Shloka 8

Viṣa-hara Yogas: Puṣya-Nakṣatra Remedies for Serpents, Stings, and Compounded Poisons

Devanagari script

नीलीलज्जालुकामूलं पिष्टं तण्डुलवारिणा / पीतं तद्दंशकविषं नश्येदेकेन वोभयोः

Transliteration

nīlīlajjālukāmūlaṃ piṣṭaṃ taṇḍulavāriṇā / pītaṃ taddaṃśakaviṣaṃ naśyedekena vobhayoḥ

Translation

Si l’on broie les racines de nīlī et de lajjālukā avec de l’eau de riz et qu’on les boive, le poison issu d’une morsure ou d’une piqûre est détruit ; par ce seul remède, les deux effets sont ôtés.

Word by Word

• नीलीलज्जालुकामूलम्: the root of nīlī-lajjālukā (a plant)
• नीलीलज्जालुकामूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीली (प्रातिपदिक) + लज्जालुका (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—(नीली-लज्जालुका)स्य मूलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); ‘नीलीलज्जालुका’ इति वनस्पतिनाम

• पिष्टम्: pounded
• पिष्टम्: Karma qualifier (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (मूलम्) इति विशेषणम्

• तण्डुलवारिणा: with rice-water
• तण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तण्डुलस्य वारि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पीतम्: when drunk
• पीतम्: Condition (क्रियाविशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सेवितम्/पानं कृतम्’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दंशकविषम् इति विशेषणम्

• दंशकविषम्: the poison of a biter (bite-poison)
• दंशकविषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंशक (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—दंशकस्य विषम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नश्येत्: should perish/be destroyed
• नश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एकेन: by one (dose/means)
• एकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (औषधेन) इति विशेषणम्

• वा: or
• वा: Discourse particle (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• उभयोः: of both (types)
• उभयोः: Sambandha/Adhikarana (Genitive/Locative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6th/7th), द्विवचन; अर्थे—‘of both / in both’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right combination and measured administration can neutralize harm efficiently.

Vedantic Theme: Skill in action (kauśala) as a facet of dharma; reducing suffering (duḥkha-nivṛtti) in embodied life.

Application: Grind roots of nīlī and lajjālukā with rice-water; drink to destroy bite/sting poison; ‘one’ remedy removes ‘both’ effects (interpretable as toxin + symptom complex, or two poisons).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.191.6-10 (continuing viṣa-hara formulations; repeated use of taṇḍulavāri as anupāna)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of poison-removal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-linked therapeutic knowledge, presenting a specific herbal preparation as a single-step antidotal measure against bite/sting poison.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s journey; instead, it focuses on preserving life through an antidote, which indirectly supports dharma by enabling one to continue duties and rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical textual remedy and not a substitute for emergency care; for suspected envenomation, seek immediate medical help while understanding this as part of the Garuda Purana’s traditional knowledge corpus.