Shloka 43

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

काञ्जिकस्याढकं दत्त्वा पिष्टान्येतानि दापयेत् / पुनर्नवा गोक्षुरकं सैन्धवं त्र्यूषणं वचा

Transliteration

kāñjikasyāḍhakaṃ dattvā piṣṭānyetāni dāpayet / punarnavā gokṣurakaṃ saindhavaṃ tryūṣaṇaṃ vacā

Translation

After giving an āḍhaka measure of kāñjika (fermented sour gruel), administer these ingredients ground fine—punarnavā, gokṣura, saindhava (rock salt), tryūṣaṇa (the three pungents), and vacā.

Word by Word

• काञ्जिकस्य: of fermented gruel (kāñjika)
• काञ्जिकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्जिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• आढकम्: an āḍhaka (measure)
• आढकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आढक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• दत्त्वा: having given/adding
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पिष्टानि: ground/pounded (ingredients)
• पिष्टानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √पिष् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• दापयेत्: should have (them) added/mixed in
• दापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: ‘cause to be given/added’)

• पुनर्नवा: punarnavā (Boerhavia diffusa)
• पुनर्नवा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्नवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिनाम

• गोक्षुरकम्: gokṣuraka (Tribulus)
• गोक्षुरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षुरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिनाम

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्रव्य/लवणविशेष

• त्र्यूषणम्: tryūṣaṇa (the three pungents)
• त्र्यूषणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रयाणाम् ऊषणानाम् समूहः)

• वचा: vacā (sweet flag)
• वचा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; औषधिनाम

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti (rational compounding) and proper administration (prayoga) as responsible care.

Vedantic Theme: Instrumental value of the body (śarīra) as a means for dharma and spiritual striving.

Application: Administer ground herbs with a measured vehicle (kāñjika) and appropriate adjuncts (salt/pungents) rather than taking powders dry.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.42; Garuda Purana 1.192.44; Garuda Purana 1.192.45; Garuda Purana 1.192.46

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of medicinal formulations in Garuda Purana Adhyaya 192?

This verse shows the Purana’s practical dimension: alongside dharma and rites, it preserves traditional therapeutic instructions—here, a preparation administered with kāñjika as a vehicle to deliver specific herbs and salts.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or afterlife themes?

While many chapters address preta-rites and Yama’s realm, this verse belongs to the Ācāra/utility material: maintaining bodily balance and purification is treated as supportive to dharmic living and proper observance of rites.

What is a practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a principle still used in Ayurveda: specific herbs are administered with an appropriate anupāna (carrier, here kāñjika). Any real-world use should be guided by a qualified practitioner due to dosage and contraindications.