Shloka 8

Rasāyana for Longevity: Milk-Based Regimens, Triphalā, Palāśa, and Bhr̥ṅgarāja (Śrāvaṇa & Puṣya Observances)

Devanagari script

अन्धः पश्येत्तु चूर्णस्य साज्यस्यैव तु भक्षणात् / महिषीक्षीरसंयुक्तस्तल्लेपः कृष्णकेशकृत्

Transliteration

andhaḥ paśyettu cūrṇasya sājyasyaiva tu bhakṣaṇāt / mahiṣīkṣīrasaṃyuktastallepaḥ kṛṣṇakeśakṛt

Translation

Celui qui souffre de cécité peut recouvrer la vue en consommant une préparation en poudre mêlée de ghee. De même, l’application d’une pâte faite avec du lait de bufflonne est dite noircir les cheveux.

Word by Word

• अन्धः: a blind person
• अन्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• पश्येत्: should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्/दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle)

• चूर्णस्य: of the powder
• चूर्णस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• साज्यस्य: of (the powder) with ghee
• साज्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (घृतयुक्तस्य)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Restrictive particle)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle)

• भक्षणात्: from eating
• भक्षणात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• महिषीक्षीरसंयुक्तः: mixed with buffalo-milk
• महिषीक्षीरसंयुक्तः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महिषी + क्षीर + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त; तत्पुरुषः (महिष्याः क्षीरेण संयुक्तः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लेपः: application/paste
• लेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णकेशकृत्: making the hair black
• कृष्णकेशकृत्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + केश + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णान् केशान् करोति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Practical remedies (internal and external) can restore function and appearance; care of the body is a legitimate puruṣārtha-support.

Vedantic Theme: Instrumental value of the body and senses; alleviating duḥkha supports steadiness of mind.

Application: Use appropriate medicated powders with ghee for ocular support; topical paste with buffalo milk for hair darkening—applied with discernment and cleanliness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.187 (ghee, powders, milk-based applications; hair/vision remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of medicinal guidance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical, tradition-based health instructions alongside spiritual teachings, presenting remedies as part of disciplined living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; rather, it emphasizes sustaining the body through traditional remedies, which supports dharmic life and preparedness for higher pursuits.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical Puranic formulation: consult qualified Ayurvedic/medical experts before use, and take the broader takeaway—care for health as a support for dharma and spiritual practice.