Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

आटरूषकमूलं तु काञ्जिकापिष्टमेव तु / तेनाक्षिबूमिलेपाच्च चक्षुः शूलं विनश्यति

Transliteration

āṭarūṣakamūlaṃ tu kāñjikāpiṣṭameva tu / tenākṣibūmilepācca cakṣuḥ śūlaṃ vinaśyati

Translation

La raíz de āṭarūṣaka, molida con kāñjika (gachas agrias), aplicada como pasta alrededor de la región del ojo, destruye el dolor del ojo.

Word by Word

• आटरूषकमूलम्: root of āṭarūṣaka
• आटरूषकमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आटरूषक + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आटरूषकस्य मूलम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• काञ्जिकापिष्टम्: pounded with sour gruel (kāñjika)
• काञ्जिकापिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्जिका + पिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण ‘पिष्ट’ (pounded); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ (काञ्जिकया पिष्टम्)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• तेन: with that (paste)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• अक्षिबूमिलेपात्: from applying (it) on the ground/area of the eye (eye-region plaster)
• अक्षिबूमिलेपात्: Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि + भूमि + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अक्षेः भूमौ लेपः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• चक्षुः: the eye
• चक्षुः: Adhikarana/Karta (Locus/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• शूलम्: pain, colic-like ache
• शूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनश्यति: perishes, disappears
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Alleviating pain through appropriate measures is a humane duty; methodical application matters (lepa around the eye).

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) expressed through practical care; body as locus of duḥkha and its mitigation.

Application: Grind āṭarūṣaka root with kāñjika and apply as a paste around the eye region to reduce eye pain (with caution to avoid contact/irritation).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.10 (internal intake for eye pain); Garuda Purana 1.177.8 (añjana for timira)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for eye pain is described in this Garuda Purana verse?

It prescribes āṭarūṣaka root made into a paste with kāñjika and applied as a lepa around the eye-region to relieve eye pain.

How does this verse fit the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

It appears within an instructional section where Vishnu teaches Garuda practical formulations—here, a specific external application for ocular pain.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual reference for traditional formulations, but consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner/doctor before applying any herbal paste near the eyes.