Shloka 48

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

मधूकमाम्रसर्जञ्च बदरं पद्मकेशरम् / शिरीषबीजङ्कतकमेतत्क्वाथेन साधितम् / तैलं हन्ति व्रणांल्लेपाच्चिरकालभवानपि

Transliteration

madhūkamāmrasarjañca badaraṃ padmakeśaram / śirīṣabījaṅkatakametatkvāthena sādhitam / tailaṃ hanti vraṇāṃllepāccirakālabhavānapi

Translation

મધૂક, આમ્રસર્જ, બદર, પદ્મકેસર, શિરીષબીજ અને કટક—આના ક્વાથમાં પકાવી સિદ્ધ કરેલું તેલ લેપરૂપે લગાડવાથી, બહુ જૂના વ્રણ પણ નાશ પામે છે.

Word by Word

• मधूकम्: madhūka (mahua)
• मधूकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आम्रसर्जम्: mango and sārja (together)
• आम्रसर्जम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (समाहार)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• बदरम्: jujube (badara)
• बदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पद्मकेशरम्: lotus-stamens
• पद्मकेशरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + केशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पद्मस्य केशरम्)

• शिरीषबीजङ्कतकम्: śirīṣa seeds and kataka (clearing-nut)
• शिरीषबीजङ्कतकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरीष (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + कटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (शिरीषस्य बीजं, कटकः/कटकम्)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• क्वाथेन: with decoction
• क्वाथेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• साधितम्: prepared/processed
• साधितम्: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘prepared/processed’

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हन्ति: destroys/cures
• हन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• व्रणान्: wounds/ulcers
• व्रणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• लेपात्: from application/as a plaster
• लेपात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन

• चिरकालभवान्: long-standing/chronic
• चिरकालभवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier of व्रणान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरकाल (प्रातिपदिक) + भवत्/भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (चिरकाले भवाः)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक/समुच्चय (even/also)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate maintenance of health through disciplined preparation and correct application of remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-supporting conduct: reducing duḥkha in embodied life to enable higher aims.

Application: Prepare medicated oil by cooking it with the specified decoction; apply as lepa (topical paste) for chronic wounds under proper guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.47 (preceding plant list); Garuda Purana 1.193.1-3 (continuation of formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy is taught in this Garuda Purana verse?

It teaches an oil processed in the decoction of madhūka, mango resin, badara, lotus-stamens, śirīṣa seeds, and kaṭaka, which is applied as a topical paste to cure wounds.

Does this verse relate to afterlife teachings like Yama’s realm or death rituals?

No—this specific shloka is a practical therapeutic instruction focused on healing chronic wounds, rather than describing Yama, preta states, or funerary rites.

What is a practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the Garuda Purana’s inclusion of traditional herbal therapeutics; in modern practice, one may study such formulations historically and consult qualified Ayurvedic practitioners before any medical use.