Shloka 46

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

एतैर्नस्वप्रिदानाच्च निद्रा स्यात्पुरुपस्य च / मरीचप्रध्वश्वलालानस्यान्निद्रा भवेच्छिव

Transliteration

etairnasvapridānācca nidrā syātpurupasya ca / marīcapradhvaśvalālānasyānnidrā bhavecchiva

Translation

これらの事由により、また自ら愛するものを与えぬことによっても、人の眠りは乱される。くしゃみ、鼻水、よだれ、鼻からの分泌によっても睡眠は損なわれる—おおシヴァよ。

Word by Word

• एतैः: by these (remedies)
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• स्वप्न-प्रि-दानात्: from giving what is sleep-inducing/pleasant to sleep
• स्वप्न-प्रि-दानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रिय’/‘प्रि’ = प्रियता) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वप्नप्रियदान)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• निद्रा: sleep
• निद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would occur/be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुरुपस्य: of Purupa (name/epithet; unclear)
• पुरुपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुप (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• मरीच-प्रध्व-श्वलाल-नस्यात्: from nasal therapy with marīca etc. (a named nasal preparation)
• मरीच-प्रध्व-श्वलाल-नस्यात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीच (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रध्व (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्लभ) + श्वलाल (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्लभ) + नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नस्य-प्रयोग-सम्बन्धः)

• निद्रा: sleep
• निद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse, addressing Garuda; verse contains an address 'O Śiva' as preserved in this recension)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Unwholesome conditions and self-denial of what is ‘dear’ can disturb sleep; bodily and mental factors jointly affect well-being.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-body interdependence (antaḥkaraṇa and śarīra); suffering arises from imbalance and mismanagement of desires/needs.

Application: Identify contributors to insomnia: deprivation/stress and nasal/respiratory irritations (sneezing, rhinorrhea, drooling, nasal discharge); address causes rather than only symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (health regimen notes beyond recipes; symptom-based observations)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of giving what is dear (svapriya-dāna) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links inner peace (sound sleep) with the ethical discipline of giving; withholding cherished gifts is presented as a cause for unrest, implying reduced merit and diminished mental calm.

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

While not describing the afterlife directly, it reflects the Purana’s broader karmic logic: actions like dāna cultivate sattvic stability, which supports a clearer mind and better preparedness for rites and the soul’s onward journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice regular charity—especially giving something personally valued—and maintain basic health/hygiene for nasal and sleep issues; the takeaway is that generosity and bodily discipline support mental steadiness.