Shloka 2

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

अथेन्द्रवारुणीमूलं विधिना पीतमीश्वर / जिङ्गिण्यैरण्डकं रुद्र शूकशिम्ब्या समन्वितम् / शीतोदकञ्च तत्र्यस्तं बाहुग्रीवाव्यथां हरेत्

Transliteration

athendravāruṇīmūlaṃ vidhinā pītamīśvara / jiṅgiṇyairaṇḍakaṃ rudra śūkaśimbyā samanvitam / śītodakañca tatryastaṃ bāhugrīvāvyathāṃ haret

Translation

Luego, oh Señor, cuando se toma debidamente la raíz de indravāruṇī—junto con jiṅgiṇī y airaṇḍa (ricino), y combinada con śūkaśimbī—y se administra con agua fresca, elimina el dolor de brazos y cuello.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरबोधक (sequencing particle)

• इन्द्रवारुणीमूलम्: root of indravāruṇī
• इन्द्रवारुणीमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रवारुणी (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘root of indravāruṇī’

• विधिना: according to the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular; ‘according to rule’

• पीतम्: drunk, taken
• पीतम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘drunk’ (when taken)

• ईश्वर: O Lord
• ईश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular

• जिङ्गिण्या: with jiṅgiṇī
• जिङ्गिण्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिङ्गिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• एरण्डकम्: castor (eraṇḍaka)
• एरण्डकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; (castor plant/seed)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular

• शूकशिम्ब्या: with śūkaśimbī
• शूकशिम्ब्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूक (प्रातिपदिक) + शिम्बी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular; ‘with śūka-śimbī’

• समन्वितम्: combined
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु/समन्वि) → समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘combined with’

• शीतोदकम्: cold water
• शीतोदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘cold water’

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

• तत्र: therein
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आस्तम्: placed
• आस्तम्: Karma (Object state/कर्मणि भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आस्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘placed/kept’

• बाहुग्रीवाव्यथाम्: pain in arm and neck
• बाहुग्रीवाव्यथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीवा (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार/समुच्चय); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘pain of arm and neck’

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should remove’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right method (vidhi) matters: disciplined preparation and administration are integral to effective healing.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as skilled action (kauśala) applied to wellbeing; order and correctness reduce suffering.

Application: Prepare and administer compound remedies with correct ingredients, proportions, and vehicle (cool water), under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (compound remedies; procedural emphasis ‘vidhinā’)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the purpose of this verse in Garuda Purana?

This verse gives a specific traditional herbal formulation—indravāruṇī root with other herbs—taken with cool water to alleviate pain in the arms and neck.

Does this verse describe afterlife teachings or rituals like pinda-dana?

No. In this passage the focus is practical healing through a herbal preparation, not the soul’s journey, Yama’s realm, or death rituals.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It preserves an herbal-therapy instruction from the text; in modern practice, treat it as historical Ayurvedic knowledge and consult a qualified practitioner before using any such botanicals.