Shloka 8

Mantra-Pūta Auṣadhi-Prayoga: Roots, Amulets, and Protections from Disease and Graha/Bhūta Affliction

Devanagari script

यस्य लज्जालुकामूलं दीयते च स्वरेतसा / सार्धं स वैरं संयाति पुमान्स्त्री वा न संशयः

Transliteration

yasya lajjālukāmūlaṃ dīyate ca svaretasā / sārdhaṃ sa vairaṃ saṃyāti pumānstrī vā na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

A quien se le da la raíz de la hierba lajjālukā (la planta ‘tímida’) junto con el propio semen del dador—esa persona, sea hombre o mujer, sin duda queda enredada en enemistad; no hay duda.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लज्जालुकामूलम्: root of lajjālukā (sensitive plant)
• लज्जालुकामूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जालुका (प्रातिपदिक; वनस्पतिनाम) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लज्जालुकायाः मूलम्)

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is given)

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

• स्वरेतसा: with one’s own semen
• स्वरेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वं रेतः)

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (together/along with)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वैरम्: enmity
• वैरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• संयाति: comes to/enters into
• संयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्त्री: a woman
• स्त्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (or)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Harmful, coercive, or impure manipulations rebound into social rupture (vaira); unethical means corrupt outcomes.

Vedantic Theme: Adharmic karma yields duḥkha and conflict; inner impurity manifests as outer discord.

Application: Reject coercive/abusive ‘occult’ practices; uphold consent, bodily integrity, and non-harm—recognize that manipulation breeds distrust and conflict.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: private/secretive setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.189 (prayoga material including cautions/side-effects)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It warns that coercive or impure acts done to influence others (using substances and occult intent) generate negative karma, leading to lasting hostility and harmful consequences.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader theme of karma and consequences?

The Garuda Purana repeatedly links unethical actions—especially those that violate bodily purity and consent—to inevitable karmic results; here the stated result is the arising of enmity and conflict for the affected person.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid manipulative or coercive practices in relationships and rituals; maintain purity, consent, and dharmic conduct to prevent conflict and karmic harm.