Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

यः खादेदभयारिष्टमरिष्टामलकानिशाः / स जयेत्सर्वकुष्ठानिमासादूर्ध्वं न संशयः

Transliteration

yaḥ khādedabhayāriṣṭamariṣṭāmalakāniśāḥ / sa jayetsarvakuṣṭhānimāsādūrdhvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

アバヤー（ハリタキー）から作ったアリシュタ（発酵薬）を、アリシュタ・アーマラキー・ニーシャー（ウコン）とともに服する者は、一か月のうちにあらゆるクシュタ（癩・皮膚病）を克服する—疑いない。

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• खादेत्: should eat
• खादेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खाद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अभयारिष्टम्: harītakī-ferment (abhayā-ariṣṭa)
• अभयारिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभया + अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अभयायाः अरिष्टम्)

• अरिष्टामलकानिशाः: ariṣṭā, āmalaka, and niśā (turmeric) (as items to be taken)
• अरिष्टामलकानिशाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट + आमलक + निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (अरिष्टा च आमलकानि च निशाः च)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• जयेत्: should conquer/overcome
• जयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वकुष्ठानि: all skin-diseases/leprosy-types
• सर्वकुष्ठानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि कुष्ठानि)

• मासात्: from/within a month
• मासात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; काल-अपादान (time-from)

• ऊर्ध्वम्: afterwards; upward/thereafter
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/देश-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• न: not; no
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śarīra-rakṣaṇa (care of the body) through disciplined intake of rasāyana; health as a support for dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for practice); moderation and right means (yukti) sustain life for higher aims.

Application: Follow a structured, time-limited regimen; use reputable preparation of harītakī/āmalakī/turmeric formulations; maintain dietary discipline during treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (Ayurveda/rasāyana section on kuṣṭha remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of rasāyana remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purana also preserves practical rasāyana guidance—linking dharmic living with sustaining the body through classical herbal preparations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe afterlife travel; instead, it focuses on maintaining the body through medicine, which supports one’s ability to perform dharma and prescribed rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional reference: consult a qualified Ayurvedic physician before using fermented formulations or combining harītakī, āmalakī, and turmeric therapeutically.