Shloka 28

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

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

त्रिफलागुरु भूतेश शिलाजतु हरीतकी / एकैकमेषां चूर्णन्तु मधुना च विमिश्रितम् / पीतं सर्वञ्च मेहन्तु क्षयं नयति शङ्कर

Transliteration

triphalāguru bhūteśa śilājatu harītakī / ekaikameṣāṃ cūrṇantu madhunā ca vimiśritam / pītaṃ sarvañca mehantu kṣayaṃ nayati śaṅkara

Translation

Shankara (Śiva) says: “Triphala, aguru, bhūteśa, śilājatu, and harītakī—let each be powdered separately and mixed with honey. Taken thus, it relieves every form of meha (urinary disorder) and brings kṣaya (consumption) to destruction.”

Word by Word

• triphalā-aguru: triphala and aguru
• triphalā-aguru: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triphalā (प्रातिपदिक) + aguru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः

• bhūteśa: O Lord of beings
• bhūteśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūteśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• śilājatu: śilājatu (mineral pitch)
• śilājatu: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilājatu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• harītakī: harītakī
• harītakī: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harītakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• eka-ekam: each one (separately)
• eka-ekam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—'one by one/each separately'

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• cūrṇam: powder
• cūrṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle)

• madhunā: with honey
• madhunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• vimiśritam: mixed
• vimiśritam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-miśr (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (mixed)

• pītam: when taken (drunk)
• pītam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pā (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; 'having been drunk/taken'

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• meham: urinary disorder/diabetes (meha)
• meham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle)

• kṣayam: consumption/decline (kṣaya)
• kṣayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• nayati: removes/leads away
• nayati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śaṅkara: O Śaṅkara
• śaṅkara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva), cited within the Garuda Purana discourse (Vishnu–Garuda dialogue context)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Method (separate powders, proper vehicle like honey) is integral to efficacy; disciplined regimen counters wasting disorders.

Vedantic Theme: Yukta-āhāra-vihāra—right means sustain the body for higher aims.

Application: Powder each ingredient separately, mix with honey as anupāna, administer appropriately for meha and kṣaya under expert care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185 (continuing formulations for disease)

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

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

This verse preserves a practical therapeutic instruction—powdering specific substances and taking them with honey—framed as authoritative advice attributed to Śaṅkara, aimed at relieving meha and kṣaya.

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

While the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife and dharma teachings, it also contains sections on worldly welfare; here it presents an applied remedy tradition embedded within the text’s instructional discourse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a classical approach: single-ingredient powders combined with an anupāna (carrier) like honey; any modern use should be guided by a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner due to dosage and contraindications.