Shloka 16

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

पिप्पलीमधुपानाच्च तथा मधुरभोजनात् / प्लीहा विनश्यते रुद्र तथा सूरणसेवनात्

Transliteration

pippalīmadhupānācca tathā madhurabhojanāt / plīhā vinaśyate rudra tathā sūraṇasevanāt

Translation

En buvant du miel avec la pippalī (poivre long), et en consommant aussi des mets doux, le mal de la rate est détruit—ô Rudra—; de même, l’usage du sūraṇa (igname « pied d’éléphant ») l’apaise.

Word by Word

• pippalī: long pepper
• pippalī: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippalī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद-रूपे (समासाङ्ग), एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• madhu: honey
• madhu: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद-रूपे (समासाङ्ग), एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• pānāt: from drinking (it)
• pānāt: Apādāna/Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pippalyāḥ madhunaḥ pānam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• madhura: sweet
• madhura: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग-विशेषण (stem-form in compound)

• bhojanāt: from sweet food/eating sweets
• bhojanāt: Apādāna/Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (madhuraṃ bhojanam)

• plīhā: spleen
• plīhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plīhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vinaśyate: is destroyed/perishes
• vinaśyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग-वि (vi+naś)

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• sūraṇa: sūraṇa (a tuber/elephant-foot yam)
• sūraṇa: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (stem-form in compound)

• sevanāt: from consumption/use
• sevanāt: Apādāna/Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sevana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sūraṇasya sevanam)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right food and right combination (pippalī with honey; sweet diet; sūraṇa) can remove organ-related disorder.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation and appropriate regimen (yukta-āhāra) sustaining the body for higher aims.

Application: Use pippalī with honey; take suitable sweet foods; include sūraṇa as indicated for spleen-related disorder.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183 (dietary and single-drug remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of dietary remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-backed guidance: specific foods and herbs are presented as means to reduce or remove a spleen-related disorder, showing that the text also transmits health-oriented dharmic living.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

While much of the Garuda Purana discusses dharma, karma, and post-death rites, it also includes applied instruction for embodied life—here, a concise therapeutic note on diet and herbs.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional reference: consult a qualified practitioner before using pippalī, honey, or sūraṇa medicinally, and adopt mindful diet choices as part of disciplined living.