Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

वातानुलोमनी लघ्वी पेया वस्तिविशोधनी / सतक्रदाडिमव्योषा सगुडा मधुपिप्पली

Transliteration

vātānulomanī laghvī peyā vastiviśodhanī / satakradāḍimavyoṣā saguḍā madhupippalī

Translation

पेया (पतली खिचड़ी/चावल की पतली दलिया) लघु है, वात का अनुलोमन करती है और वस्ति (मूत्राशय/मूत्रमार्ग) को शुद्ध करती है। तक्र, दाडिम, त्रिकटु (सोंठ‑मरीच‑पिप्पली) के साथ, तथा गुड़, मधु और पिप्पली मिलाकर वह विशेष हितकारी होती है।

Word by Word

• वातानुलोमनी: promoting downward movement of vāta (carminative)
• वातानुलोमनी: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुलोमन (प्रातिपदिक; √लुम्/√लू? ‘अनुलोम’ भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—वातस्य अनुलोमनी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• लघ्वी: light (easy to digest)
• लघ्वी: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पेया: rice gruel (peyā)
• पेया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पेया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वस्तिविशोधनी: cleansing the bladder/urinary tract
• वस्तिविशोधनी: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + विशोधन (प्रातिपदिक; √शुध् धातु, णिच्/भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—वस्तेः विशोधनी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सतक्रदाडिमव्योषा: containing buttermilk, pomegranate, and trikatu
• सतक्रदाडिमव्योषा: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-पूर्वपद ‘with’) + तक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक) + व्योष (प्रातिपदिक; त्रिकटु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—तक्र-दाडिम-व्योषैः सह युक्ता

• सगुडा: with jaggery
• सगुडा: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-पूर्वपद ‘with’) + गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—गुडेन सह युक्ता

• मधुपिप्पली: pippalī with honey (honey-pippalī preparation)
• मधुपिप्पली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—मधुना (युक्ता) पिप्पली / मधोः पिप्पली (सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃyoga (proper combination) enhances efficacy; gentle foods can become targeted medicine through intelligent additions.

Vedantic Theme: Skill in action (kauśala): applying knowledge to daily acts like eating as a form of disciplined living.

Application: Use light peyā for vāta regulation and urinary cleansing; enhance with takra, dāḍima, trikaṭu, plus guḍa, madhu, and pippalī as indicated (and as tolerated).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (peyā/maṇḍa/pāyasa/kṛśarā formulations and doṣa effects)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-anulomana in Garuda Purana diet guidance?

This verse treats proper vāta movement as key to health; peyā is praised for restoring vāta’s normal flow and preventing digestive and eliminative imbalance.

How does this verse describe a therapeutic preparation of peyā?

It lists specific additives—takra, dāḍima, vyoṣa, plus guda, madhu, and pippalī—indicating a targeted, medicinal-style porridge rather than plain food.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use light, spice-balanced gruels to support digestion and elimination, and avoid heavy meals when vāta or digestive irregularity is present.