Shloka 29

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

द्राक्षामधूकखर्जूरं कुङ्कुमं वातरक्तजित् / मागधी मधुरा पक्वा श्वासपित्तहरा परा

Transliteration

drākṣāmadhūkakharjūraṃ kuṅkumaṃ vātaraktajit / māgadhī madhurā pakvā śvāsapittaharā parā

Translation

દ્રાક્ષા, મધૂક, ખર્જૂર અને કુંકુમ—એ વાતવિકાર તથા રક્તદોષને જીતે છે. માગધી (પિપ્પલી) મધુર અને પક્વ હોય ત્યારે શ્વાસકષ્ટ તથા પિત્તહરણમાં પરમ શ્રેષ્ઠ છે.

Word by Word

• द्राक्षामधूकखर्जूरम्: grapes, madhūka, and dates (as a group)
• द्राक्षामधूकखर्जूरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + मधूक (प्रातिपदिक) + खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (drākṣā, madhūka, kharjūra taken together as a group)

• कुङ्कुमम्: saffron
• कुङ्कुमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वातरक्तजित्: overcoming vātarakta (gout)
• वातरक्तजित्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जित् (कृदन्त; √जि धातु, क्विप्; ‘जयति’ इति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक ‘जित्’; प्रथमा एकवचन-रूपेण प्रयोगः; वातरक्तं जयति (conquers vātarakta/gout)

• मागधी: māgadhī (long pepper variety)
• मागधी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मधुरा: sweet
• मधुरा: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with मागधी)

• पक्वा: ripe
• पक्वा: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्व (कृदन्त; √पच् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त (ripe/cooked)

• श्वासपित्तहरा: relieving asthma/breathing trouble and pitta
• श्वासपित्तहरा: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (कृदन्त; √हृ धातु, अण्/ण्वुल्-समर्थ ‘हर’ = remover)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; श्वासं पित्तं च हरति (removing dyspnea and pitta)

• परा: excellent; superior
• परा: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठा’ (excellent)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of substances (yukti) to reduce suffering; aligning daily intake with bodily harmony.

Vedantic Theme: Compassionate pragmatism: reducing duḥkha at the bodily level to support higher pursuits; sāttvika regulation.

Application: For vāta disorders and raktadoṣa, consider drākṣā/madhūka/kharjūra with appropriate context; for śvāsa with pitta aggravation, use well-ripened sweet māgadhī (pippalī) as indicated by tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169: sequences on fruits/spices and disease-specific indications (śvāsa, pitta, vāta)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (implied)
• Vishnu (implied)

FAQs

What is the importance of Ayurvedic diet guidance in Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purana also preserves practical Ayurvedic knowledge—listing foods and herbs that balance doṣas and support health as part of dharmic living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily balance (vāta/pitta control), it supports a disciplined life, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly links with clearer conduct and better outcomes in dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional reference for doṣa-balancing diet (e.g., sweet fruits for vāta/rakta support), while aligning with modern medical guidance for respiratory or pitta-related issues.