Shloka 9

Bhāiṣajya-yoga: Lehyas for Kāsa–Śvāsa–Hikkā, Blood-Pacifying Drinks, Udvartana Depilation, and Dental Brightening

Devanagari script

सुधा च हरितालञ्च शङ्खभस्म मनः शिला / सैन्धवेन सहैकत्र छागमूत्रेण पेषयेत्

Transliteration

sudhā ca haritālañca śaṅkhabhasma manaḥ śilā / saindhavena sahaikatra chāgamūtreṇa peṣayet

Translation

Qu’on broie ensemble la chaux (calx), l’orpiment jaune, la cendre de conque (śaṅkha) et le réalgar, avec du sel gemme, en prenant l’urine de chèvre comme liquide de broyage.

Word by Word

• सुधा: lime/gypsum (sudhā)
• सुधा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• हरितालम्: orpiment
• हरितालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• शङ्खभस्म: conch ash
• शङ्खभस्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शङ्खस्य भस्म)

• मनःशिला: realgar (manahśilā)
• मनःशिला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनःशिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सैन्धवेन: with rock-salt (saindhava)
• सैन्धवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition), ‘with’

• एकत्र: together, in one place
• एकत्र: Desha/Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/समुच्चय-अव्यय (adverb: in one place/together)

• छागमूत्रेण: with goat urine
• छागमूत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग (प्रातिपदिक) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (छागस्य मूत्रेण)

• पेषयेत्: should grind/pound
• पेषयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पिष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Application: Grind together lime (sudhā/calx), haritāla, conch-shell ash, manaḥśilā (realgar), and saindhava (rock-salt), using goat’s urine as the wet grinding medium.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.181 (mineral-based cosmetic/medical compounds; use of animal-derived media in processing)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of mineral-based preparations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a precise method for preparing a traditional compound by grinding specified minerals with a liquid medium, reflecting the text’s practical guidance on ritual-therapeutic formulations.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife topics?

It shows the Garuda Purana also includes applied dharma and household knowledge—such as preparation methods for traditional compounds—alongside its better-known teachings on death rites and the afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a historical reference, it documents classical ingredients and processing (trituration). Any real-world use should be approached cautiously and only under qualified traditional/medical supervision due to potentially toxic minerals.