Shloka 50

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

सौभाञ्जनस्य मूलं च एतैः क्वथितवारि च / दत्त्वा हिङ्गुयवक्षारं पीतं वातविनाशनम्

Transliteration

saubhāñjanasya mūlaṃ ca etaiḥ kvathitavāri ca / dattvā hiṅguyavakṣāraṃ pītaṃ vātavināśanam

Translation

Hiérvase en agua la raíz de saubhāñjana, y con esa decocción añádase hiṅgu (asafétida) y yava-kṣāra (álcali de cebada). Bebida esta preparación, destruye los trastornos de vāta (el humor del viento).

Word by Word

• सौभाञ्जनस्य: of saubhāñjana
• सौभाञ्जनस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive singular

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

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

• एतैः: with these (ingredients)
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural (pronoun)

• क्वथितवारि: decocted water
• क्वथितवारि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वथित (क्वथ् धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: क्वथितं वारि (decocted water)

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

• दत्त्वा: having added; after giving
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ; 'having given/adding'

• हिङ्गुयवक्षारम्: asafoetida and barley-alkali
• हिङ्गुयवक्षारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + यवक्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: हिङ्गु + यवक्षार; accusative singular

• पीतम्: (when) drunk; taken internally
• पीतम्: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; 'drunk/ingested'

• वातविनाशनम्: destroyer of vāta disorder
• वातविनाशनम्: Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (नश् धातु, ल्युट्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समास: वातस्य विनाशनम् (genitive tatpuruṣa)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful means (yukti) in treatment: combine appropriate dravyas to pacify doṣa and restore function.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic wisdom in vyavahāra; maintaining the body to sustain svadharma.

Application: Prepare a decoction by boiling saubhāñjana root; add hiṅgu and yava-kṣāra; administer orally for vāta disorders under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.49–51 (herb lists and kvātha preparations; vāta and śūla management)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-pacifying remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a practical, Ayurvedic-style formulation, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits health guidance—especially vāta-balancing preparations using decoctions, hing, and alkaline salts.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it supports dharmic living by maintaining bodily balance (vāta control), which is treated as part of disciplined life and readiness for ritual and spiritual duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it highlights the classical approach of using a decoction plus digestive carminatives (hing) and alkalinity (yava-kṣāra) for vāta-type discomforts—best applied today with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.