Shloka 21
Aśva–Gaja Āyurveda: Marks, Defects, Wounds, Doṣa-Therapy, and Protective Rites
विकारे भोजने दुग्धं शाल्यन्नं वातले ददेत् / कर्षमांसरसैः पित्ते मधुमुद्गरसाज्यकैः
vikāre bhojane dugdhaṃ śālyannaṃ vātale dadet / karṣamāṃsarasaiḥ pitte madhumudgarasājyakaiḥ
When digestion is disturbed, one should give milk and rice as food; in vāta-type disorders, such suitable fare should be provided. In pitta-type conditions, food should be given along with broth of lean meat, and with honey, mung-bean soup (mudga-rasa), and ghee.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Dosha: Vata/Pitta
Concept: Diet as medicine: for digestive disturbance give milk and rice; adjust accompaniments by doṣa—vāta with suitable light fare; pitta with lean meat broth, honey, mung soup, and ghee.
Vedantic Theme: Ahāra-niyama: regulated intake supports clarity and capacity for right living.
Application: Use milk and śāli rice for digestive upset; in pitta conditions add lean meat broth plus honey, mudga-rasa, and ghee; tailor to vāta/pitta presentation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: āhāra-cikitsā and doṣa-based dietary rules
FAQs
This verse presents food as a primary remedy: milk and rice for digestive disturbance, with specific additions tailored to vāta and pitta imbalances.
Indirectly, it supports dharmic living by maintaining bodily balance through appropriate diet; such disciplined care of the body is treated as part of right conduct rather than an afterlife description here.
Use simple, cooling and nourishing foods (milk, rice, ghee, mung soup) when digestion is disturbed, and match diet to vāta/pitta tendencies with moderation and medical guidance.