Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

कूष्माण्डकस्य स्वरसः सगुडः सहशर्करः / पीतः सदुग्धो हन्याच्च दंशकस्यविषं च वै

Transliteration

kūṣmāṇḍakasya svarasaḥ saguḍaḥ sahaśarkaraḥ / pītaḥ sadugdho hanyācca daṃśakasyaviṣaṃ ca vai

Translation

The fresh juice of kūṣmāṇḍa (ash-gourd), mixed with guda (jaggery) and sugar and drunk together with milk, indeed destroys the poison of a biting creature.

Word by Word

• कूष्माण्डकस्य: of kūṣmāṇḍaka (ash-gourd)
• कूष्माण्डकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• स्वरसः: fresh juice
• स्वरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सगुडः: with jaggery
• सगुडः: Karta qualifier (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः—स + गुडः = ‘गुडसहितः’

• सहशर्करः: with sugar
• सहशर्करः: Karta qualifier (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः—सह + शर्करा = ‘शर्करासहितः’

• पीतः: when drunk
• पीतः: Condition (क्रियाविशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (स्वरसः) इति विशेषणम्

• सदुग्धः: with milk
• सदुग्धः: Karta qualifier (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः—स + दुग्धः = ‘दुग्धसहितः’

• हन्यात्: should destroy
• हन्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• दंशकस्य: of a biter
• दंशकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—एव/खलु

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Healing can be administered through nourishing, cooling preparations; care is expressed through food-as-medicine.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-supporting diet as a support for clarity and stability in embodied life.

Application: Drink fresh ash-gourd juice mixed with jaggery and sugar, taken with milk, to destroy bite-poison.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191.6-10 (dietary anupāna: ghee/milk/sugars used to carry and soothe in viṣa conditions)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for poison does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe?

It prescribes drinking fresh ash-gourd (kūṣmāṇḍa) juice mixed with jaggery and sugar, taken with milk, as a remedy said to neutralize poison from a biting creature.

How does this verse fit into the Garuda Purana’s teachings?

Alongside themes of dharma and the afterlife, the Garuda Purana also preserves practical protective and healing instructions; here it gives a specific viṣa-hara (anti-poison) preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it highlights the value of timely first-aid and herbal knowledge; in modern practice, treat bites as medical emergencies and use such remedies only with qualified guidance.