomūtra usage)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for piles (arśas) is given in the Garuda Purana here?

This verse prescribes a mixture of long pepper (pippalī) and turmeric (haridrā) combined with cow’s urine, applied at the anal opening, to alleviate piles.

Does this shloka relate to afterlife teachings or ritual instructions?

No—this specific verse is a practical therapeutic instruction (a medicinal remedy) rather than a description of the soul’s journey, Yama’s realm, or death rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It reflects a traditional medicinal approach using readily available substances; in modern practice, it can be treated as a historical/ayurvedic reference and should be approached cautiously with appropriate medical guidance.