Shloka 4

Remedial Formulas for Wounds (Vraṇa), Sinus/Fistula (Nāḍī-vraṇa), Swellings (Granthikā), and Bhūta/Graha Afflictions

Devanagari script

जग्धं माहिषपध्ना च युक्तं कोद्रवभक्तकम् / हिङ्गुमूलस्य वै चूर्णं दत्तं नाडीव्रणापहम्

Transliteration

jagdhaṃ māhiṣapadhnā ca yuktaṃ kodravabhaktakam / hiṅgumūlasya vai cūrṇaṃ dattaṃ nāḍīvraṇāpaham

Translation

Lorsque l’on consomme le sabot du buffle (ou une substance qui en provient) avec un repas de grain kodrava, et que l’on administre la poudre de racine de hiṅgu (asafoetida), cela ôte le nāḍī-vraṇa : plaies de type sinus ou fistule des canaux.

Word by Word

• जग्धम्: eaten
• जग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘eaten’

• माहिषपध्ना: with māhiṣa-padhnā (buffalo-derived ingredient)
• माहिषपध्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहिष (प्रातिपदिक) + पध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘माहिषस्य पध्ना’ (buffalo’s padhna/part—textual medicinal term)

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• युक्तम्: mixed/combined
• युक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण ‘mixed/combined’

• कोद्रवभक्तकम्: food/porridge of kodrava (grain)
• कोद्रवभक्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोद्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कोद्रवस्य भक्तकम्’

• हिङ्गुमूलस्य: of the root of hiṅgu (asafoetida plant)
• हिङ्गुमूलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘हिङ्गोः मूलस्य’

• वै: indeed
• वै: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given/administered
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘given/administered’

• नाडीव्रणापहम्: removing sinus-wounds
• नाडीव्रणापहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘नाडीव्रणं अपहन्ति’ (nāḍī-wound-removing)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, within a medical/remedial discourse)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Use of available substances (auṣadha) according to need; pragmatic healing over aesthetic preference.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-dhāraṇa (supporting the body) as a prerequisite for dharma and sādhanā.

Application: Administer buffalo-hoof substance with kodrava meal, along with hiṅgu-root powder; indicated as removing nāḍī-vraṇa (sinus/fistula-type wounds).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188 (internal remedies for nāḍī-vraṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nāḍī-vraṇa remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Garuda Purana also preserves practical therapeutic knowledge, giving specific formulations for difficult chronic wounds like nāḍī-vraṇa (sinus/fistula-type lesions).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the afterlife narrative here; instead, it focuses on bodily healing, reflecting the text’s broader aim of guiding right living through dharma and health-supporting practices.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional approach using diet plus herbal powders; however, nāḍī-vraṇa can be serious, so use this as historical/archival knowledge and consult a qualified Ayurveda practitioner or clinician for safe treatment.