Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

श्वेतापराजितापत्रं निम्बपत्ररसेन तु / नस्यदानाड्डाकिनीनां मातॄणां ब्रह्मरक्षसाम् / मोक्षः स्यान्मधुसारेण नस्याच्च वृषभध्वज

Transliteration

śvetāparājitāpatraṃ nimbapatrarasena tu / nasyadānāḍḍākinīnāṃ mātṝṇāṃ brahmarakṣasām / mokṣaḥ syānmadhusāreṇa nasyācca vṛṣabhadhvaja

Translation

Une feuille d’aparājitā blanche, mêlée au suc de feuilles de neem et administrée en nasya (remède nasal), est dite procurer la délivrance des afflictions causées par les ḍākinīs, les Mères (Mātṛs) et les brahma-rākṣasas. Et, ô Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva), par un nasya à l’essence de miel, on obtient aussi la libération de ce tourment.

Word by Word

• श्वेतापराजितापत्रम्: leaf of white aparājitā (clitoria)
• श्वेतापराजितापत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेता (प्रातिपदिक) + अपराजिता (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्वेतायाः अपराजितायाः पत्रम्’

• निम्बपत्ररसेन: with neem-leaf juice
• निम्बपत्ररसेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘निम्बपत्रस्य रसः’

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• नस्यदानात्: from giving nasal drops
• नस्यदानात्: Apadana (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्यदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘नस्यस्य दानम्’ (administration of nasal drops)

• डाकिनीनाम्: of ḍākinīs
• डाकिनीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मातॄणाम्: of the Mothers (mātṛs)
• मातॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मरक्षसाम्: of brahma-rākṣasas
• ब्रह्मरक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मरक्षसः’ (a class of spirits)

• मोक्षः: release/deliverance
• मोक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मधुसारेण: with honey-essence
• मधुसारेण: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• नस्यात्: from nasal administration
• नस्यात्: Apadana (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘from nasal application’

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

• वृषभध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वज: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; ‘वृषभो ध्वजः यस्य सः’ (Śiva)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Removal of afflictions (including unseen causes) through disciplined remedial action; ‘moksha’ here as release from torment.

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha-nivritti as a proximate goal; clarity of mind restored by removing obstacles.

Application: Prepare white aparajita leaf with neem-leaf juice for nasya; alternatively nasya with honey-essence; used traditionally for afflictions attributed to dakinis/matrs/brahmaraksasas.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (bhuta-vidya/ausadha measures)

Characters & Entities

• Dakini
• Matrikas (Mātṛs)
• Brahmarakshasa
• Shiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja)
• Aparājitā plant
• Neem (Nimba)
• Honey (Madhu)

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya (nasal administration) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats nasya as a ritual-therapeutic method: specific herbal and honey preparations are said to remove or neutralize torment attributed to hostile subtle beings, restoring protection and well-being.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s view of unseen afflictions?

It reflects the text’s practical strand where suffering can be linked to subtle-entity interference (ḍākinīs, Mātṛs, brahma-rākṣasas) and where prescribed remedies function as both medicine and apotropaic (protective) rite.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional reference: seek qualified Ayurvedic guidance for any nasya practice, and apply the ethical takeaway—maintain purity of conduct and disciplined daily routines that the Purāṇas associate with protection from fear and disturbance.