Shloka 31

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

विषमृद्धिं न व्रजेच्च उष्णं पिबति यो घृतम् / पञ्चाङ्गं तु शिरीषस्य मूलं गृञ्जनजं तथा

Transliteration

viṣamṛddhiṃ na vrajecca uṣṇaṃ pibati yo ghṛtam / pañcāṅgaṃ tu śirīṣasya mūlaṃ gṛñjanajaṃ tathā

Translation

One who drinks warm ghee does not fall into harmful, irregular bodily imbalance. Likewise, the five parts of the śirīṣa tree and the root of the gṛñjana plant are prescribed as remedies.

Word by Word

• viṣa-mṛddhim: increase of poison
• viṣa-mṛddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विषस्य मृद्धिः)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• vrajet: should go/occur
• vrajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (व्रज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• uṣṇam: warm/hot
• uṣṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• pibati: drinks
• pibati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (पा धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• ghṛtam: ghee
• ghṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• pañca-aṅgam: five parts/limbs (fivefold portion)
• pañca-aṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः द्विगुः (पञ्च अङ्गानि यस्य तत्)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• śirīṣasya: of śirīṣa (Albizia lebbeck)
• śirīṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śirīṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• mūlam: root
• mūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• gṛñjana-jam: born from/derived from gṛñjana (carrot-like plant)
• gṛñjana-jam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛñjana (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गृञ्जनात् जातम्)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्य/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Maintenance of bodily equilibrium through proper intake; prevention is part of righteous living.

Vedantic Theme: Body as instrument (karaṇa) for dharma; sustaining it supports higher aims.

Application: Warm ghee intake is said to prevent harmful imbalance; additionally employ pañcāṅga of śirīṣa and gṛñjana root as remedies (context: viṣa/roga management).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.30 on lepa with ghṛta; Garuda Purana 1.19.32 on lepa/pāna and mantra

FAQs

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

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical conduct-guidance, including simple medicinal prescriptions (like warm ghee and herbs) to prevent harmful bodily imbalance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily balance and disciplined living, it supports dharmic life, which the Garuda Purana treats as foundational for one’s post-death condition and karmic trajectory.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages preventive care through simple, traditional diet-herb measures and a balanced lifestyle; any herbal use should be aligned with competent Ayurvedic guidance.