Shloka 14

Viṣa-hara Yogas: Puṣya-Nakṣatra Remedies for Serpents, Stings, and Compounded Poisons

Devanagari script

उष्णं गव्यघृतं चैव सैन्धवेन समन्वितम् / नाशयेत्तन्महादेव वेदनां वृश्चिकोद्भवाम्

Transliteration

uṣṇaṃ gavyaghṛtaṃ caiva saindhavena samanvitam / nāśayettanmahādeva vedanāṃ vṛścikodbhavām

Translation

Warm cow’s ghee, mixed with rock-salt—O Mahādeva—destroys the pain that arises from a scorpion’s sting.

Word by Word

• उष्णम्: warm/hot
• उष्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गव्यघृतम्)

• गव्यघृतम्: cow ghee
• गव्यघृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्य-घृत (प्रातिपदिक; गव्य + घृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (गव्यम् घृतम् = cow's ghee)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सैन्धवेन: with rock-salt
• सैन्धवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समन्वितम्: combined/mixed
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘समन्वित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गव्यघृतम्)

• नाशयेत्: should destroy/remove
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (नाशयति)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महादेव: O Mahadeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः

• वेदनाम्: pain
• वेदनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वृश्चिकोद्भवाम्: arising from a scorpion (sting)
• वृश्चिकोद्भवाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृश्चिक-उद्भवा (प्रातिपदिक; वृश्चिक + उद्भवा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वेदनाम्); तत्पुरुष-समासः (वृश्चिकात् उद्भवा)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra, as typical in Garuda Purana narration)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely right action (proper remedy) transforms suffering into relief.

Vedantic Theme: Pravṛtti (skillful action) in the world reduces duḥkha; discernment in means (upāya) matters.

Application: For scorpion-sting pain, administer warm cow ghee mixed with rock salt as described.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191 (treatments for bites/stings)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva

FAQs

What is the remedy taught in this Garuda Purana verse?

It prescribes warm cow’s ghee mixed with rock-salt (saindhava) as a means to alleviate pain caused by a scorpion sting.

Does this verse describe afterlife teachings or ritual duties?

No; this verse is a practical, medicinal-style instruction focused on relieving scorpion-sting pain rather than preta-rites, Yama’s realm, or the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It reflects a traditional household remedy approach; in modern practice, treat scorpion stings as potentially serious and seek medical care, using such measures only as culturally informed first-aid where appropriate.