Shloka 22

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

हिङ्गु सौवर्चलं शुण्ठी वृषध्वज महौषधम्? / एभिस्तु क्वथितं वारि पीतं वै सर्वशूलनुत्

Transliteration

hiṅgu sauvarcalaṃ śuṇṭhī vṛṣadhvaja mahauṣadham? / ebhistu kvathitaṃ vāri pītaṃ vai sarvaśūlanut

Translation

Asafoetida, black salt, dry ginger, vṛṣadhvaja, and the great medicinal herb—water boiled with these and then drunk truly relieves all colic and pains.

Word by Word

• हिङ्गु: asafoetida
• हिङ्गु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्रव्यवाचक (substance noun)

• सौवर्चलम्: black salt (sauvarcala)
• सौवर्चलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौवर्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; लवणविशेष (a kind of salt)

• शुण्ठी: dry ginger
• शुण्ठी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्यवाचक

• वृषध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः—वृषः ध्वजः यस्य सः (one whose banner is the bull)

• महौषधम्: a great medicine
• महौषधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः—महद् औषधम् (a great medicine)

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (instrumental plural)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• क्वथितम्: boiled
• क्वथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) → क्वथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (boiled)

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; जलवाचक

• पीतम्: drunk/consumed
• पीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; वारि-विशेषणम् (drunk)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सर्वशूलनुत्: remover of all colic/pains
• सर्वशूलनुत्: Karya (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शूल + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः—सर्वेषां शूलानां नुत्/नुद् (remover of all pains); (नुत् = नुद्-भावार्थक/कर्तृवाचक)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of substances and regimen reduces suffering; embodied life is supported by disciplined remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (body as instrument); alleviation of duhkha enables dharma and bhakti.

Application: Boil water with hing, black salt, dry ginger and prescribed herbs; drink warm for colic/pain, observing moderation and suitability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185 (Ayurveda/ausadhi-prayoga section; adjacent grahani/atisara remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this herbal decoction in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical therapeutic formula—boiled water infused with specific pungent and saline ingredients—recommended to alleviate śūla (colic/pain), showing the Purana’s applied guidance for bodily well-being alongside spiritual teaching.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like suffering and relief?

While many chapters address suffering in worldly and post-death states, this verse gives a direct means to reduce physical pain, reflecting the text’s broader concern with alleviating duḥkha through disciplined, knowledge-based practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional approach: using a simple decoction of digestive, carminative ingredients for pain linked with indigestion/colic—applied today with appropriate medical caution and guidance, especially for individual sensitivities.