Shloka 43

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

पटोलनीलीलेपः स्याज्जाल (ज्वाला) गर्दभरोगनुत् / गुञ्जाफलैः शृतं तलं भृङ्गराजरसेन तु / कण्ठ (ण्डु) दारुणकृत्कुष्ठवातव्याधिविनाशनम्

Transliteration

paṭolanīlīlepaḥ syājjāla (jvālā) gardabharoganut / guñjāphalaiḥ śṛtaṃ talaṃ bhṛṅgarājarasena tu / kaṇṭha (ṇḍu) dāruṇakṛtkuṣṭhavātavyādhivināśanam

Translation

પટોલ અને નીલીનો લેપ જાલ/જ્વાલા તથા ‘ગર્દભ’ રોગને દૂર કરે છે. ગુંજાફળોથી સિદ્ધ તેલને ભૃંગરાજ-રસ સાથે મિશ્રિત કરવાથી કણ્ઠની તીવ્ર પીડા/ખંજવાળ, કૂષ્ઠ અને વાતવ્યાધિઓ નાશ પામે છે.

Word by Word

• पटोलनीलीलेपः: a paste of paṭola and nīlī
• पटोलनीलीलेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटोल (प्रातिपदिक) + नीली (प्रातिपदिक) + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be/is recommended
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (संभावने/विधौ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ज्वाला: jvālā (burning eruption)
• ज्वाला: Karma (Target/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठान्तर-निर्देशः (jāla/jvālā)

• गर्दभरोगनुत्: dispelling ‘garda-bha’ disease (a named ailment)
• गर्दभरोगनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्दभ (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त; √नुद् (धातु) क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तरि कृदन्त ‘नुत्’ = driving away

• गुञ्जाफलैः: with guñjā fruits/seeds
• गुञ्जाफलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुञ्जा (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• शृतम्: boiled
• शृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √श्रु/√श्रि (धातु; here √श्रि? actually √श्रु/√श्रि not; correct: √श्रि is not; ‘शृत’ from √श्रि?; standard: √श्रि is ‘to resort’; ‘शृत’ (boiled) from √श्रि?; in Ayurveda ‘शृत’ = boiled from √श्रि/√श्रु is unlikely; accepted: √श्रि (धातु) not; better: √श्रि is wrong; use √श्रु (धातु) kta in sense ‘cooked’ per lexicon) + क्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘boiled/cooked’

• तलम्: sesame oil (taila)
• तलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भृङ्गराजरसेन: with bhr̥ṅgarāja juice
• भृङ्गराजरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गराज (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (and/indeed/but)

• कण्डु: itching
• कण्डु: Karma (Target/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगभेद), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पाठान्तर-निर्देशः (kaṇṭha/kaṇḍu)

• दारुणकृत्: causing severe (itching)
• दारुणकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘making severe’

• कुष्ठवातव्याधिविनाशनम्: destroyer of leprosy, vāta disorders, and diseases
• कुष्ठवातव्याधिविनाशनम्: Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (कृदन्त; √नश्/√नाश् (धातु) ल्युट्/अन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘...विनाशन’ = destroying; समाहार-तत्पुरुष (diseases list as qualifier)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful combination of external applications (lepa) and processed oils (taila-paka) to alleviate suffering across multiple conditions.

Vedantic Theme: Right action in the world (pravritti) guided by knowledge; compassion expressed through competent care.

Application: Use condition-specific topical pastes and properly processed medicated oils; respect potency/toxicity (e.g., guñjā) and dosage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (lepa and taila yogas; skin/vata disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal pastes in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights topical and medicated-oil therapies (lepa and śṛta-taila) as recognized traditional methods for managing skin conditions and vāta-related ailments.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe post-death states; it is part of a health-remedy sequence where the dialogue focuses on bodily ailments and their treatments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual reference to classical materia medica; because guñjā can be toxic, do not self-medicate—seek expert Ayurvedic/medical supervision.