Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

शतमूल्यैरण्डमूलचक्राव्याघ्रीपलैः शृतम् / तैलं नस्यमरुश्लेष्मतिमिरोर्ध्वर् (द्ध) गदापहम्

Transliteration

śatamūlyairaṇḍamūlacakrāvyāghrīpalaiḥ śṛtam / tailaṃ nasyamaruśleṣmatimirordhvar (ddha) gadāpaham

Translation

Minyak yang dimasak dengan śatamūlī, akar jarak, cakrā, dan vyāghrī—masing‑masing satu pala—bila dipakai sebagai nasya, menghilangkan kekeringan, dahak, timira, serta penyakit pada bagian atas (kepala dan indra).

Word by Word

• शतमूल्यैः: with śatamūlya (an herb)
• शतमूल्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतमूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शतं मूल्यं यस्य/शतमूल्य), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; tatpurusha, masculine, instrumental plural

• एरण्डमूलचक्राव्याघ्रीपलैः: with castor-root, cakrā, vyāghrī and pala (herbs)
• एरण्डमूलचक्राव्याघ्रीपलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डमूल + चक्रा + व्याघ्री + पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्वसमास (एरण्डमूल-चक्रा-व्याघ्री-पल), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; dvandva (collective), neuter, instrumental plural

• शृतम्: boiled/cooked
• शृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शृत (कृदन्त; √श्रु/√शृ धातु ‘to cook/boil’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle, neuter nom/acc sg

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• नस्यम्: nasal medication (nasya)
• नस्यम्: Prayojya/Upaya (Means/उपाय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• अरुश्लेष्मतिमिरोर्ध्वगदापहम्: removing aru, phlegm, darkness (eye-disease) and upward disorders
• अरुश्लेष्मतिमिरोर्ध्वगदापहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरु + श्लेष्म + तिमिर + ऊर्ध्वगद + अपह (कृदन्त; √हृ/√अपह् धातु ‘to remove’)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; अपह (घञ्/कृदन्त-प्राय) ‘अपह’ = ‘removing’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; multi-member tatpurusha, neuter nom/acc sg

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right procedure (vidhi) and measured preparation in healing; disciplined application of therapy.

Vedantic Theme: Order and measure (niyama) in action; skillful means (upaya) in embodied life.

Application: Prepare medicated oil by cooking with śatamūlī, castor root, cakrā, and vyāghrī (one pala each); administer as nasya to relieve dryness, phlegm disorders, timira, and upper-region diseases.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (nasya and head/upper-body therapeutics)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya in Garuda Purana’s Ayurvedic guidance?

This verse explicitly recommends nasya (nasal therapy) with medicated oil as a targeted treatment for upper-body disorders, including phlegm-related issues and visual obscuration (timira).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the focus is on bodily therapy (ūrdhva-jatru/upper-region ailments) rather than eschatology or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores the classical Ayurvedic idea that nasal administration can influence head-and-sense disorders; any nasya practice should be done under qualified supervision.