Shloka 8

Dhūpa-Lepa-Mantra-Prayoga: Vaśīkaraṇa, Rakṣā, Jvara-nāśa, and Stambhana Applications

Devanagari script

गुटिकां शोधितां कृत्वा नारीयोन्या प्रवेशयेत् / दशवारं प्रसूतापि पुनः कन्या भविष्यति

Transliteration

guṭikāṃ śodhitāṃ kṛtvā nārīyonyā praveśayet / daśavāraṃ prasūtāpi punaḥ kanyā bhaviṣyati

Translation

Tras purificar una pequeña bolita medicinal, se indica introducirla en la vagina de la mujer; incluso una mujer que haya dado a luz diez veces volverá a ser doncella.

Word by Word

• गुटिकाम्: a pill/bolus
• गुटिकाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• शोधिताम्: purified
• शोधिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of guṭikām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुध् (धातु) → शोधित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘purified’

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund) ‘having made/done’

• नारीयोन्या: through/in the woman’s vagina
• नारीयोन्या: Karana/Adhikarana (Means/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘नार्याः योनि’

• प्रवेशयेत्: should insert
• प्रवेशयेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग-प्र + णिच् (causative) = ‘cause to enter/insert’

• दशवारम्: ten times
• दशवारम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial) = ‘दशवारं’ (ten times)

• प्रसूता: a woman who has given birth
• प्रसूता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + सू (धातु) → प्रसूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘having given birth’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambhavana/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-बोधक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (adverb)

• कन्या: a maiden/virgin girl
• कन्या: Karta/Predicate-nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.180 (gutikā/yonipraveśa procedure and claimed effect)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the Garuda Purana?

It presents a claim about a purified ‘guṭikā’ (pellet/bolus) producing a bodily effect related to sexual purity/virginity, reflecting a genre of ritual-medical assertions found in some Purāṇic passages.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings on afterlife or karma?

This specific verse is not about the soul’s journey, Yama’s realm, or death rites; it is framed as a practical bodily/ritual-therapeutic instruction within the broader compilation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical-textual claim rather than medical guidance; for health or gynecological concerns, rely on qualified medical professionals and evidence-based practice.