Shloka 15

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

अपामार्गस्य वै मूले नारीणां शिरसि स्थिते / गर्भशूलं विनश्येत नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

apāmārgasya vai mūle nārīṇāṃ śirasi sthite / garbhaśūlaṃ vinaśyeta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

यदि अपामार्ग की जड़ स्त्री के सिर पर रखी जाए, तो गर्भावस्था का शूल (दर्द) नष्ट हो जाता है—इसमें विचार की आवश्यकता नहीं।

Word by Word

• अपामार्गस्य: of apāmārga
• अपामार्गस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• मूले: in/at the root
• मूले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• नारीणाम्: of women
• नारीणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• शिरसि: on the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• स्थिते: when placed/being placed
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु), क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute with शिरसि)

• गर्भ-शूलम्: pregnancy pain; uterine colic
• गर्भ-शूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• विनश्येत: would perish; would subside
• विनश्येत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Adverbial location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done; necessary
• कार्या: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration; deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate care (dayā) expressed through simple remedies; alleviating suffering is dhārmic.

Vedantic Theme: Embodied life as a field for dharma; tending the body supports clarity and stability for higher pursuits.

Application: Provide comfort measures for pregnancy pain; combine traditional soothing practices with appropriate medical evaluation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: household/clinic

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202.14 (apāmārga root rite); Garuda Purana 1.202.13 (delivery-promoting remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Women
• Apamarga (herb)

FAQs

What is the importance of apāmārga (Achyranthes aspera) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents apāmārga’s root as a traditional protective/remedial application, indicating the text’s inclusion of ritual-therapeutic measures alongside dharma and other teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse does not address the after-death journey; it belongs to a practical, remedy-oriented instruction, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits applied rites and folk-therapeutic guidance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical-scriptural remedy: consult qualified medical professionals for pregnancy pain, and if following tradition, do so only as a non-harmful devotional/ritual practice under competent guidance.