Shloka 4

Devanagari script

जग्धं माहिषपध्ना च युक्तं कोद्रवभक्तकम् / हिङ्गुमूलस्य वै चूर्णं दत्तं नाडीव्रणापहम्

Transliteration

jagdhaṃ māhiṣapadhnā ca yuktaṃ kodravabhaktakam / hiṅgumūlasya vai cūrṇaṃ dattaṃ nāḍīvraṇāpaham

Translation

When a buffalo’s hoof (or a hoof-derived substance) is consumed with a meal of kodrava grain, and the powder of the root of hiṅgu (asafoetida) is administered, it removes nāḍī-vraṇa—sinus/fistula-type wounds of the channels.

Word by Word

• जग्धम्: eaten
• जग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘eaten’

• माहिषपध्ना: with māhiṣa-padhnā (buffalo-derived ingredient)
• माहिषपध्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहिष (प्रातिपदिक) + पध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘माहिषस्य पध्ना’ (buffalo’s padhna/part—textual medicinal term)

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• युक्तम्: mixed/combined
• युक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण ‘mixed/combined’

• कोद्रवभक्तकम्: food/porridge of kodrava (grain)
• कोद्रवभक्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोद्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कोद्रवस्य भक्तकम्’

• हिङ्गुमूलस्य: of the root of hiṅgu (asafoetida plant)
• हिङ्गुमूलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘हिङ्गोः मूलस्य’

• वै: indeed
• वै: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given/administered
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘given/administered’

• नाडीव्रणापहम्: removing sinus-wounds
• नाडीव्रणापहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘नाडीव्रणं अपहन्ति’ (nāḍī-wound-removing)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, within a medical/remedial discourse)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Use of available substances (auṣadha) according to need; pragmatic healing over aesthetic preference.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-dhāraṇa (supporting the body) as a prerequisite for dharma and sādhanā.

Application: Administer buffalo-hoof substance with kodrava meal, along with hiṅgu-root powder; indicated as removing nāḍī-vraṇa (sinus/fistula-type wounds).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188 (internal remedies for nāḍī-vraṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nāḍī-vraṇa remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Garuda Purana also preserves practical therapeutic knowledge, giving specific formulations for difficult chronic wounds like nāḍī-vraṇa (sinus/fistula-type lesions).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the afterlife narrative here; instead, it focuses on bodily healing, reflecting the text’s broader aim of guiding right living through dharma and health-supporting practices.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional approach using diet plus herbal powders; however, nāḍī-vraṇa can be serious, so use this as historical/archival knowledge and consult a qualified Ayurveda practitioner or clinician for safe treatment.