Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाच / अपराजिताया मूलञ्च गोमूत्रेण समन्वितम् / पीतञ्चाशु हरत्येव गण्डमालां न संशयः

Transliteration

'dhyāyaḥ hariruvāca / aparājitāyā mūlañca gomūtreṇa samanvitam / pītañcāśu haratyeva gaṇḍamālāṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Hari (Lord Viṣṇu) said: “The root of the aparājitā plant, combined with cow’s urine and then drunk, quickly removes scrofula (swollen glands/neck-tumor disease); of this there is no doubt.”

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular; (chapter heading)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘said’

• अपराजितायाः: of aparājitā
• अपराजितायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive singular; ‘of aparājitā (plant)’

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गोमूत्रेण: with cow urine
• गोमूत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular; ‘with cow-urine’

• समन्वितम्: mixed/combined
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु/समन्वि) → समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘combined with’ (qualifying मूलम्)

• पीतम्: drunk, taken orally
• पीतम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘drunk’ (i.e., when drunk)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• हरति: removes
• हरति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘removes’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• गण्डमालाम्: scrofula, glandular swelling
• गण्डमालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डमाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

Speaker

Hari (Lord Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body as a support for dharma; sacred substances and herbs used responsibly for healing.

Vedantic Theme: The Lord as inner guide of wellbeing; prakṛti’s remedies are instruments under Īśvara.

Application: Administer the specified preparation under proper guidance; treat chronic glandular swelling with disciplined regimen and purity observances.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (bhaiṣajya/auṣadha section beginning with Hari’s speech)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Aparajita (herb)
• Gomutra (cow urine)
• Gaṇḍamālā (disease)

FAQs

What is the importance of aparājitā in the Garuda Purana?

In this verse, aparājitā is presented as a potent medicinal herb whose root, when prepared with gomūtra, is recommended for alleviating gaṇḍamālā, showing the text’s inclusion of practical healing guidance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not discuss the soul’s journey or afterlife; it focuses on a bodily remedy, reflecting the Ācāra Kāṇḍa’s broader concern with practical conduct and wellbeing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the traditional practice of herbal formulations and the idea of disciplined, text-guided remedies; any modern use should be approached with medical supervision due to safety and dosage concerns.