Shloka 28

Devanagari script

प्रस्थं सटुकतैलस्य गोमूत्रे ऽष्टगुणे पचेत् / मृत्पात्रे लोहपात्रे वा शनैर्मृद्वग्निना पचेत्

Transliteration

prasthaṃ saṭukatailasya gomūtre 'ṣṭaguṇe pacet / mṛtpātre lohapātre vā śanairmṛdvagninā pacet

Translation

Cocínese una medida de un prastha de aceite de saṭuka en orina de vaca, usando ocho veces esa cantidad de orina. Ha de cocerse lentamente a fuego suave, en vasija de barro o en recipiente de hierro.

Word by Word

• प्रस्थम्: one prastha (measure)
• प्रस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• सटुकतैलस्य: of saṭuka-oil
• सटुकतैलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सटुक (प्रातिपदिक) + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सटुकस्य तैलम्)

• गोमूत्रे: in cow-urine
• गोमूत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोः मूत्रम्)

• अष्टगुणे: in eightfold (quantity)
• अष्टगुणे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (अष्ट गुणाः यस्मिन्) — ‘eightfold (quantity)’; गोमूत्रे इति विशेषण

• पचेत्: should cook
• पचेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मृत्पात्रे: in an earthen vessel
• मृत्पात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मृदः पात्रम्)

• लोहपात्रे: in an iron vessel
• लोहपात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोहस्य पात्रम्)

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

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• मृद्वग्निना: with a mild fire
• मृद्वग्निना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (मृदुः अग्निः)

• पचेत्: should cook
• पचेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sādhana through process: correct medium, ratio, and heat (agni) determine efficacy; patience is part of right action.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-regulation through disciplined action; sattva via orderliness and restraint.

Application: Maintain 1:8 oil-to-cow-urine ratio; cook slowly on mild fire; choose appropriate vessel to avoid scorching/contamination.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household/clinic kitchen

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.27; Garuda Purana 1.192.29; Garuda Purana 1.192.30

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of preparing substances like oil in Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a precise, procedural instruction—measure, medium, vessel, and heat—showing that Garuda Purana includes practical ritual/disciplinary preparations alongside philosophical teachings.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals?

While the verse itself is a preparation method, such procedural shlokas commonly support rite-related purity, offerings, or ancillary preparations used within broader Garuda Purana ritual contexts.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights careful adherence to method—right proportions, appropriate vessels, and gentle heat—encouraging disciplined, safety-conscious practice when following any traditional ritual or preparation.